Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun sg] [verb] [art] good " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It has been my privilege to see the best of England over the years , sir , within these very walls . ’ |
| 2 | I turned round in my seat to get a good view . |
| 3 | But yesterday she said : ‘ My boss said the best thing would be to get back to work as normal and I feel better for coming in straight away . ’ |
| 4 | The majority opted for the visit and in my opinion made a good choice . |
| 5 | My group has a good sense of teamwork . |
| 6 | For the first time ever , my pride got the better of me and I desperately looked round for some means of defending myself . |
| 7 | ‘ But remember , Pip , my father had a good heart . ’ |
| 8 | He was another butcher , you see , he bought the other cart and my father kept the best , this cart you 've got was the best cart , yeah . |
| 9 | The apostle Paul , he says , I know that in me , that is in my flesh dwells no good thing ! |
| 10 | Her hand waved in front of her and she said : ‘ My daughter wrote the best art book ever written . |
| 11 | ‘ I know I 'm no angel , Robyn , I know my temper gets the better of me at times , but you must understand the pressure that I was under too . |
| 12 | It would be my turn to get the good stuff . |
| 13 | ‘ There 's a speed limit in this city , sir , and as an officer of the law it 's my duty to set a good example . ’ |
| 14 | A few minutes later , when Nelly was preoccupied , I 'm sorry to say my cowardice got the better of me and I crept out of the room , down the stairs and ran off home . |
| 15 | My dad 's pleased with the compact disc , erm , my dad appreciates a good sound do n't he ? |
| 16 | But after a bit my curiosity got the better of me and I spread my fingers slowly to peep through . |
| 17 | I heard the clock strike each successive hour , and I fear my mother fared no better , for she had promised to wake her ( in ordinary circumstances ) sleepy-headed son . |
| 18 | Well I think my mother did a good job but my father was an alcoholic and that 's , that made a difference , not just to him but to the entire family and I think probably to my own children . |
| 19 | Kathleen flushed and was angry with herself for it and for allowing her sister to get the better of her again . |
| 20 | We are used to everyone saying that their horse has a good temperament , but what is the temperament of a horse ? |
| 21 | Most people who take photographs of their lovemaking have the good sense to review such wanton moments in private . |
| 22 | Women may have problems keeping weight down at the time of the menopause and after , and men and businesswomen have their own difficulties if their work involves a good deal of sitting at a desk or car wheel , and giving or receiving hospitality lunches . |
| 23 | Every child has a right to the best education and every parent should be confident that their child gets the best start in life . |
| 24 | By the fifth week , La Croix was linking names of bishops with the general gist of what they had said in the debates : its editor had the good fortune himself to be a peritus . |
| 25 | ‘ In America they 're more honest about their failure to produce a good figurative artist . |
| 26 | Fortunately it was a price she could afford , and she had made the arrangements , coming back to her room to eat the best meal and sleep the best sleep she had done for quite a while . |
| 27 | Her animosity did her throbbing head no good at all . |
| 28 | ‘ I 'm sure he 'll get in touch with you as soon as he can , ’ said Melissa , trying not to allow her irritation to get the better of her . |
| 29 | Their navy wants the best and it has placed £2 billion of orders in Europe since the Falklands war . |
| 30 | Good managers everywhere know that they need to look both inside and outside their organisation to get the best deal for the citizens who use their services . |