Example sentences of "we [vb past] a good [noun] " in BNC.

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1 We rode a good way along the track before Mandeville slowed , leaned over and talked quietly to Southgate .
2 After the meeting Mr Fallon said : ‘ We made a good bit of progress .
3 His favourite radio show was Ryuichi Sakamoto 's — ‘ He played everything from Indian music to Erik Satie ’ — so he sent Sakamoto a tape , who broadcast it twice , and ‘ we became a good relationship ’ .
4 We got a good session this afternoon
5 And we used to have a little card , when we went to church we 'd got put a little star , in the squares , and if we did n't go we got a good hiding .
6 We got a good dryer
7 We got a good response and came up with a group of suspects .
8 Well we got a good team .
9 We planned a good tour of the near peaks of Windermere .
10 Next day we found a good army doctor who examined Rachel and said with care she would soon be well , the M & B had done its work , and then to add to our trouble you all went down with scarlet fever — caught on the boat I expect .
11 We found a good site for the kit
12 In this study we found a good agreement between the two tests , particularly considering the fact that they measure two different variables — namely , bile acid losses and bile acid synthesis .
13 Unfortunately that was n't to be , I er we came a good second but there you go .
14 I like to think we achieved a good deal , though it was humble stuff compared to the Kat-Zet .
15 We achieved a better profile and there was more positive debate about recruitment and retention .
16 ‘ We knew it could work but we needed a better location and a lot of word of mouth . ’
17 We had a very good journey , and we chatted a good deal .
18 And we thought a good place to get Rice Crispies at Kwiksave
19 He said : ‘ The conditions were difficult for everyone and we took a good decision to wait until the last half-hour before doing our 12 laps .
20 We chose a good day to go as it was their pre-Christmas trip and we were served cake and liqueur !
21 I suppose we saw a good deal of each other , over the ensuing months .
22 I think we did a good morning 's work then .
23 On the journey , between lapses into contented silence , we spoke a good deal about The Criterion , the prospects of which were now less rosy .
24 We had a good session practising , and then to work .
25 Er , we had a good look at , at the figures , although they were n't totally finalized we had a pretty good understanding of the situation and I think it is highly unlikely that we would er , seek to re-open any negotiations .
26 We had a good journey but it was tiring .
27 Yeah , I said , I honestly ca n't believe , yeah , I said I though we had a good working relationship
28 We had a good field of fire all round in case the enemy came out of the sunken road or over the hedge .
29 A named 40-year-old nurse who was said to be his previous girlfriend for seven years was reported as saying about her sex life with the man : ‘ We had a good love life .
30 I was proficient at my job , so we had a good relationship .
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