Example sentences of "[not/n't] [verb] [prep] a good " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nutty could not think of a good answer and nor could Mr Sylvester , so Nails was allowed to come . |
| 2 | Needless to say , this attitude did not make for a good marriage . |
| 3 | The only female character is Billy 's mother , who is not regarded as a good mother , neglecting her youngest son and having a succession of boyfriends . |
| 4 | Canadian Pound told a breakfast press conference for journalists : ‘ The best of riders can not win without a good horse — you could put a dog on a horse and it would still win . ’ |
| 5 | As Mr Cardinal had indicated , M. Dupont had not arrived in a good temper ; I can not recall now all the various things that had upset him since his arrival in England a few days previously , but in particular he had obtained some painful sores on his feet while sightseeing around London and these , he feared , were growing septic . |
| 6 | Opening a brewery at a time when Britain 's drinkers are supping less beer than they used to might not seem like a good idea . |
| 7 | It was not created at a good time for ballet music and these scores are relentlessly trivial . |
| 8 | Putting his arm around his wife 's shoulder , he added : ‘ When I came down the drive to see you I could n't think of a good reason to give you for splitting up . |
| 9 | I could n't think of a good reason why not so I ushered him towards the stairs and told him I lived in Flat 3 . |
| 10 | Post-punk criticism is still uneasy about music that is n't tied to a good intention or specific function , that is n't answerable to a community . |
| 11 | If you try to press petals from a rose that is still closed , the petals nearest the centre will be so tightly curled that they wo n't press into a good shape , and you will have wasted your rose . |