Example sentences of "good [noun sg] [adv] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This can be a good opportunity also to make the final consumer curious . ’ |
| 2 | It is not good practice simply to leave the cable poking out of the wall , and many wall light fittings will not have space in their backing plate to make the connections . |
| 3 | It would be good practice never to accept a referral without the knowledge and consent of the client , but issues of risk and protection with vulnerable elderly people sometimes lead to a decision to override that principle . |
| 4 | It was the stage at which the 12 member states did a good deal more to clarify their long-term goals . |
| 5 | There is a good deal more to say , and to think about , concerning the relations between the intra- and extra-mural teaching of literature . |
| 6 | We shall have a good deal more to say about this in a later chapter . |
| 7 | All three comital functions are documented in Charles the Bald 's reign , though royal instructions have a good deal more to say about the first and second than about the third . |
| 8 | In sum then , though the Supplement has a good deal more to commend it than its 1977 parent , it comes across as a car-orientated guide , static in outlook and narrow-minded in perspective . |
| 9 | Bargain-hunters flocked to the stores , believing they were getting a good deal only to find they had paid the normal price or , in some cases , more . |
| 10 | They need a good result tomorrow to keep up with the promotion chase . |
| 11 | There was better recognition still to come , adding professional achievement to a period of happiness in his private life . |
| 12 | which would give him a good break really to get a few things done . |
| 13 | I 've a good mind never to allow you in the Park again ! ’ |
| 14 | The Euro-sceptics argue that Mr Major has established himself as a good European merely to carry credibility when he vetoes monetary union . |
| 15 | Another person is happy or unhappy : I can use his good mood perhaps to charm a concession out of him , or take advantage of a time when he is distracted by trouble to steal a march on him ; but I shall not be pleased or displeased by emotions which do not touch my interests . |
| 16 | They have been able to take advantage of their good standing internationally to raise funds on fine terms which could then be converted into floating-rate liabilities suitable for financing the acquisition of floating-rate sterling assets . |
| 17 | She could n't use a good friend simply to get herself out of trouble . |
| 18 | He 'll be putting his lungs to good use soon to record the album of the show . |
| 19 | For mercy 's sake , persuade your good woman here to allow the lady to stay . |
| 20 | So that there was good consideration there to meet that contingency , which was a real contingency and not a fanciful one at that time . … |
| 21 | For it is characteristic of an agnostic to hold that the existence of a god is a possibility in which there is no good reason either to believe or disbelieve ; and it is characteristic of an atheist to hold that it is at least probable that no god exists . |
| 22 | I had good reason then to suspect that it could well be . |
| 23 | After sitting in the stalls and watching the summer show , the other two were convinced that they had good reason enough to want him . |
| 24 | If you 're going to be ridiculously pedantic about principles , as you call them , practically every private villa in existence is owned by somebody with loads of money — is that a good reason never to rent a villa ? ’ |
| 25 | He was in a far better position financially to help her than her own parents who had a lot of children and responsibilities , whereas he had no children and everything he had would go to her . |
| 26 | Our technique of solving the above equations has improved , and of course we are in a much better position now to evaluate the material constants , but fundamentally electromagnetic theory stands now as it stood a century ago . |
| 27 | Bearing those points in mind one seven eight offers a better way forward to use the skills and experience of our lay officials and members . |
| 28 | Given the requirement that medical evidence has to be served with the proceedings , and given the long waiting lists that now apply for very senior surgeons , it might be a good idea either to get an initial report from the treating surgeon or to use one of the independent physicians mentioned above . |
| 29 | It is not a good idea simply to rely on advertisements in the local paper but far better to go to someone who has been recommended to you by a friend who has been successfully treated . |
| 30 | then it 's a good idea just to do another one and make sure . |