Example sentences of "good [verb] a [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was good to see a reference to me in a fanzine ( however indirect ) . |
| 2 | It was good to see a reference in your magazine to valve amplification ( EW + WW August 1991 ) , but I still have a certain frustration that you may be able to help me with . |
| 3 | It did the rector 's heart good to see a man among his small flock , and he hoped that others might follow his example . |
| 4 | Nevertheless , it is good to see a film about a region which is often written about but rarely filmed . |
| 5 | It is much better to obtain a puppy under these circumstances , which can grow up with you . |
| 6 | Wherever possible it is better to provide a person with the living conditions and equipment to do things for him- or herself , rather than providing special services . |
| 7 | It would then be better to choose a quantity of the order of magnitude of the repeated eigenvalue , or even the eigenvalue itself , provided this is not zero . |
| 8 | because she does it , she did n't know what was in the garden , cos she had n't been there long enough , now I think that 's silly because I think you 're better waiting a couple of years , seeing what comes up |
| 9 | Where you want to bend a short length of pipe , it may be better to use a length of hand-bendable flexible pipe . |
| 10 | It is probably better to use an agency in addition to the other methods available . |
| 11 | It 's better to assign an icon to the program , so it can be run with a double click . |
| 12 | If your bed is too soft , it may be better to put a mattress on the floor and lie on that . |
| 13 | Some players also seem to be worried about how to identify which string is which and I can understand that , because it 's no good breaking a string during a gig and not knowing which spare to grab . |
| 14 | ’ It feels good to do a film with a pace like ( snaps his fingers quickly ) after doing small films . ’ |
| 15 | When something goes wrong , the slogan ‘ Have machine , will travel ’ has a depressing ring of truth , especially disastrous in the winter season , since it is no good excavating a channel in midwinter if the ecologists working with the engineers on a scheme have not had the opportunity during the previous summer growing season to identify the existing aquatic habitat affected . |
| 16 | They are also very sensitive to light , so it is no good shining a torch on them unless the beam is shielded by red plastic . |
| 17 | ‘ He would be better doing a day at the mill . ’ |
| 18 | It was good to read a feature on railways in your Election Diary ( Echo March 24 ) . |
| 19 | ‘ If you do n't trust someone , Jez , it 's better to keep an eye on them , would n't you say ? |
| 20 | But extinction is forever and it does n't do the world much good to save a seed for a year or two . |
| 21 | In defence of the charges , David Moffat , fund manager of Eagle Star European ( 071–929 1111 ) , agrees that unit trusts are more expensive to buy but argues that with investment trusts there are dealing charges on purchase and sale , and that it is better to pay a percentage at the beginning when the fund is worth less than on redemption when , hopefully , it should be worth substantially more ! |
| 22 | On Thursday , at about six in the morning , it might do them good to have a bottle of Becks in their hand . |
| 23 | ‘ Do me good to have a drop of fresh air . |
| 24 | I think it 's good to have a book on teenage mothers so other people can read it and see what others have gone through . |
| 25 | ‘ I thought it might do you good to have a taste of your own medicine ! |
| 26 | The organisers of the annual EAA Convention , held at Wittman Regional Airport , Oshkosh , Wisconsin , have got things down to a fine art , the event runs like clockwork , in fact it would probably do some airshow organisers in Europe a power of good to pay a visit to Oshkosh and see for themselves how fly-ins , airshows and ground exhibitions can , and should , be run . |
| 27 | It might be better to drop a hint to your best friend ( who also frequents the school gates ) that you are willing to knit pullovers in the school colours . |
| 28 | Do not forget that if you have worked the shoulders in a soft fabric , it is better to stitch a piece of tape into the shoulder seam to ‘ hold ’ it in place . |
| 29 | It would do Patrick good to get a bit of fresh air . |
| 30 | It 'll do you good to get a breath of air . |