Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] a good [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 31 | ‘ I want a good suit . |
| 32 | I want a good marriage . |
| 33 | ‘ I want a good goalkeeper , a centre-back , midfielder and striker . |
| 34 | When my time comes , I want a good show |
| 35 | I would n't train full-time ; I thought : ‘ No , I want a good job . ’ |
| 36 | yeah , right okay then , we shall go , I hope the weather keeps up because I want a good week next week , we 're gon na work out where we 're gon na go for a couple of days are n't we ? |
| 37 | I want a good card here . |
| 38 | I learnt a good deal from him . |
| 39 | I put a good bit on there and soaked it let it soak in . |
| 40 | I received a good deal from Northants , including a testimonial after just five years . |
| 41 | My son was having trouble selling his car until he put a newly-worded advert in the local paper : ‘ … extortionately priced at £1,100 but I relish a good argument ! ’ |
| 42 | Sir , I , and I suspect a good number of other readers , was surprised to read some of the comments in your feature on page one of the issue dated 20 September relating to the GCR Gala Weekend of 14/15 September . |
| 43 | ‘ I suspect a good deal , but by the time I 've tracked Garry down you 'll be an open book . |
| 44 | I holed a good putt for a birdie at the first hole and that set me up , ’ she said . |
| 45 | ‘ Look , ’ he said , ‘ I know a good tavern , is that enough ? ’ |
| 46 | I I I know a good doctor |
| 47 | ‘ I like a good spread . ’ |
| 48 | I like a good thriller myself but I never have time to read them . ’ |
| 49 | Oh , I like a good laugh ! |
| 50 | I like a good meal , and I 'm afraid I like I use , I , I , even the girls on |
| 51 | ‘ It may be age , ’ he says , ‘ but I 'm rather drawn to adversity and I like a good wash-out ; but nothing happens here except a steady loss of money . |
| 52 | Clive , 28 , from Middlesbrough , Cleveland , said : ‘ I like a good sing-song when I 'm having a bath , but I do get a bit loud and the neighbours ca n't hear the telly . |
| 53 | I get a good discount with er Renault Peugeot . |
| 54 | I get a good view and I make the most of it . |
| 55 | On the 199 bus I sit upstairs where it 's smokier than at Victor 's but at least I get a good view of the streets below . |
| 56 | I spent a good while asking for something written down so that I could see what I was and was n't supposed to do , but that was a forlorn hope . |
| 57 | I believe a good case could be made out for saying EITHER : |
| 58 | I covered a good deal of ground rapidly but not running and caught up with the shapely backview of a dark-haired girl . |
| 59 | ‘ As expected in such a long-established market noted for its love of Queen 's Ware , I examined a good deal of cream coloured earthenware of 19th and early 20th century origin , ’ said Lynn . |
| 60 | I needed a good secretary . ’ |