Example sentences of "[vb pp] [conj] [art] good [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | With the creation of a single European market , it may be expected that a good command of a European Community language and familiarity with the country in which it is spoken will become an increasingly valued asset . |
| 2 | Winter and the new Food and Beverage manager had considered that the best applicant was a female graduate with a proven record and innovative ideas , but there was opposition from the Head Chef and the rest of the ‘ old guard ’ , who contacted the previous owner : he in turn had spoken to David Edwards , who had rung Winter and suggested ‘ cooling it ’ ( the disappointed applicant had subsequently been taken on by Duchy 's expanding Hotels Division ) . |
| 3 | Basically it means that the nervous system which passes through the wrist in the carpal tunnel has been stressed and the best cure is rest , or in the case of trigger finger , an injection or even an operation . |
| 4 | Since then I have realised that the best way of avoiding publicity is to proclaim everything you are doing as loudly as possible . |
| 5 | Although it is recognised that performance review must be tailored to local circumstances , generalisations can be made and it is intended that a good practice guide be drawn up based on experience to date . |
| 6 | That evening , having explained that the best place to enjoy a peach was in the bath , Adam fed one slowly to Miranda . |
| 7 | that 's right , and not even , not even a word of appreciation for , a , a sale you 've clinched or a good impression you 've made on the end deal |
| 8 | In a classic example of blaming the victim , the finance minister , Carlos Solchaga , has decided that the best way to cure unemployment is to punish the unemployed . |
| 9 | Indeed , the only people willing to endure this ordeal on a regular basis were the screaming queens who had already decided that the best way to cope was to flaunt it . |
| 10 | He still felt extremely nervous about what might happen once they left the warren and had decided that the best way to avoid trouble would be to keep close to Hazel and do exactly what he said . |
| 11 | Not at all , I thought you might , you remember you had a quick preview of that , a few months ago , and you 'll be pleased to know that the Chief Officers have now decided that the best way of dealing with it is for each , no first of all they decided that they 'll recommend two members for the signing of the charter , that 's the first step , it 's quite a step forward , remembering they . |
| 12 | In conference with Gerald Gardiner , subsequently Lord Chancellor , who had somewhat late in the day raised his flag as a member of the Labour Party , it was decided that the best course of action was for the Labour Party to be asked to be represented by Gardiner at the Vassall Tribunal and to inform Radcliffe that it had no additional witness to come to him . |
| 13 | It may be felt that the better course is not to deal with such matters in the partnership agreement itself but to leave the offer of consultancy to be produced as an inducement to or reward for retirement at such time as may appear to be in the firm 's best interests . |
| 14 | The reason was that we were touching three million unemployed at that particular point in time , and it was felt that the best way of making an impact was to highlight this in the way in which it was done . |
| 15 | Full length waders are essential as it is generally accepted that the best depth to work is knee to waist deep . |
| 16 | Having said that a good removal man should have noticed that before he started . |
| 17 | It is often said that the best index of the geography of an area is the distribution of population in space and time . |
| 18 | It has been argued that a better measure of familial aggregation is the ratio of prevalence among relatives to that in the general population , but this ratio alone is also of limited value since , for a given heritability , it varies inversely with population prevalence . |
| 19 | It could be argued that the best way of dealing with attempted suicide would be to prevent its occurrence in the first place ; but this is not an easy task , and one that often extends beyond the reach of the clinician . |
| 20 | Before he became Home Secretary Morrison had argued that the best way for Jews to prevent anti-semitism was to ensure that they could not be blamed for social injustices in areas where they lived . |
| 21 | It has been argued that the best predictor of behaviour is not the possession of knowledge per se but behavioural intentions which are themselves predicted by attitudes and the subjective norm for the acceptability of the behaviour in question . |
| 22 | In conclusion , it can be seen that a good idea ( ie. the rice-salt solution ) was unsuccessful owing to the inherent lack of an important raw material , and the failure of the solution to comply with a certain custom . |
| 23 | Returning to the problem of Table 10.1 , we have seen that the best value that can be achieved is 1 . |
| 24 | In further discussion the suggestion was made that the best course would be to introduce the Bill without any provision abolishing capital punishment and to explain in the Second Reading debate that , since the question of capital punishment was one on which there were differences of opinion transcending Party lines , the Government felt that the matter should be left to a free vote . |
| 25 | The assumption is often made that the best form of library instruction can be given by the personalized service at the reference desk . |
| 26 | Station dances were always well attended and a good time was had by all . |
| 27 | For the second Test both sides will be much better prepared and a better Test match will be the result . ’ |
| 28 | Right , from Highgate has said if the good lord wanted cats to fly he would 've given them wings , it 's cruel doing things like that to animals . |
| 29 | While some of these are not suitable for display , many others are not seen because a better example is already on display . |
| 30 | Drainage : what needs to be done before a good soil structure can be built up over the whole farm ? |