Example sentences of "[prep] a good [adj] [noun pl] before " in BNC.
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| 1 | Diana waited outside the main entrance of Great Ormond Street holding a clutch of excited little hands for a good five minutes before the Wishing Well song , which pop star Boy George had specially recorded for the appeal , struck up ; and then Father Christmas , in the shape of a heavily disguised Jimmy Tarbuck , juddered round the corner on his sleigh , pulled by two little white ponies . |
| 2 | He rolled it between two fingers and tapped it on a thumbnail and generally fondled it as I knew he would for a good five minutes before lighting it . |
| 3 | Larger leaves like these are best left completely submerged in cold water for a good six hours before being used in arrangements . |
| 4 | They knocked for a good ten minutes before giving up but it was obvious that the place was deserted . |
| 5 | The Exec Director paused for a good twenty seconds before continuing : ‘ Did they share any women , anything like that ? ’ |