Example sentences of "a [noun] [to-vb] the good " in BNC.
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| 1 | MAUREEN Baines gave a flipping good performance when she took part in a contest to find the best pancake tosser in the North-East . |
| 2 | He has now launched a scholarship to find the best young cricketers in England . |
| 3 | We 're , we 're paid to do a job to get the best for everything . |
| 4 | ‘ Be your age ’ is not advice to look dowdy , dull and unattractive , but a directive to discover the good looks and beauty that are proper to the new stage of life . |
| 5 | If it turns out that this is not the case , if it is discovered that the prohibition denies the would-be rapists more of a chance to pursue the good life than it gives their possible victims , then one may have to adjust other features of the political framework to make sure that this does not result in inequality of ability to pursue one 's conception of the good . |
| 6 | Anyone who remembers the magic of the wah way infested '60s , or indeed the brilliance of The Jam is probably far too old and knackered to go to gigs , so here 's a chance to grab the best of both worlds , all in one band ! |
| 7 | Anyone who remembers the magic of the wah way infested '60s , or indeed the brilliance of The Jam is probably far too old and knackered to go to gigs , so here 's a chance to grab the best of both worlds , all in one band ! |
| 8 | Gamesmanship apart , is there really a chance to salvage the best opportunity yet for peace in the Basque region ? |
| 9 | Within the National Health Service there may well be a commitment to provide the best possible medical care that the state of medical knowledge will allow and yet this may be tempered by the requirement to act within tight financial constraints . |
| 10 | The architect or the engineer working within the civil service may believe this to be unnecessary red tape and their culture may be dominated by a concern to do the best possible job conforming to the highest professional standards . |
| 11 | The fruit , vegetables and herbs you grow yourself often make the most delicious dishes , which is why Marshalls Seeds is running a competition to find the best family recipes . |
| 12 | CHEF Jerry Toth struck gold when he came top in a competition to find the best in Britain . |
| 13 | Rather as one might almost unconsciously adjust the position of a book to get the best light from a bedside lamp without ever really thinking of angles and directions , so must the tiger get himself into the most appropriate location vis-a-vis the three-dimensional world of scents known to both himself and his normal prey . |
| 14 | Perhaps most importantly , a clear statement of the Government 's interest could do a great deal to improve industry 's poor image in the eyes of the media and of young people , a factor which has made a major contribution to our failure as a nation to make the best of our reserves of natural talent . |
| 15 | We have a duty to obtain the best value for money for the taxpayer . |
| 16 | One group of villagers are so delighted they 're holding a celebration to mark the best harvest in years . |
| 17 | To my way of thinking , penguins are superb examples of evolution fitting out a bird to make the best use of its environment — the only potential problem being man . |
| 18 | Commander Michael Porter , Tory chairman of the council 's education committee , said he had hoped for a decision that would ‘ provide us with a way to achieve the best possible education for pupils in south Reading , allowing us to set up a super new school designed for the demands of the 21st century , and a sixth form college . ’ |
| 19 | I rushed out to a payphone to break the good news to Karen . |