Example sentences of "[verb] a good [noun sg] [conj] it " in BNC.
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| 1 | The owner of a competitive jumping horse says that his horse has a good temperament because it is ‘ consistent and courageous ’ . |
| 2 | Ken , now the only pilot in the UK checked out to captain the flying-boat , said that after the recent test flights the Sunderland is now ‘ fully serviceable and in really tip-top condition , it just needs a good home where it can be looked after . ’ |
| 3 | The police have done a good job but it 's very difficclt unless you catch them with a box of matches . |
| 4 | He obviously likes Jimmy Page and it 's pretty easy to tell where he 's coming from , but he 's got a good sound and it 's really fresh . |
| 5 | No , it sound a good idea if it do n't fall apart nearer the time . |
| 6 | ‘ The whole town pretended to be scandalised , but if the boot had been on the other foot — if Sidney , or anybody else for that matter , had done the same thing to Riddle — they would have had a good laugh and it would have been looked upon as good business . ’ |
| 7 | The expressions simplify a good deal once it is noted that the most significant contributions come from terms containing which are important when the probe passes across the region where . |
| 8 | If i get a good script and it calls me to do a hefty love scene why not ? ’ she added , lips that were once sugary and innocent now curled coquettishly . |
| 9 | We had a good journey but it was tiring . |
| 10 | he could n't manage to think and I 've never learnt how to manage to , that erm , the engine , so we got rid of the boat and then our son he 's got a big boat , he 's got a real speedboat , a real big one and Julian he 's got a smaller speedboat , so both of the boys go there , when we go camping we always have a good time because it 's all a family affair like , you know , always get together and erm go on , on a boat , fishing , having fresh mackerels come back and clean them up and fry them straight fresh from the sea , never tasted as fresh , fresh as , fresher fish than , than |
| 11 | ‘ I know a life like that makes a good story but it takes its toll on the person . |
| 12 | The Northern Ireland public knows a good deal when it sees one . |
| 13 | But it knows a good book when it buys one . |