Example sentences of "a good [det] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I think that the hon. Gentleman forgets that a good many operas are based on poetry — for instance , ’ Gawain ’ , ’ Orpheus and Euridice ’ and ’ Dido and Aeneas ’ . |
| 2 | It does not mean greatly more than it says , as a good many philosophers have seemed to think , and as surveys of their theories indicate . |
| 3 | A good many women have never experienced orgasm at all , although this is generally due to personal impediment or lack of expertise and consideration on their partner 's part . |
| 4 | As is usual among deviations , most men and a good many women have some fetish object or objects which provide them with sexual stimulation and can increase the enjoyment of sexual activity . |
| 5 | Each time there was a pause in his routine and he had time to think , the Captain was reminded that there were a good many things about this case that did n't ring true . |
| 6 | I lack a good many things , but money ai n't one of 'em . |
| 7 | ‘ If I told you that you had a good many things I am interested in ? ’ |
| 8 | But America 's top shops are learning to apply their bar-code data in ways that might surprise a good many customers who shop more often than Mr Bush — and that signal big changes ahead for store managers , as well . |
| 9 | A good many herbs have coloured leaves , and such plants can be distributed in the border to blend with the colours of flowering herbs and to provide a display when they are not in bloom . |
| 10 | Another point which should not be overlooked is that Committee papers are read by a good many Ministers who do not attend the meetings , and these papers are often the only means they have of keeping themselves abreast of developments in policy . |
| 11 | A good many parents know exactly how she felt and could echo the same sentiments . |
| 12 | As to the much discussed pearwood wall panels , Italo Rota explains : ‘ We were looking for a simple idea that would allow visitors who had already looked at a good many paintings to connect some of them with unfamiliar settings ; the art of memory tells us that it is easier to retain images in one 's head if one can link them to a specific space ’ . |
| 13 | ‘ I have wasted a good many minutes hunting about the front . ’ |
| 14 | Dulles replied that a good many countries in the world saw themselves the same way . |
| 15 | Similar diagrams to show the periods of flourishing of various natural groups were used by Richard Owen , Darwin 's chief adversary in England ; illustrations which look Darwinian may not be so in fact , but merely indicate that contemporaries were all wrestling with similar problems , and were sharing a good many assumptions . |
| 16 | His legacy wo n't last forever , and I 'm prepared to overlook a good many faults , business-wise , for my sister 's sake . ’ |
| 17 | He had charred a good many slices of bread and sent several up in flames before he discovered this simple device . |
| 18 | A good many bills , public and private , quite apart from the major one intended to revise in a parliamentary way the Instrument of Government , were introduced and pursued , as Goddard , who was a conscientious attender , suggests , mostly without acrimony , though references to ‘ the court party ’ and ‘ the soldiery and courtiers ’ indicate underlying partisanships . |
| 19 | This — masked in various ways — is at the root of a good many problems which demand attention from social workers and all too often the manner in which it develops runs along sexual lines , especially with girls . |
| 20 | Like a good many others , I had one pair of lace-up shoes for winter and a pair of sandals for summer , and that was it . |
| 21 | ‘ So were a good many others . ’ |
| 22 | I reckon he was trapped at last , like a good many others . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ A good many times before I 'd believe you . |
| 24 | They moved across to the bar together , and the stranger explained , ‘ No , we 've not met , but I 've watched you a good many times — in the ring . ’ |
| 25 | I played on there a good many times . |
| 26 | A good many members and officials not only said so , but acted in that manner . |
| 27 | That I know is the very strong view of my Right Honourable Friend , the Home Secretary and indeed , also amongst a good many members in another place and indeed in Your Lordships House . |
| 28 | A good many boys and girls had joined the crowd now and shouts of laughter broke out as a few of them came out from the gate in the kitchen-garden wall , their hands full of ripe peaches , their chins dripping with juice . |
| 29 | The cast could n't have come from Stavanger 's teeth : he was wounded in the mouth by a piece of shrapnel during the war , and lost a good many teeth , with the result that he wore a plate with artificial teeth in both upper and lower jaws . |
| 30 | A good many stars have booked themselves into clinics because of drink or drug addiction . |