Example sentences of "[vb infin] [verb] a [adj] job " in BNC.
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| 1 | How could she expect to do a proper job without the right equipment ? |
| 2 | Practising freekicks , with no ball , on no pretext other than looking as if you 'd have done a marvellous job if there had been a ball . |
| 3 | She always said she could have done a better job running the place than the Director or his boss , Controller Establishment Research and Nuclear . |
| 4 | I was n't very happy with my legal representation ; in fact , I think I could have done a better job myself . |
| 5 | Yep The Don was crap — I could have done a better job . |
| 6 | No-one can argue against or overstate what Sgt Wilko has done in this area , that 's why I believe no-one around could have done a better job , and why he is the best man for the future too . |
| 7 | They must have done a good job and not over ‘ humanised ’ her because her introduction to the chimp group was problem-free . |
| 8 | You may have done a good job on your own patch but you can not clear the entire neighbourhood . |
| 9 | If Tim had been Czar of Russia he 'd have made a better job of it than the nincompoops that were . |
| 10 | She thought she would have made a better job of it , not believing a word , just because she was a good teacher . |
| 11 | Sometimes , it wondered whether dinosaurs would n't have made a better job of civilisation . |
| 12 | I 'd have thought you 'd have made a better job of it . ’ |
| 13 | Finally , only a minority of self-employed temporaries would actually have preferred a permanent job . |
| 14 | Fewer would have preferred a permanent job ( 29 per cent ) . |
| 15 | ‘ Besides , if it was n't for the cuts , I 'd have had a permanent job by now . |
| 16 | Do I have to have a Compact job ? |
| 17 | This does n't just mean doing a sedentary job but refers rather to the type of person ( who could well be a housewife , doing a basically non-sedentary type of job ) who calls the children to bring something from the next room rather than getting up herself , or who goes to great lengths to avoid journeys up and down stairs , or who will drive round for five minutes to find a parking spot near the exit of the car park rather than walk for two minutes … |
| 18 | I do n't relish beginning a new job , particularly this job , with an unknown PA . |