Example sentences of "good [noun pl] with [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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1 | As director of the British Museum ( Natural History ) from 1919 to 1927 , Harmer 's equanimity enabled him to have good relationships with the trustees and he steered the Museum smoothly through a difficult time with tact and judgement . |
2 | Many Abyssinians were convinced that the Central Powers would win the war , a conviction strengthened by the British defeats by the Turks at Kut and the Dardanelles ; they felt in consequence that it was prudent to keep on good terms with the Germans and Turks . |
3 | And the ambition of all the farm lads then was to get on good terms with the maids in in the Plas because after the gentry , they 'd had their dinner , the maids could invite whoever they liked into the cellar and saloon for supper . |
4 | In one matter only had she determined to have her own way : she was going to be on good terms with the neighbours for the sake of her sanity . |
5 | Saying that ‘ the Pilgrim Fathers will always hold a unique place among the venerated saints of mankind ’ may be going too far , but their plain approach to life , the simple statement of belief they made on the voyage in the Mayflower Compact , and their peaceful settlements and good relations with the Indians among whom they settled were certainly in sharp contrast to what happened in most colonies . |
6 | The last sentence in Captain James Cunningham 's statement gets to the heart of the matter , for burgh influence depended above all on evident good relations with the men of power who dispensed patronage . |
7 | He says he has good relations with the police . ’ |
8 | A Lurgan solicitor who could speak menacing words in a slow quiet voice , he had come close to the leadership of the Unionist Party , had held cabinet office and retained good links with the paramilitaries and the workers ' leaders who had planned and organized the 1974 strike . |