Example sentences of "[vb past] for a good [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Scott inherited the family estate in 1596 , but from 1612 until towards the end of his life he lived for a good part of the year in Canterbury . |
| 2 | Your father worked for a good man . ’ |
| 3 | They had all the grain of which they needed for a good breakfast to finish |
| 4 | This remarkable event , as unlikely as a Papal Bull encouraging polyandry , we took for a good omen . |
| 5 | one Friday , having done my weekend cleaning and baked a batch of bread during the day , I hoped for a good night 's rest , but I scarcely had retired before my labour began . |
| 6 | Back home safely , I made a cuppa and sat for a good hour revelling in my favourite magazine . |