Example sentences of "i [vb base] [verb] [art] good " in BNC.
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| 1 | Cos I mean get a good deal |
| 2 | " I really have n't any particular interest in the sale , except that I want to do the best that I can for this retired artist , Sam Mills , " he said . |
| 3 | I want to fight the best people and to be given respect for all the hard work I 've put into boxing , particularly in the gym . ’ |
| 4 | Fifth I want to achieve a better delivery system — more cooperation with the tax system and better management . |
| 5 | I want to bring the good bits of that system to Rangers . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ I 've got a visitor coming at six o'clock and I want to make a good impression on him — it 's twenty to four already . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ I want to have a good look round Mr Livesey 's rooms . |
| 8 | I want to have a good talk with Mr Makepeace and Mr Farraday … ’ |
| 9 | Had I met you sooner I doubt I would have entered into it , but Maud 's father is influential and I hope to gain a better position at the hospital on his recommendation . ’ |
| 10 | Bonanza Boy , one of my old favourites , has been a remarkable horse over the years and I am a touch sad in having to desert him for a horse I consider to have a better chance . |
| 11 | ‘ Shut up , Ed , ’ said Joey dispassionately , ‘ I like to hear a good story . |
| 12 | ‘ I like to have a good conversation with a boy . ’ |
| 13 | I walk a lot — I like to have a good hour 's walk each day if I can . |
| 14 | ‘ I like a drink and I like to have a good time ! |
| 15 | Like tea — we have the same brand each week — but if I know it 's cheaper in one shop I go into that shop , just to get that one thing — like I got it for 1 //6; this week and it 's usually 1 //11; — I like to get the best , but cheaper . |
| 16 | I remember feeling a good deal embarrassed , which he imperturbably pretended not to notice , thereby perhaps further teaching me a lesson in Eliot-etiquette , though he was the last person deliberately to make anyone feel uneasy . |
| 17 | One , not to erm , be involved at all , two to be involved , and I s think we should because we get very valuable information and help from them , but my own opinion , and I think I speak for my group , is that we do n't need to worry about having representation on the board , if we go for option two , which I believe represents the best value for money , but it 's up to this Committee to decide , and it 's in your hands . |
| 18 | Christians in particular have trouble with this part of the grief response because so often it seems that Christians are not meant to be angry — especially when the feeling is commonly directed towards God personally , as it were : ‘ I try to live a good life and see what He has let happen … |
| 19 | I do n't want to be like a film star , but I do want a better quality of life and I 've got that with H R T ! |
| 20 | I do like a good organist , particularly when a traditional organ is used . |
| 21 | ‘ I do like a good Jeffrey Archer , ’ said Hyacinth . |
| 22 | ‘ And , ’ went on Caspar , ‘ I do need the best . |
| 23 | Whilst I admit that not everyone of my class members have joined I do have a good percentage mostly I feel sure through loyalty to me as their teacher . |
| 24 | Steve Mclaren came back in , back back in I think did a good job , Mickey Lewis tackles and , and everything there , Les is a good pass the ball so , the three of them in there , er tomorrow night , should be able to pass the ball around . |
| 25 | ‘ I think having a good relationship is the most important thing in the whole world . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ I 've said a good many foolish things , but that crowns the lot . |
| 27 | I 've written a good deal about traps . |
| 28 | I 'll feel that I 've lost a good friend . |
| 29 | I 've lived a good life . |
| 30 | I really liked both of these guitars and would urge anyone to try one , but I 've saved the best news until last : just look at the prices … |