Example sentences of "[subord] he [verb] [art] good " in BNC.
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| 1 | After that no studio would touch him , although he made a good living as an actor and was even reunited with Gloria Swanson to recount more glorious days in Sunset Boulevard . |
| 2 | Although he spent a good part of each year in England , he ruled in the personal manner of his father and great-uncle . |
| 3 | because I wanted gravy on the chicken so he had a good taste |
| 4 | The dealer contemplated suing the recruitment agency until he found a better job . |
| 5 | He sounds like he needs a good rogering to wake him up . ’ |
| 6 | So I told him to take these tablets and says if he felt no better he 'd better get to doctors , well he did n't even move out of bed , apart from summat to eat |
| 7 | If he had a good fairy on hand he would ask her to wave her wand and change British spending habits . |
| 8 | ‘ What will he do , ’ yelled Rafiq , as if he had a good answer to this question , ‘ when he comes ? ’ |
| 9 | I 'll say if he gets a good show we 'll see you right . |
| 10 | It was as simple as if they 'd asked him if he knew a good plumber . |
| 11 | See diversion sign and ask B if he knows the best way around it . |
| 12 | The enemy has a chance to out-fly you , and if he has a better machine he will probably kill you . |
| 13 | I always thought , if he marries a good girl , it 'll maybe settle him . |
| 14 | ‘ A lunatic who would n't let a bunch of bionic reptiles loose unless he had a good reason . ’ |
| 15 | and that 's a bargain , and se you know these reps would come round selling this that and the other and if , you could only see samples after , would n't touch it with a barge pole like you know , yeah I 'll have that , that 's all but that 's because he had a good grounding |
| 16 | It became clear to me at Blackpool that there was considerable support for Alec , partly because he made a good speech on foreign policy , partly because he took the chair at my meeting in his capacity as President of the National Union , and partly because of lobbying by back-benchers who saw him as the best compromise candidate . |
| 17 | Neil Cardow , 25 , had knifed John Kerr , 24 , nine times after he got the better of Cardow in a fight . |
| 18 | Just before he got a good grip he went , he got a grip and he was just about to squeeze this , I went I sort of went of tiptoes and I goes , I 'll let it slide this time . |
| 19 | He must n't be expected to make an effort when he does n't feel like it , he must n't risk being hemmed in or bored , but everyone has to be ever so careful of his feelings , poor sensitive soul , and when he wants a good fuck he comes to obliging loving little Ruth because he can relieve himself and have his morale boosted without having to do a damned thing about it but get himself into your bed . ’ |
| 20 | His taste in films , plays , books and music was far more decided than her own , though she would not admit that it was superior : she thought that , given time , she could outdo him , but as he had a good start on her in time , she was glad to listen to him . |
| 21 | ‘ What 's the sauce ? ’ he asked , as he enticed a good size portion on to a plate . |
| 22 | The world champion elect , seeking his first victory in Australia in his final Formula One race before switching to Indycar racing in the United States next year , dominated the session as he clocked a best time of one minute 13.732 seconds on the 3.78km track in his Williams Renault car . |
| 23 | Verse 12 says : ‘ They believed Philip as he preached the good news of the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ [ and ] they were baptised . ’ |
| 24 | He was a contented man for he had a good wife , a prosperous farm in Upper Caversham some four miles from Reading market , had had a good season and a financially successful day . |
| 25 | Though he travels a good deal in his job as an engineering manager , he could now enjoy the prospect of climbing , walking and fishing in the beautiful scenery he loves . |
| 26 | Though he has a good deal of contact with senior officials ( and in the northern agency spends most of his time at headquarters ) he has a strong loyalty to the field officers in his area , retaining from his own earlier experience as a field officer what he feels to be a sympathetic understanding of practical problems . |
| 27 | Klein advanced Gentle five hundred pounds to pay the rent on the studio , and left him to it , remarking only that Gentle was looking a good deal better than he 'd looked previously , though he smelt a good deal worse . |