Example sentences of "good [noun sg] of [num] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had to have travelled the better part of five miles cross country and another two from the edge of town in order to reach the Cathedral . |
| 2 | There was a good entry of nine pairs for both senior ladies/junior men 's , and senior men's/junior ladies sections . |
| 3 | Lord Wilberforce 's statement in Tameside , that the decision-maker should properly direct himself to the facts , provides a good example of one aspect of factual review which would allow the courts great latitude for substituting their view for that of the decision-maker . |
| 4 | In all , he spent the best part of four hours in the water , before meeting up at Gloucester Cathedral with the Bishop of Tewkesbury ( above ) , who had walked the 10 miles along the river bank ( a much more sensible idea ) , the culmination of a week-long pilgrimage around his diocese . |
| 5 | The daily drive to her surgery in south Bristol and then three or four home visits each day means the best part of 400 miles between pump visits . |
| 6 | He has a personal best tally of 9 goals in a match . |
| 7 | Robin Dew equalled his personal best time of 15.4 secs. in the colts 100 metres , taking fourth place , and in the long jump he was also fourth in an excellent 4 metres 15 , the BAF standard for this event and close to his personal best . |