Example sentences of "a good few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It 's a good few decibels higher out of doors . ’ |
| 2 | Oh yeah we 've got a good few mushrooms there . |
| 3 | Probably she would have a good few stories to tell about the world they had come from . |
| 4 | You 'll need come a good few times and give it three four six months . |
| 5 | ‘ Never tempted , ’ he replied , and while Fabia recognised that there would be a good few women sorry about that , ‘ Boyfriends ? ’ he queried . |
| 6 | You were John Mayall 's longest-serving side man , and must have seen a good few guitarists and drummers come and go … |
| 7 | No no , they will never make a price in Perth now you have terrified them , ’ and Cameron would have to spend a good few shillings to make the drove move on . |
| 8 | But there were a good few tears backed up my tracks and now was as bad a time as any . |
| 9 | We stood a good few minutes in the entrance hall , and a gentleman came through and smiled , and someone said it was Billy Graham , Mr Wogan 's other guest . |
| 10 | In Nottingham city centre though the Royal Hotel car park that 's fairly busy and there are still queues at both entrances of the Victoria Centre and it will take you a good few minutes if you want to get yourself parked in Trinity Square car park they 're still operating on a one out one in basis so obviously better to avoid that one if you want to get yourself parked up you can avoid those queues there 's plenty of room at the Stoney Street car park that 's in the Market there 's always the Fletchergate car park St James Street you 'll find that next to the Albany Hotel or you could er make your way to the Broadmoor Centre you wo n't have to queue to get in there . |
| 11 | After a good few minutes , I shattered this silence by asking what we should do . |
| 12 | Get a good few hours before light . |
| 13 | We did , however , both have a certain number of securities , and a good few hours were spent deciding which to sell . |
| 14 | You 're sure to spend a good few hours at the time playing this fun sports sim — so do n't for get the suntan oil ! |
| 15 | ‘ I did n't think of anything for a good few hours , ’ he admitted throatily . |
| 16 | The start was delayed for three hours partly because the bowlers ' run-ups were damp and partly because vandals , protesting about the omission of Deryck Murray , the local captain , had left wet patches on the pitch — and thrown a good few bottles around as well . |
| 17 | ‘ Not exactly the Spaniard who blighted my life , but he looked like he 'd blighted a good few others . ’ |
| 18 | He spurred onward a good few yards before he turned and shouted back over his shoulder : ‘ You 're always welcome with the Puckeridge at least ! ’ |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | I 've had a good few warming-pans in my bed over the years . |
| 22 | well he missed a good few hands did n't he ? |
| 23 | Mr Grey 's enthusiasm and energy for the entrepreneurial challenge was contagious , but one could nevertheless feel a good few heels digging in among the bookselling purists at the idea of running a hairdresser . |
| 24 | She could keep Judi out of it , but ruin a good few careers , businesses and marriages . |
| 25 | It will be a good few months — possibly more like a year — before Windows NT , the operating system with a Window face , comes along . |
| 26 | There 's a good few months ’ work , if i 'm any judge . ’ |
| 27 | There ya go Mark , that should give you enough ammo for a good few months yet : - ) ) |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | It is a good few years since most of them were serving , and the memories will soon be flooding back . |
| 30 | This breed can live to 14 years of age , so giving an adult a home should still promise a good few years of companionship . |