Example sentences of "a [noun sg] [prep] [art] good " in BNC.
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| 1 | Does a bit to the best of my ability but er they 're there just the same . |
| 2 | There was no reference to the key educational issue in the Queen 's speech , and Michael Stewart ( the new Secretary of State ) was obviously playing for time : ‘ I would rather wait a bit for a good comprehensive system than try to push a sham version in its place . ’ |
| 3 | The road continues south , climbing over a rise with a good retrospective view of the full length of Kingsdale and then makes a long descent to Thornton in Lonsdale after a branch turns off to the right for the A65 at Westhouse . |
| 4 | The Nanas are huge fertile devouring fields ; cowboys and Indians fight over a breast while plastic flowers grow on the other in a paradigm of the good breast and the bad breast . |
| 5 | ‘ Why , I can reap a field with the best of them . |
| 6 | We shall work with your lawyer to assist you to negotiate a contract on the best available terms . |
| 7 | We shall work with your lawyers to assist you to negotiate a contract on the best available terms . |
| 8 | Journalists can digest a story from a good press release in a few minutes , while attending a press conference is going to take an hour , not including travelling time . |
| 9 | If they do not match your specific interests , take a look at a good shareware catalogue to see if it can offer something closer to your heart . |
| 10 | In addition , prefixes are used to indicate that a particular rug was woven by a sub-group of a better known major group . |
| 11 | They were not forced to use private contractors but they were required to make a judgement on the best value for their health authority . |
| 12 | ‘ I never miss Midnight Mass at St Martin's-in-the-Field , ’ Oscar told him , ‘ so I 'd appreciate it greatly ii the meeting could be concluded quickly enough to allow me time to get there and find a pew with a good view . ’ |
| 13 | If I am daft enough to tackle up in those conditions I usually go to sleep and hope I wake up to a change for the better . |
| 14 | But what a change for the better , I kept thinking , when compared to old committee meetings I used to attend when we haggled over lists of topics for inclusion in a syllabus . |
| 15 | In ordinary affairs , for which we aspire only to the best choice on the available information , the only assurance we need is that each veering of spontaneous reaction with expanding awareness is objectively a change for the better . |
| 16 | A change for the better , for now the Japanese can concentrate on the new industries of Computers and Lasers where , because there is not yet the world competition as in radios and televisions , they can recover better margins making their industries more wealth-creating . |
| 17 | The design of the FX4 taxicab is about thirty years old now and it was never really planned to make them more aerodynamic than , say , a brick at the best of times . |
| 18 | Lyfing was later a pluralist with no good reputation , but it is worth noting the Chronicle D text 's description of him as " the eloquent bishop " : like Wulfstan , he may have been a notable preacher . |
| 19 | That J&F Johnston find themselves in the Middle East at all is a testament to the good works of Scottish Trade International , the joint Scottish Enterprise/Scottish Office agency . |
| 20 | Religion is a force for the good Alison White 4H1 |
| 21 | In my opinion the true themes of religion are being lost in all the disputes surrounding it and the fact the religion is a force for the good needs to promoted . |
| 22 | Firstly , form a cartel in the best eighteenth-century mercantile tradition . |
| 23 | They had passed out as a result of the good time had by all and did not come to until the evening . |
| 24 | All categories of expenditure are under review and include a critical examination of the company 's business plan , a study of the best opportunities for the company , and associated staffing levels . |
| 25 | We 've it , researched it and what we 've found is that there is a niche for the best of British . |
| 26 | In the reign of Edward III , for example , a forester of Inglewood Forest , in a suit against the Abbot of St Mary 's , York , claimed to have food and drink at the table of the abbot 's grooms every Friday , together with the right to carry away , whenever he pleased , a flagon of the best ale in the abbot 's cellar and two tallow candles from the abbot 's chamber , a bushel of oats for his horse , and a loaf of black bread for his dog . |
| 27 | Just a mention about the Good Old Days Quiz Book , a B B C publication which is at your local B B C radio station , costs three pounds for one thousand questions , do n't be without it this Christmas , and it does make a lovely Christmas present as well . |
| 28 | Skywalk : a brand name for a sole with a good tread pattern and grip . |
| 29 | If only Mark could have got a living in a better district , she thought , as she had so often thought before . |
| 30 | Other market roles invariably involve a search for the best exchange opportunities for translating an initially owned asset into something more eagerly desired . |