Example sentences of "[adv prt] [art] good [noun] of [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The new Prime Minister was obliged , yesterday morning , to send a driver to find out the telephone number of one of his key ministers , before Mr Singh could pass on the good news of his appointment . |
| 2 | And it used to be , it killed off a good part of our business this year , we used to do a roaring trade in back-dated diaries with accountancy lawyers , and it 's all gone . |
| 3 | All right , yes , ’ knowing that she would n't be able to do it ; there were so many factors against it : the old woman along the corridor depending on her ; Charlie , who had given up a good part of his life waiting for her . |
| 4 | That is expensive and takes up a good part of our income . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ I 'm afraid I 've taken up a good deal of your time for no purpose Mr. Preston . |
| 6 | At the moment it seems that Labour is poised to pick up a good swathe of its targets — but not , yet , quite enough of them to put Mr Kinnock safely into Downing Street . |
| 7 | After asking them all about their latest film , their hobbies , their lovers , wives , husbands , children , and anything else of interest , our researchers will come back with their tape-recorded notes , pick out the best bits of their interview and write up a biography . |
| 8 | She was held by the disturbing events of the night , and here was her chance to wait out a better understanding of them on the spot . |