Example sentences of "[prep] a good [noun] [conj] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It can only be surmised that the Marquis was feeling pretty flush after a good win when he made that entry into his accounts , or the caddie was a highly favoured young man indeed , for four shillings at that time would have been over the top on the percentages that a caddie can expect from his round nowadays . |
| 2 | It is difficult to put forward a programme which holds out hope of a better life when you have singularly failed to live up to your promises during your term of office . |
| 3 | We ca n't think of a better guarantee that you 'll get what you pay for . |
| 4 | Such conflicts can be fought out with a vision of a better world as I hope some of the above discussion has suggested . |
| 5 | ‘ You 'll think of a good word when you 've seen Richie . |
| 6 | But Fitzgerald added : ‘ I believe we have the nucleus of a good squad but it will take time to reach its full potential . ’ |
| 7 | Always thought it a wicked waste of a good nurse when she chucked it to marry . |
| 8 | ‘ The jacuzzi can be rather too much of a good thing if you 're not used to it . ’ |
| 9 | A sign of a good teacher that you know ask a student a question , point out to him that he 's not been paying attention . |
| 10 | In terms of offering prisoners a range of opportunities to address their offending behaviour and to take up erm an interest or activity which will channel them into other activities , I think at the moment we do less of a good job than we will two years down the line , I think the emphasis now is very much on opportunity and responsibility |
| 11 | So poems are elusive because you get the idea that actually working out your idea so it comes down on paper and it looks like a good poem and it says what you want to say and it does n't spoil the effect etcetera so you 've really captured your poem . |
| 12 | I thought it sounded like a good idea as it would give me a taster . |
| 13 | ‘ It seemed like a good deal so we went down to Rufford to check the company out . |
| 14 | b Incinerators sound like a good option but they release highly toxic gases . |
| 15 | The man with the sting made his living trawling for prawns , and fishing for mero , which he sold to the holiday village cafés , for a better price than he got from the locals . |
| 16 | Chris Broad looked set for a good knock as he crashed the first four of the day … but Gloucestershire then got themselves into trouble against the bowling of Gordon Harris … |
| 17 | Fabia had been in her room for a good half-hour before she cooled down sufficiently to realise that maybe her reaction to Lubor 's hauling her into his arms had been a little — fierce — perhaps . |
| 18 | But as many as are thus sottish , let them enjoy their own wildness and ignorance , it is sufficient for a good man that he is conscious unto himself that he is more nobly descended , better bred and born , and more skilfully taught by the purged faculties of his own mind.2 |
| 19 | I had to listen for a good hour while he burbled on about variably apertured annuity options and the like . |
| 20 | This time , the exact number of moves per game was not fixed at 200 but was left open , for a good reason that I shall come to later . |
| 21 | It was nice of them to let me join in , they were very patient , but you could see they were itching for a good game and I 'm just hopeless . |
| 22 | ‘ Women always ask for a good contraceptive because they really need one . |
| 23 | ‘ Hopefully people will buy the booklet and will be sponsored for a good cause when they do the walk so charity will gain twice . ’ |
| 24 | Sandalwood is the base note regarded by many perfumers as a good fixative because it harmonises well as a background to a wide variety of blends . |
| 25 | Teachers definitely think of you as a good athlete if you 're black . |
| 26 | Not surprisingly , he saw the news of the Club and course as a good story and they were given generous coverage for many years . |
| 27 | And because 59% of men regret divorce ( but only 29% of women ) , it seems that men do n't recognise marriage as a good thing when they have it . |
| 28 | Whisked ‘ Andrew has always regarded her as a good mother but he can no longer turn a blind eye to her behaviour . |
| 29 | Give-aways such as book matches , note pads , pens , pencils , diaries , calendars and stationery , can be regarded as a good investment if they promote the good image of the establishment . |
| 30 | Counterfeiting is a deliberate attempt to confuse consumers by copying a well-known trademark , generally along with the packaging , to suggest that a product is made by a manufacturer with a good reputation when it is , in fact , inferior . |