Example sentences of "good [noun sg] of [noun] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 This means that there is a good absorption of PABA from the colon .
2 He poured the coffee , adding a good measure of brandy to each mug .
3 ‘ Preliminary discussions show a good measure of support in the trade , ’ said Cleveland Police .
4 But there is , as part of our common culture , a good measure of agreement between any two people on many , though frequently not the same , points .
5 I think they 've got quite good variety of kind of up market right down to , if you 're looking for a bargain .
6 The trade should provide a good variety of output for all tastes , from cheap classics to ‘ trash ’ , and in variety of outlets — ‘ B&Q should be seen as a place to buy books .
7 The swimming pool , garden terraces and poolside bar are the daytime focus of attention for those who want to lie back and soak up the Mediterranean sun , and the restaurant and caféteria serve a good variety of snacks throughout the day .
8 When Twoflower said they 'd got better kind of magic in the Empire I thought — I thought … ’
9 It means I can live in a good part of town in my own apartment .
10 Cost leadership may come more through capturing a large-enough share to enable the company to take better advantage of economies of scale than its rivals .
11 A longer time period is probably advantageous to the acquirer as it enables a better assessment of assets to be made and gives time for undisclosed liabilities to appear .
12 Because the middle part of the link was n't worn you see , that was still a good bit of metal in it .
13 Although the Minister 's welcome acceptance of my invitation will bring confidence to the people of Southend that their serious problems with the Fenchurch street line are not being ignored , can he give some information soon about the replacement of the rolling stock , following his welcome assurance that we will have a good bit of money for the replacement of the signalling ?
14 It includes a good bit of flattery of Diodati and a celebration of the erotic lyric .
15 well there 's a good , a good bit of scope for eh , playing do n't you ?
16 But I 've only been there one day — half a day , really , since I took a good bit of time off this afternoon to talk to you .
17 ‘ There 's a good bit of banter at the post office on pension days .
18 The income and property of the Society shall be applied solely towards the promotion of the Object of the Society and no portion thereof shall be paid or transferred directly or indirectly to the members of the Society , provided that nothing herein shall prevent the payment in good faith of remuneration to any officer , servant or member of the Society in return for Services actually rendered to the Society and proper rent for any premises let by any member to the Society .
19 Levels of lighting should be assessed for each child and a good contrast of print on paper provided .
20 Dawn Roberts , tourism officer , said : ‘ It applies to all businesses throughout the borough , not just those in tourism , but all those who wish to maintain a good level of service to the customer .
21 On the question of the public conveniences erm I feel there 's been a lot of discussion about this , this kind of issue and I feel that what we 've got now is a good agreement erm , we 've got still providing a good level of service with attendance at the central I do n't like referring to conveniences , at the time that they are most needed and I think that now I would n't like to see us go without that if we do n't really need to .
22 A SURVEY carried out for the Regional Council by System 3 Scotland shows that the public has a good level of understanding of the services that Lothian 's employees provide .
23 If we are expecting a good level of practice from proprietors , whether private proprietors or statutory , then we have not to expect them to be out of pocket at the end of the day as a result .
24 Diploma Plc , holding company for a portfolio of electronic and construction products businesses , reporting pre-tax profits up 225% at £8.1m , says that industry may be broadly much weaker following a long and debilitating recession , but Diploma has maintained a good level of investment in people as well as plant , and has generally considered the recent years as an opportunity .
25 D' you remember the erm , you ca n't get a better bit of butter on your knife , Country Life butter adverts ?
26 I kept Joanna in commission , her food locker in the small cuddy where I both cooked and slept well stocked with keeping-stores , and she had a good reserve of fuel for the outboard .
27 There is a good review of approaches to distinctive features in Clark and Yallop ( 1990 ) , chapter 9 and pp.364–8 .
28 Body weight is often a better indication of development in certain strains and if commercially bred animals are used weight may be the only available measure of developmental age .
29 Or they can be over-generous in an embarrassing way : I 've seen my wife offered the choice of a better cut of meat in a butcher 's shop , when there are little old ladies queueing up .
30 a very good piece of negotiation on your part erm that er there must be a reason why industry 's prepared to a lost leader .
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