Example sentences of "[verb] done [art] good " in BNC.

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1 Perhaps it was a mistake perhaps keeping you here has done no good
2 According to Peter Sommer , a computer forensics expert , the commission has done a good job in proposing new legislation which is workable and fits well with other parts of the law .
3 To its credit , Fimbra has done a good job weeding out some of the black sheep .
4 So far the Finance Ministry has done a good job by letting off steam in a controlled and orderly way , but it is hard to stop the process of deflation once it has gained momentum .
5 Stephenson said that ‘ the government has done a good job in policy development , without burdening business but with sufficient controls ’ .
6 Geoff has done a good job on it .
7 The practical question which this paper also addresses is ‘ how can one tell when and whether a lawyer has done a good job ? ’ .
8 Someone who says he 's ‘ held one in his hand ’ , thinks that Intel has done a good job hyping up the industry over the P5 without having much chance of delivering its promises for some time to come .
9 It is with interest , that I read Amanda Archibald 's recently published notes of her thoughts as a U.K. citizen , now living and working in the U.S.A. By all accounts , she has been profoundly impressed , and she has done a good job in introducing ‘ Contact ’ readers to some of the many positive aspects of living as an expatriate in the U.S.A. As a person proud to enjoy dual nationality of Canada and England , however , I should like to redress the balance somewhat , and question some of Amanda 's blanket statements .
10 Langer has done a good deal of research into the evaluation of this approach to schema activation , and she is convinced that is helps poor readers and good readers alike to learn more from difficult textbooks .
11 er has done a good job , one has to face it , in supporting the objectors to that motorway .
12 As my comrade from Scotland says John Prescott has done a good job here , but I have to say it 's not up against very much .
13 " The President has done a good job of putting himself in the position where Arctic drilling is seen as patriotic " , she said .
14 She thinks the Board has done a good job and what would it be replaced with ?
15 But political pundits agree Michael Fallon has done a good job as a constituency MP .
16 For instance a large chunk of those voters who did declare firmly their intention to vote Labour were still prepared to recognise that Michael Fallon has done a good job as a constituency MP for the town since his election victory in 1983 .
17 But he has little hesitation in declaring that his successor as chairman of Esso has done a better job than he was able to achieve .
18 It is entitled ’ Myth of the tax rebels ’ and it says : ’ Over the last decade the Government has done a better job of blowing local authorities to smithereens than Guy Fawkes .
19 Willi has done a better job with Georg than I ever did with Peter .
20 As our pick-up ti me approached we mustered under our patrol commander and soon moved back to base , tired but satisfied that we 'd done a good job .
21 Never mind , they 'd done a good job , and I had one plot of depth and richness on our otherwise bald mountain .
22 There was a time when Charles was coasting at school and if I had been working , I would have told him to buckle down — which would have done no good at all .
23 She always said she could have done a better job running the place than the Director or his boss , Controller Establishment Research and Nuclear .
24 I was n't very happy with my legal representation ; in fact , I think I could have done a better job myself .
25 Yep The Don was crap — I could have done a better job .
26 No-one can argue against or overstate what Sgt Wilko has done in this area , that 's why I believe no-one around could have done a better job , and why he is the best man for the future too .
27 They must have done a good job and not over ‘ humanised ’ her because her introduction to the chimp group was problem-free .
28 You may have done a good job on your own patch but you can not clear the entire neighbourhood .
29 If it had been impossible for one reason or another to use a boat on the water I would have done the best I could with a plummet and noted what I could see from the banks .
30 They want to be effective in helping children to learn and develop , and they want to be able to feel pleasure in doing so , and pleased with themselves ( though often they find this a not-quite-nice thing to admit to ) for having done a good job .
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