Example sentences of "it was [pron] good [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Extract from a letter received from an ex-member of the Womens Royal Air Force after a period of convalescence at Richard Peck House ‘ It was my good fortune to be given a period of convalescence at Richard Peck House after major surgery . |
2 | It was my good fortune to see a lot of Emily Carr and to be counted as a friend , for she claimed she had only a few . |
3 | Thomas Sopwith FRS describes what one of the meetings was like : ‘ In the month of September 1856 it was my good fortune to receive an invitation from Dr John Lee . |
4 | The head of the Branch is the Chief Inspector , and it was my good fortune to hold that position from January 1974 until August 1981 . |
5 | John was a cardmaker , and yet it was his good fortune to have depended on parish relief rather less often than some ; he and his family needed a brief period of support in the famine period of 1801–2 , when they were allowed 2s. a week , later reduced to 1s. , until payment stopped on 9 March 1802 . |