Example sentences of "[pron] [noun sg] [verb] [art] good " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ It has been my privilege to see the best of England over the years , sir , within these very walls . ’ |
2 | I turned round in my seat to get a good view . |
3 | But yesterday she said : ‘ My boss said the best thing would be to get back to work as normal and I feel better for coming in straight away . ’ |
4 | The majority opted for the visit and in my opinion made a good choice . |
5 | My group has a good sense of teamwork . |
6 | For the first time ever , my pride got the better of me and I desperately looked round for some means of defending myself . |
7 | ‘ But remember , Pip , my father had a good heart . ’ |
8 | He was another butcher , you see , he bought the other cart and my father kept the best , this cart you 've got was the best cart , yeah . |
9 | The apostle Paul , he says , I know that in me , that is in my flesh dwells no good thing ! |
10 | Her hand waved in front of her and she said : ‘ My daughter wrote the best art book ever written . |
11 | ‘ I know I 'm no angel , Robyn , I know my temper gets the better of me at times , but you must understand the pressure that I was under too . |
12 | It would be my turn to get the good stuff . |
13 | ‘ There 's a speed limit in this city , sir , and as an officer of the law it 's my duty to set a good example . ’ |
14 | A few minutes later , when Nelly was preoccupied , I 'm sorry to say my cowardice got the better of me and I crept out of the room , down the stairs and ran off home . |
15 | My dad 's pleased with the compact disc , erm , my dad appreciates a good sound do n't he ? |
16 | But after a bit my curiosity got the better of me and I spread my fingers slowly to peep through . |
17 | I heard the clock strike each successive hour , and I fear my mother fared no better , for she had promised to wake her ( in ordinary circumstances ) sleepy-headed son . |
18 | Well I think my mother did a good job but my father was an alcoholic and that 's , that made a difference , not just to him but to the entire family and I think probably to my own children . |
19 | Kathleen flushed and was angry with herself for it and for allowing her sister to get the better of her again . |
20 | Dr P 's argument disguises the reality that , as has been pointed out by writers as diverse as Spender ( 1981a ) and Eagleton ( 1983 ) , only a small group of people , historically , have participated in deciding which literature gets the best ‘ results ’ . |
21 | We are used to everyone saying that their horse has a good temperament , but what is the temperament of a horse ? |
22 | Most people who take photographs of their lovemaking have the good sense to review such wanton moments in private . |
23 | Women may have problems keeping weight down at the time of the menopause and after , and men and businesswomen have their own difficulties if their work involves a good deal of sitting at a desk or car wheel , and giving or receiving hospitality lunches . |
24 | Every child has a right to the best education and every parent should be confident that their child gets the best start in life . |
25 | This exchange has established some facts about where the snow is likely to be found and which terrain gives the best ski running . |
26 | By the fifth week , La Croix was linking names of bishops with the general gist of what they had said in the debates : its editor had the good fortune himself to be a peritus . |
27 | ‘ In America they 're more honest about their failure to produce a good figurative artist . |
28 | Fortunately it was a price she could afford , and she had made the arrangements , coming back to her room to eat the best meal and sleep the best sleep she had done for quite a while . |
29 | Her animosity did her throbbing head no good at all . |
30 | ‘ I 'm sure he 'll get in touch with you as soon as he can , ’ said Melissa , trying not to allow her irritation to get the better of her . |