Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv prt] [prep] the good [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I came out on the Good Friday and , on the Saturday morning , stitches still in and everything , I got up and thought to myself : ‘ I 'm going to have a smoke ’ . |
| 2 | Judging by the loud protests when the girls had to be evacuated to Norfolk , the enterprise lived up to the best expectations . |
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| 4 | They talked on for the best part of an hour , ending in agreement that there was no solution to this problem , short of the mass emigration of millions . |
| 5 | ‘ Not bad , ’ Gay conceded , and went on with the good work . |
| 6 | After high school in Greece , to which the family returned when Mendoros was in his teens , he looked round for the best place to pursue his obsession — which is what brought him to Perth . |
| 7 | Arguments about merit have never really gone away , and many people have felt that the extra effort put in by the best students need to be recognised . |
| 8 | Share his festive fare with your family , or treat them to Jill Goolden 's splendid New Year 's Eve party nibbles — all washed down with the best wines and cocktails . |
| 9 | Well we set out with the good intention of taking her for a long walk this morning but er we changed our mind did n't we ? |
| 10 | Good social conditions , good living conditions , full employment , unified State and government , and order and security were the attributes , in that order , picked out as the best thing about National Socialism . |