Example sentences of "they [adv] [verb] a good [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | their high tea , were n't bothered about high tea , but still , er then , they 'd have , they might have a supper because she ai n't been a work , their elderly , they perhaps have a good tea , the they , they went to bed at nine and they said if I was reading something , they said , you know turn the gas out when you come up and , there you are well you can see , if one landlady gave me egg for me lunch that I had n't had , they not , they were n't gon na feed you up at supper time were they ? |
| 2 | They did n't ask for any money , they just wanted a good royalty and help with promotion . |
| 3 | Adolescents seem to find it harder , though , to relate to a step-father when they already have a good relationship with a non-custodial father . |
| 4 | However , they still represent a good reservoir objective and in this instance the presence of interbedded shales is a positive factor in terms of hydrocarbon trapping . |
| 5 | He should stop f—ing around with these crummy songs , write some real ballads , have his knowing smirk surgically removed and piss off to Vegas where they still appreciate a good singer and are willing to pay . |
| 6 | There were twenty five thousand , I , I would n't like to see twenty five thousand on that ground again , because I , I used to smoke at the time and we were packed that tight in the ground I could n't even get my hands down to my pockets to get a cigarette out , so the erm after the first few games they started to draw at home and then they seemed to lose the impetus and that they still held a good position in the league , but the following season Liverpool were in the second division at the time , and I , I went to that match and Walsall scored first through Colin and er , they went on to beat us six-one in the end . |
| 7 | What else they usually have a good laugh . |
| 8 | They usually have a good laugh sense of humour any of those . |
| 9 | They also made a good point , that all timber-frame houses should be formally recorded as such either by the NHBC or on the title deeds , ‘ so that people realise they are living in a timber-frame house and can take professional advice when making alterations ’ . |
| 10 | They probably need a good cry . |
| 11 | Charlie looked down and checked the length of his trousers : they now hung a good inch above the laces of his boots . |
| 12 | And she says they you know what I mean , they had a great they really had a good laugh . |
| 13 | They simply had a good time together without really asking too many questions about each other . |
| 14 | I 'm covered in a fine glossy sheen of drying mud so maybe they never got a good grip in the first place . |
| 15 | they never have a good word to say for each other ! |
| 16 | ‘ Gosh , they certainly did a good job on this . ’ |
| 17 | Many of them certainly need a good deal of instruction in the art of lecturing . |