Example sentences of "good [noun sg] [to-vb] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He also had the good judgement to concentrate on those cases in which his pea plants could be classified into one of two distinct classes , with no intermediates . |
| 2 | It is good practice to go through any document before parting with it and eliminate any word that is not essential to conveying the precise meaning intended . |
| 3 | However , it is always good practice to think about these things first so that you are prepared . |
| 4 | I have often suggested that a good place to look for worthwhile ideas is in the bankruptcy fields , for failure can he due to so many causes other than the failure of the basic concept ( poor management , cash-flow problems , dainty investors , competition at the time , technical problems , etc . ) . |
| 5 | A good title to add to any collection of books on the Third Reich and , by today 's standards , reasonably priced . |
| 6 | Wilson had a good chance to level after six minutes but completely mishit his kick . |
| 7 | I think a good example to use with younger people with er pe with pensions as well is that the , the er the cutting down of funding that the government is making and it 's going to be hitting like the younger people and another important thing is like with the , with the Australia issue , I mean in Australia now it 's compulsory for everybody under the age of twenty five to have a personal pension and that r and that age rise is going to , that age limit is going to rise each time because they want to abolish the State pension completely and it was only , what , what about two months ago that there was , that there was er articles in I think it was The Times about them doing a similar operation in this country , you know ? |
| 8 | Never mind , it was a good feeling to put on dry clothes and eat a large cooked breakfast . |
| 9 | Now was the time for this good man to go with all speed and energy to the aid of his immune system . |
| 10 | they never have a good word to say for each other ! |
| 11 | I remembered buying an ‘ Orange ’ Protestant newspaper in Enniskillen and reading the editor 's lament that no English literary type had a good word to say about Presbyterian loyalists . |
| 12 | In these days of restrictions on capital investment it makes good sense to adapt to current and probable future needs when incurring capital expenditure . |
| 13 | There can be no good reason to object to this when it is recognised that efficiency incorporates personal factors such as safety , health and quality of working life as well as system factors such as productivity and quality of work . |
| 14 | Put simply , if there is a good reason for HIV antibody testing then there is likely to be a good reason to examine for other sexually transmitted diseases . |
| 15 | ‘ I should think she has good reason to think like that , ’ she told him . |
| 16 | It 's the only good thing to come from this threat to cut down the forest . |
| 17 | If this is true of young children it must be even easier for the older child who is in a much better position to discriminate between different types of relationships . |
| 18 | We have established that video is a good medium to use for extensive listening . |
| 19 | Bearing in mind that the elderly often most enjoy visits that are on a one-to-one basis , during which they can ventilate their anxieties and have the undivided attention of a sympathetic listener , it is not always a good idea to arrive with several young children in tow , if they can be happily parked elsewhere . |
| 20 | If there are a lot of children playing , it is a good idea to divide into two teams . |
| 21 | I designed the itinerary , of course , for high political resonance , but it seemed a good idea to take in beautiful towns and routes . |
| 22 | ‘ Perhaps it was n't a very good idea to talk about this , to drag it all out into the open again . ’ |
| 23 | The Museum of Lincolnshire Life also had a yen for the new security grills to cover its windows ; and the City of County Museum thought it would be a good idea to invest in three differently designed Tree Seats as well as commissioning a spadehandle-back seat for The Gardeners Rest . |
| 24 | It is never a good idea to sit for long periods but , if this is essential , get up from time to time in order to move the body . |
| 25 | It 's a good idea to block in regular periods of exercise . |
| 26 | it would be quite good idea to wait till next Friday , but the , the chances of that seem to be totally remote |
| 27 | I read somewhere that it was a good idea to specialise in one kind of garment . |
| 28 | Perhaps it was n't a good idea to launch into open warfare against someone like Eleanor . |
| 29 | It 's a good idea to experiment with different set-ups , using temporary light fittings until you are happy , before making holes in the wall or the ceiling to fit the lights . |
| 30 | It is always a good idea to look at all possible sources of software for a new medium . |