Example sentences of "good thing [pers pn] [vb mod] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The only good things you can say about some of these new series , like Matthew Carter 's Cochin in fact that he did for Linotype are these other weights . |
| 2 | You said about the buyer 's guide that it 's , that you were a representative of Friends Provident , you 're an employee and it 's very very important to stress that because people like Abbey National were appointed representatives but we are employees and that 's one of the things , that 's one of the good things you can get out of the buyer 's guide . |
| 3 | And I suppose , I mean if I was to answer the question was it a good thing I would have to say no . |
| 4 | The only good thing you can say about Man U is that they lost the league championship this season ( fancy getting beaten by Leeds ! ) . |
| 5 | THE BEST THINGS YOU CAN SAY TO YOUR HAIRDRESSER |
| 6 | One of the best things she can do is to invest as much as possible , up to the maximum of £500 , in the government 's index-linked Retirement Certificates , which can be purchased at the Post Office , where information leaflets are available . |
| 7 | The best thing they could do was comb the hundreds of pubs in the area . |
| 8 | The best thing they could say about London was , ‘ you should have been here ten years ago ’ . |
| 9 | Ideally , the best thing we can do for our complexions is to stay out of the sun altogether . |
| 10 | Right then , I think the best thing we can do now is try and calm Louise Butler 's parents . |
| 11 | Right , erm , ah , I think the best thing we can do is to look at the rate book for this question because you may have remembered it from er , you may not . |
| 12 | Though one of the best thing we can do for carers is enable t them to keep on with part-time work as long as possible . |
| 13 | I think the best thing we can do is leave any talk of work until tomorrow and concentrate on the real reason why we agreed to this evening and get to know one another better . ’ |
| 14 | O K so look let me just go through these notices er for today 's tutorial period , one or two changes erm again a thought for the week from the chaplain to begin with , during the approaching season of Lent , the best thing we can do is to centre our thoughts on what Jesus Christ did for us through his passion , death and resurrection . |
| 15 | Of course , if for any reason you have to leave your garden for several months , the best thing you can do is to sow a suitable green manure . |
| 16 | The best thing you can do for your skin , throughout the year , is keep it moist with creams . |
| 17 | Yours will most probably be the arms she needs at this point , and the best thing you can do for her is to show that you share her grief , and that as far as possible you are going to be the rock on which she can lean while the sands of her life are shifting so frighteningly beneath her feet . |
| 18 | The best thing you can do is to forget her . " |
| 19 | I told them , as I tell alumni wherever I meet them , that the best thing you can do for the University is to remember its strengths , and in your normal professional and daily lives to be prepared to speak up on the University 's behalf when you think it is appropriate . |
| 20 | ‘ The best thing you can do is stay quietly here with Dora for the rest of the evening . |
| 21 | ‘ If you really want to help me out , Kokos , the best thing you can do today is lie low and keep your mouth shut . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ The best thing you can do is go home and tuck yourself up with a hot-water bottle , ’ she advised , pulling on her coat . |
| 23 | And her Gran was voicing her mother 's own words : ‘ The best thing you can do is to hang on , as grim as it will be for you , until she 's able to make a choice . |
| 24 | The best thing you can do is keep out of his way until I get rid of him . |
| 25 | Brenda Campbell says to ride a 100 miles on a horse is quite something in itself but to ride it at a fast pace and be able to get off is semothing else and it 's the best thing you can do with a horse |
| 26 | Is that the best thing you can say about the royal family . |
| 27 | Facing up to your own problems , and trying to resolve them , may be the best thing you could do for your child . |
| 28 | And after all , perhaps joining up was the best thing you could do ; you 'll be among people . |
| 29 | and pick what they thought , was the best thing you could do , and then do n't , do n't tell you but get them made . |
| 30 | The best thing you could do is ask at the |