Example sentences of "good [noun sg] of a [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The roads were bad and hotels poor ; in a Kentmere caravanserai in 1820 according to the Lonsdale Magazine , there is a good description of a mixture of farmhouse and public house , serving as hotel : ‘ The floor was bespread with tubs , pans , chairs , tables , piggins , dishes , tins and the other equipage of a farmer 's kitchen . |
| 2 | In her A Question of Identity she gives us early on a good description of a room in a cottage . |
| 3 | ‘ I 've never had a good experience of a boss with a short upper lip , ’ said Fred . |
| 4 | For a good overview of a number of grammatical categories and their expression in various languages see Robins ( 1964 ) and Lyons ( 1968 ) . |
| 5 | Meanwhile , he is Head Boy at Reeds , very accomplished academically , with a good chance of a place at University . |
| 6 | Over recent months , we have seen good evidence of a Secretary of State who is prepared to overturn independent expert advice in order to satisfy his own prejudices . |
| 7 | The personal social services provide a good example of a transfer of responsibility for provision from the state to the commercial , voluntary and informal sectors . |
| 8 | A good example of a way round this is the use made by National Magazine Company , publishers of Vogue and Esquire , of the TGI 's lifestyle questions to construct cluster groups of both male and female populations on the basis of questions relevant to their readers ' interests in fashion , style , shopping and so on . |
| 9 | ‘ I think the Electronic Imaging and Media Course is a very good example of a course with a ‘ sexy ’ image , ’ she says . |
| 10 | Nature printing is a very good example of a field of collecting in which the serious student can come to command a knowledge and expertise that the general bookseller is unlikely to match . |
| 11 | The evolution of state education during the nineteenth century provides a good example of a series of ad hoc responses . |
| 12 | More recently the fashion of assessing managerial competencies ( ability , motivational , interpersonal , etc. ) has revived interest in whether there are cognitive abilities which differentiate the good manager of a unit from the less effective manager . |
| 13 | She laid down her rake and ran in to administer a good belt of a stick to whoever might be making little of her darling . |
| 14 | Melissa had been intrigued to know what kind of man could persuade Iris to leave her beloved garden for the best part of a fortnight at the height of the growing season . |
| 15 | It was in the autumn of 1938 that I first visited Hollywood , spending the best part of a fortnight in San Francisco and Los Angeles . |
| 16 | But they 've already had the best part of a week in which to forget . ’ |
| 17 | Ronnie therefore had to finish it on site , spending the best part of a week-end in the palace perfecting the pattern march and joining the last of the pieces together . |
| 18 | She 'd had to wait the best part of a month at Holmsly Manor , and then everything had happened at once . |
| 19 | On the geographical point , if a party is to secure a seat it must have the best part of a quota of votes after transfers at the end of the count . |
| 20 | I can sit in the warm and sip their hot froth of a brew for maybe the best part of an hour with any luck . |
| 21 | At the Stella Artois Grass Court Championships , he showed once again , that give him grass , a ‘ bat ’ , and he is surely the best striker of a ball in the world . |
| 22 | Pat McGinlay , with four goals from midfield in his last six appearances , is likely to offer Hibs their best chance of a goal at Motherwell . |
| 23 | This paper describes an audit of general practitioner referrals for radiography in one health district in England before and after the introduction of the Royal College of Radiologists ' booklet Making the Best Use of a Department of Radiology . |
| 24 | What 's the best size of a tank for a beginner ? |
| 25 | That the District not merely survived but flourished is unquestionably attributable to the considerable skilled judgment , shrewd diplomacy and unswerving commitment of Frank Jacques to the principles of the WEA and its social purpose in the best tradition of a disciple of Tawney . |