Example sentences of "and a good [noun sg] of [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 31 | There is little public interest in the business of politics and a good deal of contempt for the political process and the political class . |
| 32 | £ Well , I think I really had better stop there , and then if you want to ask any questions erm we can go into them , but perhaps I could just mention two things that I would like to have said more about , one was , that you probably know , there were three or two major epidemics in Oxford , of what they call plague , but it was probably a form of typhus , in 1643 and 44 , and a good deal of sickness , I think , still in 1645 , and the other was that there was a very serious fire , which almost certainly arose from these kind of living conditions , because Anthony Wood says it was a soldier roasting pig , erm and I think a lot of cooking went on in very unsuitable situations . |
| 33 | In a place like Alberta , with that much capital and a good deal of know-how , which he himself had , the boy could be quite wealthy before he was forty . |
| 34 | The library , which had not been in use since Sir John Merchiston 's death some seven years earlier , was a very pleasant room , positioned opposite the ballroom , between Araminta 's parlour and the big saloon , with panelled walls , quantities of shelving , an ivory inlay desk , leather chairs before the fireplace , and a good deal of light , even on this overcast day , coming in from a glazed door leading out into a pretty walled garden . |
| 35 | There was now no doubt about murderous intention on someone 's part and the certainty made me perversely angry , stimulating renewed strength and a good deal of bloody-mindedness . |
| 36 | In Some instances there may be a good many more than one , but here again the magazines will specialise in a specific area and a good deal of study is required to make sure that a particular magazine will be to use the material you are planning to send to it . |
| 37 | Much language study , and a good deal of language teaching , has always been devoted to sentences . |
| 38 | This fluidity of grouping practice , in classrooms dominated by curriculum-specific work areas in which a wide range of totally dissimilar tasks were simultaneously undertaken , occasionally led to extremely complex organizational problems and a good deal of confusion . |
| 39 | The girls respected her because she had nerve and a good front of confidence , and because she possessed a very smart line in jerseys and fancy stockings , and wore shoes so fashionable that to the untrained eye they looked positively orthopaedic . |
| 40 | You want to be light and a good conductor of heat . |
| 41 | So you want a light weight and a good conductor of heat . |
| 42 | North-westerly from the cross-cut the level was driven 20 fathoms to another cross-course and a good bunch of ore was being taken out of the floor with overhead stoping in progress . |
| 43 | Although in many parts of the world babies do n't drink milk after weaning and grow up perfectly healthy , in Northern Europe cow 's milk is part of our diet and young children are encouraged to drink it because it 's cheap , convenient , high in protein and energy , and a good source of calcium and vitamins A and B. There are conflicting opinions on when cow 's milk can first be given to children . |
| 44 | In 1960 the Club had its best financial year ( pound for pound ) since 1931 , unquestionably helped by the installation of ‘ fruit machines ’ which were instantly popular with a section of members and a good source of income . |
| 45 | ( Do you know , I am a wicked old man , I love soft tits and a good cup of claret . |