Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] [art] good [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Becky 's not only made a good physical recovery , but a good emotional one as well . |
| 2 | ‘ I 'll send me husband , then , ’ she said , huffily , and went out vanquished , pausing only to give a good hard scratch to her left calf . |
| 3 | It 's small enough to carry on the hill , but the historical introductions get together to give a good potted history of the Golden Age of Alpinism . |
| 4 | Once you have mastered touch legering you will always be grateful you took the time and trouble to learn , for you will meet situations where , because of this experience , you are the only person catching fish on certain days when the fish are not biting boldly enough to give a good visual indication . |
| 5 | Just that it 's not big enough to have a good public library . ’ |
| 6 | And so did a good many people who I , I thought would never go . |
| 7 | I suggested that he might like to go and have a talk with his crew , I did not want to send him back to his squadron , but with a new navigator I believed he could eventually forge a good Pathfinding crew . |
| 8 | Mr Grey 's enthusiasm and energy for the entrepreneurial challenge was contagious , but one could nevertheless feel a good few heels digging in among the bookselling purists at the idea of running a hairdresser . |
| 9 | Well it 's good to see them in the bath anyway having a good good old splash about , you know ? |
| 10 | He thus had a good democratic claim to the office . |
| 11 | ‘ That first record was finally released a good 18 months later than it should have been , ’ said the source . |
| 12 | He had already established a good personal relationship with ( Sir ) Alexander Paterson [ q.v. ] , |
| 13 | It sounds convincing but , as I have already noted , most people who know a particular species well quickly develop a good intuitive sense from an animal 's bodily and facial postures of whether it is likely to attack or escape . |
| 14 | This breed can live to 14 years of age , so giving an adult a home should still promise a good few years of companionship . |
| 15 | Lou and I have always presented a good public face : we make a happily married couple , a busy professional pair ; she in the media — seen as a little suspect , a little too clever for her own good — he in the interpretive arts : sensitive , hard-working , dedicated : often away . |
| 16 | The match proved beyond any doubt that a good big 'un will always beat a good little 'un , despite Chang 's David and Goliath act in the semi-final on Saturday when he beat , from his tiny height of 5ft 10ins , the 6ft 5ins Croatian giant Goran Ivanisevic . |
| 17 | There is a commonly held belief in the horse world that a good big 'un will always beat a good little 'un . |
| 18 | Popular , smaller cars always hold a good second-hand value . |
| 19 | The Christian Church has always had a good many professing members who are rather like those disciples at Ephesus who , when asked by Paul , ‘ Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed ? ’ replied , ‘ No , we have never even heard that there is a Holy Spirit ’ ( Acts 19:2 ) . |
| 20 | Always carry a good sharp knife ( useful in emergencies for cutting free tangles and cutting ropes for short abseils ) . |
| 21 | They are rather slow-growing and usually take a good six months to reach 1″ . |
| 22 | The house still had a good warm loft , so we all used to sleep there . |
| 23 | He still had a good forty minutes to prove the power of diplomacy . |
| 24 | That still makes a good thirty years . |
| 25 | The two by one setting also knits a good sideways band . |
| 26 | I will also need a good black-and-white photograph ( face and shoulders ) . |
| 27 | He can switch tactics on demand and also has a good left jab , with a wicked right cross his most fearsome weapon . |
| 28 | She had also prepared a good packed lunch . |
| 29 | You also get a good decorative finish . |
| 30 | In all other cases , early notification to the client of any changes is necessary both to ensure a good continuing relationship and also to enable the client to adjust his scheduling of matters which have a bearing upon the task being performed by the surveyor . |