Example sentences of "[vb past] him [art] good [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I patted Armstrong 's stubbly radiator and promised him a good clean-out . |
| 2 | Eventually , it was David who found him a good ship and carefully guided him through the process . |
| 3 | As Gloucester 's power grew , it made him a better lord for the affinity as a whole . |
| 4 | As Gloucester 's power grew , it made him a better lord for the affinity as a whole . |
| 5 | ‘ He 's very sharp , and it took him a good while to accustom himself to the flowers , the boards , the judge 's car , or the judge 's box and all the rest of it . |
| 6 | It contained four sheets of paper closely covered in unfamiliar handwriting , and it was a measure of how relaxed he was that it took him the best part of a minute to realise that he was holding a copy of the letter written by Ruggerio Miletti to his family three days previously . |
| 7 | The journey took him the better part of an hour , due to delays on the Tube , but now , as he walked from the station , he felt a curious mixture of elation and anxiety . |
| 8 | Perhaps it was an omen when the woman on television 's Sport In Question last week , who had joined in the rebuke of his kicking against the French , sent him a good luck telegram on Saturday . |
| 9 | If she sprang up and gave him a good shaking , every bit of public sympathy would be on his side . |
| 10 | After an hour he came to a small roadside inn that stood on the crest of a shallow hill and , twisting in his saddle , he saw that the inn gave him a good view of the road right to the horizon so that he would see any French pursuit long before it represented any danger . |
| 11 | They gave him a good room , and ‘ here therefore we settled , ’ he said , ‘ and did not spoil the present hour with thoughts of departure . ’ |
| 12 | This , he says , gave him a good grounding . |
| 13 | I do n't think there is any question about that , and I feel like we gave him a good shot at staying alive . |
| 14 | It gave him a good feeling , it was satisfying , just to think as he walked up the stairs , those floors are mine , this carved wood , these moulded ceilings . |
| 15 | I gave him a good going-over , I can tell you . |
| 16 | And in return , no doubt , you gave him a good time in bed ! ’ |
| 17 | This , he says , gave him a good overview , knowledge of accounts as well as auditing , and a chance to get to know the management teams . |
| 18 | In one of his rare public reflective moments , he looked back on the three women in his early life , Mud , Lorraine and June , with gratitude because they gave him a good start , independence and the belief that he could always take care of himself , come what may . |
| 19 | Leonora escorted him up the massive oak staircase to his room at the back , wished him a good night 's sleep and walked slowly back along the landing . |
| 20 | This time , at the bedroom doors , the man waxed a little more bold when Mariot wished him a good night 's sleep . |