Example sentences of "[pron] [art] good [noun sg] of [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Q Could you please tell me the best method of fixing turned wooden handles to cutlery blanks ? |
| 2 | Delaney pulled the curtain across , covering Forster who cut a small slit in the opaque green plastic , widening it to give himself a better field of view . |
| 3 | Now I know the old adage that the best way to discover this kind of information is to experiment , but this video offers you a series of starting points that will definitely save you a good amount of time in the long run . |
| 4 | And I will also give you a good deal of freedom to look at the sea . ’ |
| 5 | There , a little money will buy you a good deal of swank . |
| 6 | It will cover many kinds of shaping for a huge variety of subjects and once learned will save you a good deal of time in making up and garment fitting . |
| 7 | Grass-letting can be done at auction , by tender , or by private treaty ; the last two giving you a better choice of tenant . |
| 8 | We have spent £110 million enlarging the terminal and creating a spacious new environment to give you a better standard of service . |
| 9 | ‘ A little spartan , ’ he ran his finger along the nearest buttress and examined the dust it collected , ‘ probably seen better days , but nothing a good lick of paint and a few ornaments would n't help to brighten up . |
| 10 | As Taff poured me a good measure of cider and handed me a boiled egg and a chunk of meat I described the situation at No. 4 . |
| 11 | You see , for me a good game of football involves lots of intricate passing . |
| 12 | A female , instead of manufacturing the maximum number of eggs that can be created from her bodily reserves , may produce rather fewer but give each one a better chance of survival by supplying it with food in some way , so that it is sustained during its first difficult days . |
| 13 | The British Government lifted red tape restrictions so that a charity here could fly in the eight-month-old girl , and give her the best chance of survival . |
| 14 | From the Carlowitz peace negotiations with the Habsburgs in 1699 , successive grand viziers began to leave him a good deal of control over foreign affairs , though he again was also entrusted with a wide variety of other and quite different functions . |
| 15 | ‘ But why must you go away , just when Corrie 's leaving me ? ’ her mother had asked when she 'd told her she had fixed up a job as a nanny with a family in the north which would give her a better chance of training as nursery nurse . |
| 16 | We however consider it the best mode of instruction , as we are perpetually saying , that when ever a horse acts agreeably to the wishes of his rider , it should follow that he receive some indulgence from him . |
| 17 | If he owned his house , he thought to himself , he would give it a good coat of paint , put a smart gate on it . |
| 18 | Not only was he a good judge of horseflesh , but he was capable of treating most ailments which occurred both in the hunters and the heavy farm animals . |
| 19 | Therapist : ‘ What we will do in this first session is an assessment of exactly what 's going on : first we will look at the problems at the moment ; second we will look at background factors such as your family and personal history ; and third we will try to pull it all together and formulate what is going on , and then decide on what the best course of action is . |
| 20 | Once again the period of hypnosis itself will take only about twenty minutes , after which we will decide what the best form of homework would be in the particular circumstances . |
| 21 | His own terrible fear and anger had communicated itself to his father and shown him what the better part of valour was : keeping silent . |
| 22 | May he bestow the riches of his peace upon us , bring us the good news of salvation and always fill us with love for all peoples . |
| 23 | We invited hon. Members from all Opposition parties to consult and debate with us the best form of taxation to replace the community charge . |