Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb base] a good [noun] " in BNC.

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1 I mean a good film .
2 I thought to myself , ‘ Jimmy Dickinson does n't go abroad and certainly not to the States , so if I make a good job of it at Walton Heath I might be caddying for Sandy full-time in the future . ’
3 I make a good target .
4 But er we eventually beat it though and as I say a good colliery you could er you could beat 'em to it .
5 I go , I want a good reference .
6 ROS : I want a good story , with a beginning , middle and end .
7 I want a good suit .
8 I want a good marriage .
9 I want a good goalkeeper , a centre-back , midfielder and striker .
10 When my time comes , I want a good show
11 I would n't train full-time ; I thought : ‘ No , I want a good job . ’
12 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 ?
13 I want a good card here .
14 I put a good bit on there and soaked it let it soak in .
15 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 ! ’
16 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 .
17 I suspect a good deal , but by the time I 've tracked Garry down you 'll be an open book .
18 ‘ Look , ’ he said , ‘ I know a good tavern , is that enough ? ’
19 I I I know a good doctor
20 I like a good spread . ’
21 I like a good thriller myself but I never have time to read them . ’
22 Oh , I like a good laugh !
23 I like a good meal , and I 'm afraid I like I use , I , I , even the girls on
24 ‘ 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 .
25 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 .
26 I get a good discount with er Renault Peugeot .
27 I get a good view and I make the most of it .
28 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 .
29 I believe a good case could be made out for saying EITHER :
30 In a large frying or saute pan put a slab of butter ( I use a good quality butter and find that it pays to prepare 2 lb. at a time since it keeps almost indefinitely and is immeasurably superior to fresh butter for frying bread , croquettes , rissoles , fish cakes , veal escalopes , fish à la meunière and a score of other tricky cooking jobs ) .
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