Example sentences of "good [noun sg] of their [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The outcome ( perhaps this would have happened whoever had been at the Ministry of Labour ) was that most of the principal figures of the Government devoted a good part of their time to assisting Steel-Maitland in his job . |
| 2 | Since the 1950s they had lost a good deal of their influence over him to the Americans . |
| 3 | This is hardly surprising amongst members of a profession who earn a good deal of their living by talking . |
| 4 | General practitioners spend a good proportion of their time with elderly patients and this is acknowledged in the rates of payment for different categories of patients on the GP lists . |
| 5 | This project focuses on recent findings that in particular , preschool children 's knowledge of nursery rhymes is a very good predictor of their success in learning to read . |
| 6 | When we make good use of power we empower others — in the way that wealthy philanthropists may make good use of their money in helping others . |
| 7 | Students are reminded that their eventual employers will expect them to have made good use of their time at university . |
| 8 | Heads could make better use of their time by paying attention to those encouraging little friendly attributes , searching for the successes of others and praising them shamelessly . |
| 9 | The guards were above us and we always had good warning of their approach down the little staircase to the iron door . |