Example sentences of "she [vb past] [art] good " in BNC.
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| 1 | She led a good life . |
| 2 | ‘ She made a good job of it too , ’ Alec explained , adding like a good Scot , ‘ and of course there 's a small benefit to me because now I draw a rent allowance . ’ |
| 3 | As it was , she made a good show of appearing delighted . |
| 4 | Three loose hounds were in there ; one , she was sure when she got a good look , was a bitch , Wrathful , who had impressed her that memorable day last February . |
| 5 | Er now , I do n't know whether you 'll put this in your in your er talk , but er in Stapleford , if you er when you married , the girl got married er she got the good wishes of the er boss she worked with , in most of the industries , I 'm not saying all . |
| 6 | She built a good wood fire . |
| 7 | But as those boxing her in came away from the rails at the entrance to the home stretch she found a good run up the inside , and when Teleprompter ran out of stamina with just over a furlong to go Pat Eddery shot the favourite into the lead and made for the wire . |
| 8 | When Beatrice visited the canteen in October 1914 she found a good deal of atmosphere , although there was no beer or wine . |
| 9 | She played a good game of bridge with her neighbours . |
| 10 | ‘ I would n't let her trouble you , especially as I could tell she 'd no good news . ’ |
| 11 | Her parents would as lief have me as Humphrey , and she 'd a good deal rather . ’ |
| 12 | give her a wee drop later Jean cos she 'd a good walk this morning you know and er now those Bramleys up there , okay ? |
| 13 | Her reputation was established with the nine-volume Illustrations of Political Economy , and she received a good income from her magazine contributions which enabled her to go to America in 1834 . |
| 14 | Later she received a good luck token when she went on a walkabout in Glasgow 's George Square . |
| 15 | Sitting in her window , she commanded a good view of the vicarage garden and of the ‘ object ’ whose identity had been puzzling her for some days now . |
| 16 | Aunt Emily was not exactly ill , at least she had no definable complaint , but she rested a good deal , more and more , and every day seemed happier to let Alexandra take over the household decisions . |
| 17 | This was not quite so convenient for her , and she spent a good deal of time travelling back and forth in her carriage . |
| 18 | She spent a good deal on the house ; well , it was his house , she kept it up for him , even afterwards . |
| 19 | She spent a good deal — she always did that . |
| 20 | She spent a good deal of time in the kitchen and bullied Dora into showing her how to make bread and pastry ; she would take cookery books up to her room and study the methods of jam making and preserving fruit and vegetables . |
| 21 | Both the local people and the expatriate community had been happy to befriend the pretty blonde newcomer and her infant son , with the result that whenever Ashley came down to the village she spent a good proportion of her time chatting . |
| 22 | She relied a good deal on Lessing , whom she disliked but who had qualities that made him useful to her ; he was able to work out salaries , including those of his cousins in the Hampstead house , the expenses of running the theatre , lighting , heating , cleaning . |
| 23 | If a manager joins a sales team from another department where he or she enjoyed a good reputation , this v–ill go before them and influence the attitude of the team . |
| 24 | Usually she loved a good chat , specially with people from the services . |
| 25 | She needed a good diet sheet and daily workouts , Mary Rose decided , and began advising her how to go about it . |
| 26 | Painfully , looking up at him , she saw a good strong profile , sandy hair tipped with gold from the sun coming in through the lace-curtained window . |
| 27 | She liked a good blame and saw great possibilities in this one . |
| 28 | She did a good deal of field-work in the pubs of commuterland , achieving in her story ‘ Summer Schools ’ ( also in the 1958 volume ) an almost ‘ Gothic ’ horror . |
| 29 | And explain to her that although she did a good job with the Board of Directors , but erm , the ballbearings people wanted something different . |
| 30 | ‘ We showed her that videofit you issued , she said it was him , and she gave a good description of the lorry . |