Example sentences of "i [be] [verb] a good [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Tension can be created either by the sponsor 's subtle , superior position of detachment : ‘ I am only here to describe the problems ; you are the ones who will have to face them ’ , or , quite differently , a hint of ‘ I know more than I am going to tell ’ , or its cruder version : ‘ I am doing a good salesman 's job and you are going to fall for it ’ . |
| 2 | ‘ I am having a good time , ’ Ruth assured him . |
| 3 | I am fifteen I have just come down here in my lunch hour at school but I am having a good time . |
| 4 | I tell them I am making a good living , that I can support a child , that I want a baby more than anything , but they refuse . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ Well , yes , I must admit , ’ replies management , ‘ that I am making a good thing out of this , the best break we have had for years — you see , my methods of production are so cheap and efficient . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ I 'm riding a good deal . ’ |
| 7 | I 'm having a good time walking up and down here and being astonished that anyone could be so ignorant . |
| 8 | At times like that I feel I 'm doing a good job . |
| 9 | Instead , as I sat in my cabin moodily pouring another Freezobalm , I was facing a good chance of losing my valuable reputation as an interplanetary courier . |
| 10 | I was given a good hiding , which I deserved , but it made no difference . |
| 11 | ‘ Fortunately , I was given a good assessment on the first 45 minutes , and apparently the experiment proved I 'm very fit . |
| 12 | For my birthday in February I was given a good quality ‘ used ’ rowing boat . |
| 13 | Not the most exciting of prospects maybe but even so , I was having a good time . |
| 14 | A lot of things were happening , sometimes I was having a good time , sometimes it was ghastly , and I used to get totally paranoid smoking dope . |
| 15 | After thinking about it , Cameron replied , ‘ James , I was told a good thing once , by the sawyer at Bunarkaig . |
| 16 | I was carrying a good supply of handkerchiefs and managed to keep myself clean , but it was ten past eight before I had recovered sufficiently to move , with attendance at the concert now out of the question . |