Example sentences of "[subord] i [vb past] a good " in BNC.
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| 1 | I had the opportunity to visit the north-west on Monday , where I found a good deal of buoyancy and confidence in the future of the north-west and of the country as a whole . |
| 2 | By now my courage had failed and I had to be helped up the steep , wooden steps , the executioner 's assistants whispering that if I made a good show they would make sure I would choke for no more than ten minutes . |
| 3 | He had wanted to know if I knew a good cardiologist , because he had a granddaughter with a rare heart condition who needed an operation , or else in a year 's time she would have died . |
| 4 | I 'd be quite happy to go to work if erm if I had a good job and my boyfriend stayed at home , that 'd suit me fine ! |
| 5 | I did however , have a shaky start with casting on , but I read the instruction book , back to front and upside down until I had a good idea of what I was doing , resulting in two 4-ply cardigans for my eldest two grand-daughters . |
| 6 | But erm perhaps because I had a good , I do n't know . |
| 7 | Because I meant a good deal , as a matter of fact . |
| 8 | But I 've only been there one day — half a day , really , since I took a good bit of time off this afternoon to talk to you . |