Example sentences of "good [noun sg] [to-vb] the [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Kendal , to the east of Windermere , is just outside the Lake District National Park and so makes a good base to visit the rest of the region . |
2 | This closes the opponent off and presents you with a good opportunity to continue the block into the opponent 's face . |
3 | A debate would present a good opportunity to underline the fact that many countries are experiencing far more difficulties than we are . |
4 | This is a good opportunity to allow the students to derive the lower of cost or net realizable value rule by applying the ideas of future benefits and prudence . |
5 | Winter , when bats are generally quiet and sedentary , presents a good opportunity to check the numbers and species of bats in hibernation roosts such as icehouses , caves and cellars . |
6 | Today 's game I thought would be a good opportunity to rub the buggers ' noses in it . |
7 | ‘ The event gave the TEC a good opportunity to discover the needs of this vital Hampshire industry , which is so important to the country 's prosperity . |
8 | Had I known that the previous year , I could have made a good case to contest the abolition of my old job . |
9 | L.C. having a good story to open the door to the path of the symbolic progression . |
10 | There are many ways of allocating overheads — numbers employed , payroll , space occupied , gross fees — and it is good practice to choose the basis most suited to each type of cost involved . |
11 | To avoid ambiguity it is good practice to complete the comments section even if the current version is required . |
12 | Nevertheless , it is good practice to grant the tenant express rights of access over the common parts of the building . |
13 | Two measures should do a good deal to grease the wheels of the City 's securities business . |
14 | His failure to gain much of Bavaria in 1778–79 , to exchange the whole electorate for the Austrian Netherlands some years later ( see pp. 303–5 below ) , or to achieve real military success against the Turks in the war of 1788–90 , undoubtedly did a good deal to increase the difficulties he faced within his own dominions . |
15 | In addition to the benefits conferred by Development Zone status , Tadchester has a good deal to offer the industrialist . |
16 | Chant would have given a good deal to break the bastard 's nose so he bled on it . |
17 | When the coffin was examined in St George 's Chapel , Windsor , the body was found to be in a sufficiently good condition to recognize the features ; some of the yellow-gold velvet of the outer shroud was also present . |
18 | However , despite some thought-provoking case studies collected by Leff and Vaughn ( 1985 ) which illustrate the sorts of unusual parent-child relationships which they have found , there is little good research to inform the debate . |
19 | Apart from a strong pair of legs you 'll also need a good dictionary to decipher the route names . |
20 | And also you need to be coloured or have a good degree to get the job . |
21 | It is a good plan to set the scene of the case ( e.g . |
22 | ‘ Good place to bury the bodies , ’ she joked with black humour . |
23 | Limpsfeld Chart , though in Surrey , is a good place to start the Kent walk . |
24 | It 's a good place to break the journey . ’ |
25 | It was a good place to cover the war . |
26 | Neither was listening to the other talk and I thought it would be a good moment to fetch the rhubarb tart . |
27 | Conventionally lenders seek to limit their risk of the borrower defaulting by insisting that the borrower provides good security to support the loan . |
28 | The pain was intense and though the captain laughed at his discomfort , he offered Corbett a cup of surprisingly good wine to ease the pain and , as Selkirk put it , strengthen his stomach for the coming voyage . |
29 | This is a good ploy to get the children to shout loud but then to contain the noise within the call . |
30 | What you now need is some really good publicity to get the scheme off to a start . |