Example sentences of "good part of [pos pn] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The outcome ( perhaps this would have happened whoever had been at the Ministry of Labour ) was that most of the principal figures of the Government devoted a good part of their time to assisting Steel-Maitland in his job . |
| 2 | This gives sufficient protection for its ephemeral purpose but , after prolonged wetting , such materials are hopelessly weak , whereas natural celluloses retain a good part of their strength . |
| 3 | That is expensive and takes up a good part of our income . ’ |
| 4 | And it used to be , it killed off a good part of our business this year , we used to do a roaring trade in back-dated diaries with accountancy lawyers , and it 's all gone . |
| 5 | All right , yes , ’ knowing that she would n't be able to do it ; there were so many factors against it : the old woman along the corridor depending on her ; Charlie , who had given up a good part of his life waiting for her . |
| 6 | With hindsight it perhaps seems strange that one of the indisputably greatest figures in the whole of Western art devoted the better part of his life to sell-advancement , and to painting the King , his family , and their attendant dogs , dwarves and sycophants Certainly the irony of this , together with the fact that this inbred family of often considerable mental as well as physical fragility should have controlled the destiny of so vast an empire , is not lost on Gironella . |
| 7 | The bottom octave and a half of its compass is the best part of its range for everyday use . |
| 8 | Thirty pupils from Lark 's Rise primary school were given a green tour of the store to see how they protect the environment , but Laura , Gregory and Rose were clear about the best part of their day . |
| 9 | Geminis have dual personalities and I think you have the best part of their nature , while Dana has the rotten bits . ’ |
| 10 | Since he 's our landlord for best part of our grazing , we do n't have much option . ’ |
| 11 | But my 60 years at the farm were the best part of my life , and in spirit I am still there . |
| 12 | Nobody seemed to accept that I 'd been in charge of my own body and my own medication for the best part of my life ; they seemed to think that was a very strange idea . |
| 13 | And they 'll reach out to the best part of your body . |
| 14 | Rotting in prison for the best part of his life , or a dishonourable death at the end of a rope . |
| 15 | At the age of 77 he still trains regularly , keeping fit he says was the best part of his career . |
| 16 | At Sotheby 's New York on 21 October last , five clocks of second-rate quality ( the property of a collector who had already dispersed the best part of his collection ) sent auction prices rocketing . |