Example sentences of "a good few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 31 | 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 . |
| 32 | 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 . |
| 33 | But it is quite right that Wales have decided you should have to live and play in the country for a good few years ’ . |
| 34 | But spend a good few years enjoying the practice rounds before they turn up . |
| 35 | It was n't that he was a good few years older than him or that , like Mick , he had been a working chap . |
| 36 | Worried that too many bands are getting signed ‘ took quick , before they can develop ’ , Tim is relieved that The Charlatans had a good few years under their belts . |
| 37 | ‘ Thanks to Mrs Ashley we employed more people , the weavers were paid overtime and we enjoyed an Indian summer for a good few years . |
| 38 | ‘ Oh , a good few years . ’ |
| 39 | We were neither of us getting any younger , but he was a good few years older than I and I was the one with the roof over my head . |
| 40 | Worried that too many bands are getting signed ‘ took quick , before they can develop ’ , Tim is relieved that The Charlatans had a good few years under their belts . |
| 41 | He adds : ‘ It has been a good few years since the snow has been this hard which means a lot of walkers are n't used to it . |
| 42 | Ah well it 's a good few years for this . |
| 43 | And yet … we 'd had such a good few days I suppose I wanted to keep the mood going . |
| 44 | Thousands of people trod through somewhat muddy conditions , Mickey was there , what were your thoughts Mickey , did you have a good few days ? |
| 45 | I 'd read about , I read erm read in erm some paper or other not so very long ago , about erm a funeral and the that was going along the road of course , and they came to a to a erm hotel and they were och , they were going for miles and miles and miles and they went into this hotel and the they party the funeral party went into the hotel and had a good few drinks and they were well away when they came out and they they they went away without the coffin , for two miles , two miles before they discovered that they did n't have the coffin . |
| 46 | Foley said nothing for a good few seconds . |