Example sentences of "was [art] good [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was the bad gunslinger who was new in town , and the snot-faced boy who wore army boots but no socks was the good cowboy . |
| 2 | He looked anything but gratified , and she could only marvel at Araminta 's inability to see how unwelcome was the good fortune that had come to him . |
| 3 | Well , it was the good Lord who directed you to supply my need , no doubt , ’ said Father Kipling , a trifle mechanically . |
| 4 | in the pool there was a win in the Welsh Championships for Karen Rake of the Maxwell Club in Aylesbury … that was the good news … the bad news her time of 34.48 was n't good enough to qualify for the European Championships |
| 5 | Maybe the shepherd lad was the Good Shepherd himself . |
| 6 | Of course , it was a good toss to win and things might have been different if England had batted first . |
| 7 | When she realized I was a good thief and knew how to use a knife , she got to like me . |
| 8 | The former royal nanny insisted that Fergie was a good mum . |
| 9 | 2.75 was a good price , he is their second most expensive signing ( to Shearer ) , not bad for a midfielder with only 4 goals in 8 years . |
| 10 | Every month , we got this cost of living , course it did n't er it did n't er fluctuate like it did in more recent years , but it was a safeguard and we always got increases on top of that like piece work increase and and er it it was a it was a good union , it you know . |
| 11 | And when I hear that , when you 're working you 're talking as well and he , he , he was a good talker and , and he , you know , he was a good union , a good clever speaker and he impressed me . |
| 12 | It was a good voice , the Direktor thought grudgingly . |
| 13 | 'He was a good friend to me , ’ Richard said . |
| 14 | He was a good friend indeed . |
| 15 | I used to get them various gigs at the Marquee Club in Wardour Street and the Roundhouse , and some dates at universities throughout the country , but there was n't an awful lot coming in although I did succeed in getting him a TV appearance and the producer , who was a good friend of mine , said , ‘ I 'll not have this guy on my programme with long hair ’ . ’ |
| 16 | He was a good friend of Hans Sloane , on whose behalf Miller wrote with thanks for plants and later passed on a prescription for gout : patience and flannel . |
| 17 | Fernande Olivier , Picasso 's mistress , described him as stingy , but he was a good friend to Modigliani , encouraged him to paint and lent him colours , brushes and canvas . |
| 18 | It was not a question requiring an answer — Weasel was a good friend from art school days and often dropped in unannounced . |
| 19 | Bernard Lee [ who played M in the Bond films ] was a good friend of Trevor 's . |
| 20 | Jeremy was a good friend . |
| 21 | He was a good friend to me in difficult times . |
| 22 | He was a good friend of John 's , and I knew he would be totally committed . |
| 23 | He was a good friend to me . |
| 24 | He was a good friend , then and for many years . |
| 25 | He was a good friend of Benjamin Franklin and tried unsuccessfully in 1774–5 to mediate between Franklin and the government of Lord North to avoid the impending break with the American colonies . |
| 26 | It occurred to him for the first time that Celia would be a bad enemy , just as she was a good friend . |
| 27 | Eileen Harman , the Chief Executive 's secretary , was a good friend but an uncomfortable foe . |
| 28 | ‘ Hardaker was a good friend but he always said he 'd get me one day and eventually he did . ’ |
| 29 | There was a good selection of watches as well as evening handbags and many other attractive and original gifts , all at affordable prices . |
| 30 | Van Basten , who had the wind at his back , blew Napoli away and admitted : ‘ The first one was a good goal , the second swift , the third sweet and that fourth cunning . ’ |