Example sentences of "a good [noun sg] give [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I think they rather wanted me to wear my old farm clothes , but we compromised with a grey check skirt which a good friend gave me , and a blue jumper . |
| 2 | Whereas you know when mine began to cry it was a good excuse to give them a bit of a cuddle . |
| 3 | So it is probably not a good idea to give yourself a facial just before going out . |
| 4 | We thought it would be a good idea to give them a chance straight off to have an opinion , and we set them a nice problem , which was that they put a marble into something and another marble comes out thirty seconds later . |
| 5 | It is also a good idea to give it some toys . |
| 6 | Cracks in bitumen felt can be sealed with a bitumen mastic , but even if you find the roof surface in relatively good condition , it would be a good idea to give it a nice thick coat of roofing compound , such as Isoflex , by Roncraft . |
| 7 | So it 's a good idea to give your child plenty of practice at dressing . |
| 8 | Oliver now come on darling be a good boy give me that . |
| 9 | I 've a good mind to give it a miss . |
| 10 | Not sure whether this was a good move giving him the job . |
| 11 | A good deal gives me the feeling that I have been for a nice seven-day trip to the Bahamas . ’ |
| 12 | Putting his arm around his wife 's shoulder , he added : ‘ When I came down the drive to see you I could n't think of a good reason to give you for splitting up . |