Example sentences of "do a good [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Can we actually pause there cos you 've done a good bit of digging on that one . |
2 | If they last twenty years before being replaced they have done a good service . |
3 | but if you think about it , if you 've done a good job , you 've done a good presentation , done a good fact find and they buy , then they should be very happy at that moment in time and er it was stupid because that is the right time to actually ask |
4 | Anne , the Pixie Second , often ran errands for her , and at one time or another most of the Brownies in the Pack had done a good turn for the little old lady . |
5 | ‘ Why does n't her nephew send her the money for the fare ? ’ asked Mary , one of the Sprites , who had often done a good turn for Miss Miggs . |
6 | It was very hard work but you felt , well I 've done a good day 's work when you 'd finished . |
7 | The Computer Programmer threw his bat down , in the reckless manner allowed only to one who knows he 's done a good batting job and is respected by his fellows . |
8 | but if you think about it , if you 've done a good job , you 've done a good presentation , done a good fact find and they buy , then they should be very happy at that moment in time and er it was stupid because that is the right time to actually ask |
9 | Each part of that particular structure , you 've done a good step one , what must that lead to ? |
10 | The Attorney General had , under instructions , done a good deal of work on the issue . |
11 | Langer has done a good deal of research into the evaluation of this approach to schema activation , and she is convinced that is helps poor readers and good readers alike to learn more from difficult textbooks . |
12 | She had done a good deal more than that . |
13 | The growth of western power and activity in Asia had done a good deal to extend the geographical scope of European-type diplomacy . |
14 | And when I 've done a good lesson — whatever that means — when it 's gone down well . |
15 | According to Peter Sommer , a computer forensics expert , the commission has done a good job in proposing new legislation which is workable and fits well with other parts of the law . |
16 | As our pick-up ti me approached we mustered under our patrol commander and soon moved back to base , tired but satisfied that we 'd done a good job . |
17 | To its credit , Fimbra has done a good job weeding out some of the black sheep . |
18 | So far the Finance Ministry has done a good job by letting off steam in a controlled and orderly way , but it is hard to stop the process of deflation once it has gained momentum . |
19 | Stephenson said that ‘ the government has done a good job in policy development , without burdening business but with sufficient controls ’ . |
20 | Geoff has done a good job on it . |
21 | They must have done a good job and not over ‘ humanised ’ her because her introduction to the chimp group was problem-free . |
22 | You may have done a good job on your own patch but you can not clear the entire neighbourhood . |
23 | As it is , Vox have done a good job of producing a classic guitar with a '90s feel and sound . |
24 | ‘ By the feel of it , you done a good job . |
25 | A midwife with 25 years experience , she thought she had done a good job — then she discovered the truth . |
26 | The Civil Affairs Service had done a good job in my estimation . |
27 | Never mind , they 'd done a good job , and I had one plot of depth and richness on our otherwise bald mountain . |
28 | ‘ They 're not snooty and they take us down the pub for a drink if we 've done a good job . ’ |
29 | They want to be effective in helping children to learn and develop , and they want to be able to feel pleasure in doing so , and pleased with themselves ( though often they find this a not-quite-nice thing to admit to ) for having done a good job . |
30 | But they know what the game is , and they know when they have done a good job : the rewards are tangible and clear . |