Example sentences of "done a good [noun sg] " 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 .
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