Example sentences of "[vb past] good [noun sg] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He says ‘ His rules made good sense then and they make better sense now as the pressures grow inexorably , yet they have been ignored in certain sensitive areas , with results which are both plain and heart-rending to see . ’ |
| 2 | Initially , partly sheltered by the great landmass of North Uist , we made good progress southwards . |
| 3 | He waited until they were lost to sight beyond a fold of ground and a belt of trees , and then made good speed down to the little river , splashed through it where the banks were level and firm , and climbed the slope on the other side . |
| 4 | He made good speed down to the river , and then there was a path to aid him as far as the mill . |
| 5 | The snow improved as the slope steepened and I made good time up the 100 metres to the ridge top and along to the ‘ summit ’ . |
| 6 | They made good time thereafter , considering the darkness , encountering no problems . |
| 7 | He rewarded good service generously but not extravagantly . |
| 8 | BBC1 screened Good Morning Yesterday , first seen on BBC2 and the origin of the series The View from Daniel Pike . |
| 9 | Of course the Athenians took good care not to be wrongfooted morally : hence a religious aspect was needed for the punishment of an ostensibly religious offence . |
| 10 | Now , there are quite a number of reasons for this and the good news , I think , that I bought good news again this morning is that presentations both about budgets er , and about what we do wi with the small churches is , er , could be some of our salvation . |
| 11 | I think you did good timing today . |
| 12 | There was nearly a hundred quid in there — we did good business yesterday morning . |
| 13 | A sole unit that blended good adhesion both uphill and down with the shock-absorbing characteristics of the chamfered heel of the K-SB3 was Berghaus 's Trionic , which appeared in late 1983 . |
| 14 | She got home quickly , smoothly , easily , said good night politely , and went in and firmly shut the door . |
| 15 | We had good weather apart from one day of heavy rain . |
| 16 | So James had good reason not to trust a local market in tobacco , and to believe that he would do better if he kept it as a commodity to be imported and to pay duty accordingly , mainly at London and Bristol . |
| 17 | But very occasionally we used to get somebody who wanted to talk to us and had good reason not to talk to the Feds or Charlie , and the simplest thing was to slip him into Canada and cite the OldCommonwealth-Pals Act . |
| 18 | After sitting in the stalls and watching the summer show , the other two were convinced that they had good reason enough to want him . |
| 19 | I had good reason then to suspect that it could well be . |
| 20 | Chapman valued good sportsmanship highly , and still liked to be a good sport himself . |