Example sentences of "he [vb past] a good [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At the same time , he made a good contribution on the difficulty in which Labour will find itself , if it is ever in government , with its massive plans for overspending . |
| 2 | Fred had been helping to rescue a family trapped in a cellar when a collapsing beam held him trapped by his left arm and leg for several hours , but he made a good recovery . |
| 3 | He suffered another attack of pneumonia and , on medical advice , he spent the winter of 1905–6 in Egypt , where he made a good recovery . |
| 4 | He made a good recovery and in February this year was able to undergo an operation to replace both hips . |
| 5 | He made a good world . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | He made a good living from his extensive knowledge of breakbeats and old funk records , and eventually Beats International evolved quite naturally out of his love of DJing . |
| 8 | He made a good living , and seemed resentful of his wife 's decision to take in a lodger . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | He became a good husband , quiet and kind , but his family were strong Methodists and were shocked that she smoked and had such a joy of life . |
| 11 | At Dulwich and Oxford University he was an excellent athlete and Rugby Union Player , while in later years he became a good club cricketer and a member of I Zingari . |
| 12 | And he , he got a good price for them with them being washed for to put potatoes in . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | True , he owned a good deal of this land and could stop any building on his own acres . |
| 15 | The dealer contemplated suing the recruitment agency until he found a better job . |
| 16 | He found a good job . |
| 17 | Finally , he devoted a good deal of attention to the problem of the implications of his general historical approach for understanding the character of Christianity itself , particularly in The Absoluteness of Christianity ( 1901 ; E.T . |
| 18 | He provided a better place , which the uneasy partner did not even want to look at , but admits could not be better . |
| 19 | He caught a good couple of pounds of roach on ledgered casters from bites that were all but invisible . |
| 20 | He drove his tee-shot right and into the rough , but he caught a good lie . |
| 21 | Gerald Ford , the leader of the Republicans in the House , ‘ might have become a pretty good Grand Rapids insurance agent ; he played a good game of golf , but he was n't excessively bright ’ . |
| 22 | I suppose he told a good tale and the boys let him in . |
| 23 | He deserved a better death . ’ |
| 24 | We arranged to meet outside his local church , and first of all he took us to a garage where he negotiated a good price for a new car battery ! |
| 25 | Wattana had beaten Parrott in four major events this season and he seemed a good bet to improve this record when he established a 2–0 lead . |
| 26 | Although he spent a good part of each year in England , he ruled in the personal manner of his father and great-uncle . |
| 27 | To correct the curve it was necessary to stretch the concavity and contract the convexity — in furtherance of which he spent a good deal of his time moving across the floor in a peculiar creeping posture , which Doctor Staples referred to as ‘ Klapp 's crawl ’ . |
| 28 | He spent a good deal of time in his satires , presenting himself as a satirist — unplaced , unpensioned , no man 's heir or slave he proudly describes himself as he tells us that he 's willing to lash out at even the most eminent public figures . |
| 29 | On the appointed day Modigliani appeared looking confident and distinguished in his cords and red scarf ; he ordered a good bottle of wine and began to rhapsodize about Gaby 's beauty and charm . |
| 30 | She added fanciful satyr 's curls — he enjoyed a good life , she thought fondly , and patted the damp cloth over it . |