Example sentences of "did [vb infin] a good [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For the dealer who did want a good price , the procedure became a matter of negotiation , and it paid him to buy the market-maker a drink sometimes . |
| 2 | Johnson finds fault justifiably with Woodhouse 's early verse ; however , Woodhouse did become a good poet , though there is no reason why Johnson should have foreseen this . |
| 3 | It was built relatively late , between 1844 and 1845 , and destined for a relatively short working life , but it did provide a good deal of employment for several decades . |
| 4 | Bridgend did score a good try through Gareth Thomas from a tapped penalty , while at the other end Jones should really have kicked a second penalty after Jenkins had been penalised for treading heavily on Yendle . |
| 5 | Yeah we did have a good afternoon . |
| 6 | Let Spencer help you , my dear , my youngest son always did have a good head for figures . ’ |
| 7 | Yeah he did have a good go at us through Shane . |
| 8 | In the end , I really did have a good time at College . |
| 9 | Actually I did have a good party once . |
| 10 | If TI did produce a good underwriting result , one would question whether TI was taking on any risk ? |
| 11 | He does remember Hollar from ten years ago and that he did get a good degree ( p. 52 ) , and his enthusiasm for the fact is indicated by the emphatic nature of his approbation — " Of course you did . |