Example sentences of "for [art] good few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I did n't think of anything for a good few hours , ’ he admitted throatily . |
| 2 | Foley said nothing for a good few seconds . |
| 3 | They were but it , well it was an event , a big event in , in the , among the younger people anyway in Brooks in Willenhall then and er it was really lovely , really lovely I forget if we had to pay to go in , but er we had er we saved up for a good few weeks before , so that we would have some money to spend at the Wakes it was one of the an event of the year then , but erm I used to like Willenhall Wakes and er I used to go dancing a lot well I was allowed to go dancing cos I 've always loved singing and dancing you see and er I was allowed but I had to be home before my father got home , but I was n't always . |
| 4 | The biggest developments in men 's fashion in the past few years — the explosion of sportswear in everyday clothes , the return of knitwear and the gradual softening of the suit 's construction — are more than likely to stay with us for a good few seasons yet . |
| 5 | Both are gigantic construction projects , needing a large number of people to pass through them to be profitable , and with neither of them is the full return projected for a good few years hence . |
| 6 | Other parents long for grandchildren but find that their children delay marriage , or else their career-minded daughters or daughters-in-law have no intention of starting a family for a good few years . |
| 7 | There 's no hurry for that now that the money 's been cut back , Mr Silver can go on economising on space and heat and lighting for his twelve women workers for a good few years yet , and in any case , no-one 's been round to check up on him for a long time now . |
| 8 | But it is quite right that Wales have decided you should have to live and play in the country for a good few years ’ . |
| 9 | ‘ Thanks to Mrs Ashley we employed more people , the weavers were paid overtime and we enjoyed an Indian summer for a good few years . |
| 10 | There ya go Mark , that should give you enough ammo for a good few months yet : - ) ) |