Example sentences of "[was/were] [pers pn] [art] good [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Were you a good girl ? |
| 2 | ‘ Were you a good parlourmaid , Sally-Anne ? ’ he enquired gently . |
| 3 | Not only was he a good judge of horseflesh , but he was capable of treating most ailments which occurred both in the hunters and the heavy farm animals . |
| 4 | Your father — was he a good husband to her ? ’ |
| 5 | ‘ Was he a good lover ? |
| 6 | ‘ Was he a good doctor ? |
| 7 | The boys liked Basil for they felt that not only was he a good teacher , he was also a man . |
| 8 | Was it a good buffet , yeah ? |
| 9 | was it a good influence , I mean do you think the magazines and the books did |
| 10 | Was it a good day out ? |
| 11 | In later recensions Hymes adds other features , for example key ( which involves evaluation — was it a good sermon , a pathetic explanation , etc. ) , and purpose ( what did the participants intend should come about as a result of the communicative event ) . |
| 12 | Was it a good decision to airfreight an order because we 'd messed things up on the plant ? ’ |
| 13 | Was it a good conversation , though ? |
| 14 | was it a good job Clare ? |
| 15 | Can , can I go back to er a question which , you asked was it a good thing |
| 16 | And I suppose , I mean if I was to answer the question was it a good thing I would have to say no . |
| 17 | ‘ Was it a good meeting ? ’ |
| 18 | ‘ Was it a good party ? |
| 19 | Was it a good ground to play on ? |