Example sentences of "but [pers pn] [verb] a good [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You probably do n't want to see me this morning , but I 've a good reason for being here . |
| 2 | Well , I said the usual pompous things but I had a good laugh when she rang off . |
| 3 | But I dreamed a good deal . ’ |
| 4 | But I wanted a good shine on them . ’ |
| 5 | On one occasion he kicked at a fence which was enclosing a footpath , saying ' I have no respect for the Whigs , but I have a good deal of the Chartist in me' . |
| 6 | I have no clues about it , but I have a good vibe . ’ |
| 7 | My son was having trouble selling his car until he put a newly-worded advert in the local paper : ‘ … extortionately priced at £1,100 but I relish a good argument ! ’ |
| 8 | It 's bumpy , and demanding , but you get a good race on it . |
| 9 | She was not a beauty , it had to be said , but she had a good figure , enough sense to make a good wife and mother , was practical and kind-natured . |
| 10 | Aunt Emily was not exactly ill , at least she had no definable complaint , but she rested a good deal , more and more , and every day seemed happier to let Alexandra take over the household decisions . |
| 11 | But she needs a good bath when she gets home — because of the smell ! |
| 12 | But we had a good time and will definitely go again . |
| 13 | That was n't music , but we had a good time … and then , I do n't know , we do talk about other things , particularly I suppose the kind of fixes we 're both in . " |
| 14 | But we had a good time . |
| 15 | I know it 's an emotive subject but we have a good working relationship with the archaeological unit concerned . |
| 16 | But they wasted a good position at to two to lose the next eight for runs , the North Down bowlers sharing the wickets evenly . |
| 17 | But they made a good offer . |
| 18 | ‘ Those damned missionaries just about ruined everything , but they did a good job with the music . |
| 19 | Most of them were so badly damaged that they sank or were forced to withdraw as shell splinters cut their steering lines and tracer set fire to fuel tanks , but they gave a good account of themselves because the port was defended by well-sited , quick-firing guns used for anti-aircraft or anti-ship fire . |
| 20 | He had n't known where to go , but he had a good instinct for direct , and he 'd reckoned as how a gateway had to be in the shell , far away from the heat sink as could be . |
| 21 | Fred had been helping to rescue a family trapped in a cellar when a collapsing beam held him trapped by his left arm and leg for several hours , but he made a good recovery . |
| 22 | Nigel liked the sound of all that — he thought parts of her story might be an exaggeration — the Arab princes — but he recognized a good PR job when he heard one . |
| 23 | For much the same reason , you should never write a sentence like : ‘ B can argue that … but the argument will fail , ’ or ‘ B has committed such-and-such a crime , but he has a good defence . ’ |
| 24 | He drove his tee-shot right and into the rough , but he caught a good lie . |
| 25 | I designed the itinerary , of course , for high political resonance , but it seemed a good idea to take in beautiful towns and routes . |
| 26 | God knows why , because I was n't entertaining and I never went in pubs , but it seemed a good idea at the time . |
| 27 | How the British depended on tea — but it seemed a good idea . |
| 28 | I do n't know what animal it was , but it made a good meal . |
| 29 | ‘ Of course , he might not be geographically correct , but it makes a good story . ’ |
| 30 | I doubt that the public will think that the Bill goes far enough — but it makes a good start . |