Example sentences of "and a good [noun sg] of [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That those coming to live here , are coming in search of work and a better standard of living . |
| 2 | This had the effect of attracting people from the rural areas into the cities , in search of work and a better standard of living ; which , in turn , placed unbearable strains on urban social and economic infrastructures . |
| 3 | Will he confirm that our policy of privatisation and the liberalisation of the telecommunications industry has led to lower prices and a better quality of service for the consumer ? |
| 4 | Enterprising market economies are always — always , not sometimes — more effective in producing a higher standard of living and a better quality of life than those in which Governments try to run too much themselves . |
| 5 | Care management is at an early stage of development in Britain but , if the experience in the United States is anything to go on , we can be optimistic that the system will promote for the recipient a better coordination of services and a better quality of community care . |
| 6 | There 's also a vast array of kits to choose from : in brick , or brick slips ; and a good selection of reproduction wood surrounds , some including reproduction tiles based on traditional designs . |
| 7 | Levels of lighting should be assessed for each child and a good contrast of print on paper provided . |
| 8 | Many rooms are twin bedded with private shower/wc and a good standard of service with half board is provided . |
| 9 | This is to portray extremes ; most clergy have at least some musical skill , and a good proportion of church musicians have some theological knowledge . |
| 10 | Mind you , I could do with a fire , an electric light , a packet of cigarettes and a good pot of coffee . |
| 11 | To run the software you will need Windows 3.0 or higher , a VGA monitor and graphics card , a hard disk with 3MB free memory , a mouse and a good sense of humour . |
| 12 | To run the software you will need Windows 3.0 or higher , a VGA monitor and graphics card , a hard disk with 3MB free memory , a mouse and a good sense of humour . |
| 13 | There is a spacious lounge and an inviting bar , and a good choice of menu in the restaurant which overlooks the garden . |
| 14 | Here , the manageress Giovanna has been welcoming guests for 30 years and prides herself on offering a simple , comfortable hotel and a good choice of menu . |
| 15 | And , every Saturday she would cook for me , usually curry , something and a good bottle of wine . |
| 16 | Mix half a packet of stuffing as directed but adding a little extra dried sage and dried onion and a good pinch of salt . |
| 17 | Add the peppercorns , nutmeg and a good pinch of salt . |
| 18 | The planting medium should consist of clay , peat , loam or leaf mould and a good layer of sand . |
| 19 | The first is the saga of the protagonist 's marriage annulment , involving several hearings , frequent trips to Rome , and a good deal of frustration . |
| 20 | These are , of course , commercially important questions and a good deal of money is going into the collection of such data by insurance companies . |
| 21 | All life , for instance , all sustenance , all meaning ( and a good deal of money ) issues from a single household appliance : the toilet handle . |
| 22 | With a reasonable amount of intelligent deduction and a good deal of luck they find the loot of churches on the Spanish Main hidden by the priest-turned-pirate Domingo Mugnoz . |
| 23 | The final communiqué was notable for its extraordinary length and a good deal of self-congratulation ( as when it referred to ‘ the age-old tradition of tolerance and universality ’ which the assembled countries personified ) , yet no-one could deny its significance as a symbol of the Third World renascence . |
| 24 | All the same there is a growing swell of support for electoral reform within the Labour movement and a good deal of support among MPs . |
| 25 | However , a good number of geographers have conducted recreational surveys in the last 20 years and a good deal of experience in the methods and techniques for conducting visitor surveys , in particular , has been obtained , so that it is now generally agreed that the following procedure should be followed : |
| 26 | The Elms , who seemed to stand next in line , were plain and sturdy , with pale-ish bark for skin and a good deal of greenery . |
| 27 | ‘ Preoccupation with keeping afloat in a cruel environment produced an indifference to questions about the meaning of the world and a good deal of scepticism about most schemes for changing it . ’ |
| 28 | You 'll also remember it was quite a lively debate , history lessons , buckets and spades presented to the platform and a good deal of passion . |
| 29 | Her marriage to Estabrook had come and gone along that river , and a good deal of pain with it . |
| 30 | Such data are usually extensive and a good deal of compression can be achieved by working in fixed format mode where each item of data for a sample unit occupies its own particular field ( position ) in the line being typed . |