Example sentences of "[art] [noun pl] a good [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now let's give the Canaries a good pasting . |
| 2 | Becky Crisp and Gill Sargent made some vital interceptions and Tracy Farrar continued to give the shooters a good service . |
| 3 | And the funny thing was , instead of being resentful of the changes , everybody seemed happier , seemed to have more sense of purpose , more enthusiasm for giving the guests a good time , instead of having one themselves . |
| 4 | Some of the things a good caddie was expected to know included a good knowledge of the game , to be able to advise the player on which club to use at any given moment ; a knowledge of the course , the length of its holes , its geography from tee to green and the subtleties and borrows of those greens , as well as the way it played in all weather conditions . |
| 5 | He also talks about the chicks a good deal . |
| 6 | Dad , is the Dambusters a good film ? |
| 7 | Immediately behind the Treib-haus a good footpath leads up to the left , soon passing into an asphalted track which enters the TreibSeelisberg vehicle road . |
| 8 | The two men ran off but , though they gave the troopers a good chase , were soon captured . |
| 9 | If you find the same language in distant countries , you may be sure that the inhabitants have been the same people , that is to say , if you find the languages a good deal the same ; for a word here and there being the same will not do . ’ |
| 10 | As you can see from the photos a good time was had by all ! |
| 11 | In fact , he had forced Bett to admit as much , but she had countered by claiming that nevertheless they should set the children a good example . |
| 12 | ‘ We thought we 'd denied the wolves a good meal . |
| 13 | The amateurishness of Will Hay does n't stop him winning over some Nazis , giving the others a good lesson in the English way of doing things , and bringing home their secret weapon in The Goose Steps Out ( 1942 ) . |
| 14 | The Whigs had recovered somewhat by 1705 , giving the Tories a good run for their money , and they actually won the Election in 1708 , although this was to be the only General Election they were to win under Anne . |
| 15 | The varied conditions over the week , biasing towards the lighter end , had given the sailors a good range without the Swedish walkover which seems to have become a regular feature of late . |