Example sentences of "[adj] [coord] [prep] a good " in BNC.
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| 1 | This was true enough : the Company needed to sell about £100,000 of goods a year in West Africa to carry on enough trade to cover its fixed costs for shipping and for its forts ; it was never able to manage this and in a good year it could only take about 6,000 slaves across , which might be worth £90,000 . |
| 2 | On the other hand he was proud of what he was up to , and it was exciting and in a good cause ; so he talked about it . |
| 3 | It had surprised Ruth that the Carsons should choose to live in a boarding-house , until she discovered that in New York it was quite the thing-always supposing that the establishment was high-class and in a good locality . |
| 4 | On Sunday we rose early and after a good breakfast were eager to get out on the hills . |
| 5 | The rooms in Hotel Portals are comfortable and of a good standard with private facilities and balcony . |
| 6 | ‘ I use two amps on stage , switching between the two : a Marshall , which is set quite low but with a good , meaty kind of sound , and a reissue Fender blackface Twin Reverb set up with a cleaner sound and vibrato if I want it . |
| 7 | Even the poorest of communities have down through the years made great sacrifices to ensure that the ‘ House of God ’ has been kept neat , tidy and in a good state of repair . |
| 8 | There is a nicely furnished bar area with a terrace and the rooms are large , airy and of a good standard . |