Example sentences of "a [noun sg] [vb -s] a good " in BNC.
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| 1 | A University needs a good and well-deserved reputation . |
| 2 | Dining at ease inside a dragon makes a good symbol of the harnessing of mighty powers of nature for man 's comfort , or perhaps of pride coming before a fall . |
| 3 | The technique of getting them to supply the missing dialogue after a silent viewing of a scene provides a good opportunity for you and them to find out what language they have at their command and how flexibly they can use it . |
| 4 | If a dog has a good appetite but seems to be losing weight , it may be suffering from a condition known as pancreatic insufficiency . |
| 5 | If a firm has a good product idea , but is short of capital to expand and exploit the commercial opportunity itself , licensing allows the earning of at least some profit , or more precisely , royalty , without having to commit scarce financial resources . |
| 6 | A Man Likes A Good Listener . |
| 7 | A Man Likes a Good Listener |
| 8 | It is not very easy to judge when you are two-thirds of the way through a turn , so turning round a buoy provides a good reference point . |
| 9 | Nor are the prospects , even for Galway , as bad as they appear at the moment : workers reportedly wept openly in the Digital canteen when told their jobs were being phased out over the next 12 months , but the fear that most of the subcontractors that served DEC will have to close as well is not likely to be realised : where a company has a good relationship with a subcontractor , there are good reasons for maintaining that relationship even after a plant closes , and work should start flowing across the Irish Sea all the way to Galway from Scotland . |