Example sentences of "it [vb past] a good [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I would have turned down 2 million ( $3 million ) but when the bid nudged 3 million ( $4.5 million ) it became a good deal for us . ’ |
| 2 | It made a good reason for those excluded to dislike Miss Morgan , but it had been true any time these past two years . |
| 3 | It was unpopular politically , as it involved a good deal of compulsion , and did not survive the chaos of independence . |
| 4 | Never mind , it seemed a good story at the time . |
| 5 | God knows why , because I was n't entertaining and I never went in pubs , but it seemed a good idea at the time . |
| 6 | It seemed a good idea at the time . ’ |
| 7 | Wainfleet said : ‘ I told you , it seemed a good idea at the time . |
| 8 | It seemed a good idea at the time , and it was agreed that all the shareholders would get an instrument of any description . |
| 9 | It seemed a good omen for the stay in Bath . |
| 10 | But although his mind was detached from day-to-day events it brooded a good deal on longer-term considerations . |
| 11 | It was at this point that Laba had effected the only feasible escape procedure for such circumstances , although it required a good deal of luck . |
| 12 | It took a good deal of time for me and it to get together . |
| 13 | Mr Davies challenged the usual assumption that the line was a failure , pointing out that it did a good job for the district , particularly in transporting goods in the days before motor transport . |
| 14 | Though it gave a good account of itself , Dave gently persuaded the fish close enough to be lifted aboard the boat . |
| 15 | At first it appeared a good development for the island — the Germans promised to look after poor patients with tuberculosis and , in return , were given many favourable concessions such as duty-free importation of equipment and the right to expropriate land . |
| 16 | Frequently in trouble were ‘ foreigners ’ from East Looe who would cross the river to steal soil from the common ; presumably it had a good name for fertility . |
| 17 | However , this is the party that goes on about unemployment as though it had a good record on unemployment . |
| 18 | It had a good record during the later stages of the Battle of Britain , where it had produced Fighter Command 's only Victoria Cross of the war — Flt.Lt . |