Example sentences of "[be] [vb pp] a good " in BNC.
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| 1 | As it is , having escaped this poisoned chalice and been given a good excuse to get rid of a woefully implausible leader , it is still very much in business to fight another day . |
| 2 | Besides being allowed to play mistress of this house for years , you 've been given a good allowance . |
| 3 | ‘ And I 've not been given a good reason for it . ’ |
| 4 | Marxism and Existentialism have exercised the greatest influence upon theology , while in addition the general question of how far theology should permit itself to be influenced by philosophy has also been given a good deal of attention . |
| 5 | The single women who hitherto had been considered a good influence on the girls were relegated to obscurity whilst the married heterosexual women were left to emerge as the ( acceptable and healthy ) role models . |
| 6 | We might even have had a decent election and the country might have been saved a good deal earlier , but everyone knows that that is how we got here . |
| 7 | These B flat/F trombones are used a good deal by tenor trombonists too , but the bass trombone is made with a wider bore which improves the tone on the low notes . |
| 8 | No doubt they have been promised a good party in return . |
| 9 | ROBERT LEE has been promised a good reception today when First Division leaders Newcastle visit promotion rivals Charlton . |
| 10 | Earlier , Nina had been stretched a good many notches too tight ; now , she had snapped , and was flapping limply . |
| 11 | On their return home after a day 's work they must then be given a good if not excessive meal . |
| 12 | ‘ He said what I needed was throwing on the floor and to be given a good seeing to , ’ she told the Norwich hearing . |
| 13 | Earthworms obtained in this way should be given a good rinse immediately — but use of the dilute permanganate solution does not damage the lawn and the well rinsed earthworms are perfectly safe to feed to fish . |
| 14 | ‘ The last I heard was that he was to be given a good education at the public school which Sir Philip 's son was attending . |
| 15 | Cast iron systems should be regularly painted ( gloss paint outside , bitumastic paint inside ) to prevent corrosion , and all gutters should be given a good clean out every autumn to get rid of leaves , dirt , moss and tennis balls . |
| 16 | However , the fact that the LEA has a no-redundancy policy would not , in itself , be considered a good reason for deducting the costs of dismissal from a school 's budget share . |
| 17 | Athey , though having been exposed as a poor leader , could also , like Allan Lamb , be considered a good number two . |
| 18 | The actor can play a different person each month and still be considered a good actor . |
| 19 | In general , the baby 's wishes had tended in the past to be suspect , and the mother had been expected to look for some non-permissible motive behind them , in the form either of dangerous ( probably erotic ) impulses or of a rebellious determination to dominate the mother-in either case , constant control of the child was called for , and only the baby who had submitted himself completely to the mother 's control could be called a good baby . |
| 20 | Empingham netted its owner £40 a year , and up and down the kingdom could be found a good many manors worth at least as much . |
| 21 | I 'm sure he 's done his England career a load of good … he 'll be concidered a good footballer now he 's at Rovers ( even though he 'll be doing eaxctly what he was at Leeds ! ! ! ! |
| 22 | ‘ They 've been gone a good while . ’ |
| 23 | That sparked off celebrations with manager Lennie Lawrence being given a good soaking as his team showed how they felt about the end to a successful season . |
| 24 | England 's second encounter with West Indies was at Adelaide , where they were given a good start of 121 by Broad and Athey . |
| 25 | The Gods were banished to high places , men were re-created a good deal smaller , and much of the old wild magic was sucked out of the earth . |
| 26 | There 's a man-track in fact , there are several — and they look as though they were used a good deal . |
| 27 | The tort has been extended a good deal since Lumley v. Gye and in its modern form its requirements may be summarised as follows . |
| 28 | The newspaper was demanding that the public be given a good show for their money : ‘ It is still necessary to ask ourselves whether we are getting value for money . |
| 29 | Yet every now and again a student emerges who shows exceptional talent and it is quite natural that a drama school will make sure that his/her ability is given a good stretch in public with a major role , perhaps playing Hamlet or Hedda Gabler . |
| 30 | If a man lies on the ball and is given a good rucking he will think twice about doing it next time . |