Example sentences of "or [adv] a good [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 If the above chord were required f or ff a good arrangement would be to replace the 1st trombone by a trumpet , and to lay out the chord thus :
2 But in this very satisfaction lies the difficulty that for twenty years or more a good deal of self-esteem and affirmation has depended upon the parenting role .
3 Mark could n't have got something ‘ better ’ , like a Knightsbridge or South Kensington church , or even a good country living .
4 One gets the feeling from Warnie 's diary , for example , that it was better to be a good Inkling than a good poet , or even a good man .
5 During the seventies , Lord Hailsham dismissed the place as ‘ arguably less persuasive than a powerful leading article in The Times , or even a good edition of Panorama . ’
6 All I can say is , I think they must never have spent a night in The Bar if they think that , or never a good night .
7 It is interesting to note that detailed cross-tabulations of the main survey data ( not included in Appendix 1 ) showed that in general people who consider credit to be ‘ occasionally necessary ’ ( rather than either convenient or sensible , or never a good thing ) were more likely to say that any of the types would be difficult to arrange .
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