Example sentences of "[vb base] be [vb pp] [art] good " in BNC.

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1 However , until that stage is reached , all we can do is to ensure that the animals whose flesh we devour are given the best possible lifestyle and are then despatched as quickly and painlessly as possible .
2 ‘ They 've been gone a good while . ’
3 They 've been given a better education , a longer and healthier life and higher expectations , but no future .
4 Besides being allowed to play mistress of this house for years , you 've been given a good allowance .
5 NORTHERN Ireland butchers have been given the good news they can compete in a major English contest to find the country 's top sausage-maker .
6 LAURENCEKIRK , Turriff and East Wemyss Branches have been voted the best in Scotland — and the best in Britain — by Royal Bank customers .
7 No doubt they have been promised a good party in return .
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