Example sentences of "[was/were] [adv] a good " in BNC.
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| 1 | They were still a good distance off , at least a half-mile , and were not yet any threat to the Prince 's troops . |
| 2 | We were quite a good example with Habitat merging with Mothercare and then taking on Richard Shops , Heals and eventually BHS , all done extremely amicably . |
| 3 | Jumpers and frocks which were quite a good fit . |
| 4 | Oh , what pleasure would it be to me were there a good understanding between my mother and myself , when I am assured if I know my own heart , that I am so far from having any ill against her that I have almost undone myself to serve her … |
| 5 | The Clarks were therefore a good deal out of pocket . |
| 6 | Henry Jekyll had his faults , but he was mostly a good , kind man . |
| 7 | And as a matter of fact , mad as it sounds , it was rather a good idea . ’ |
| 8 | Major 's ex example was rather , was rather a good one because he was running out of time . |
| 9 | It was rather a good device and one which Fenella admitted to herself she would not thought that Caspar capable of thinking up so quickly . |
| 10 | So that so that actual that particular settlement was rather a good one , because it was thirty odd million plus eight was n't it ? |
| 11 | ‘ Well , see , in the mid and late '70s I think the music industry dropped the ball , and I think that 's why there was rarely a good band in the '80s . |
| 12 | It was , it was somewhat a good thing that somebody was prepared to buy it . |
| 13 | Geranium though was obviously a good choice because of its diuretic properties — and bergamot for its cheerful and uplifting aroma . |
| 14 | Since Andrew Storey was responsible for the expensive importation of Carl Krantz by the sponsors , there was obviously a good chance that he would be doing his public relations stuff in their tent . |
| 15 | ‘ It was obviously a good way to raise money for local charities , instead of just throwing them away in the waste bins . |
| 16 | He was obviously a good boss to work for . |
| 17 | It was only a good six minutes later that this squadron of battleships , which had been steaming some 8km/5mls behind Beatty in his flagship Lion , turned ; this delay left the squadron about 16km/10mls behind Beatty 's battlecruisers . |
| 18 | The father joined the army after meeting the mother and was away a good deal . |
| 19 | Richard was already a good shot , a patient fisherman and a brave , if occasionally reckless , rider , but competence in all these sports had come to him so easily that he had no interest in practising them . |
| 20 | Larsen was already a good twenty feet clear of the ground and making steady progress as he inched his way upwards . |
| 21 | They had had £10 : 1s. : 0d. advanced to them but divided between the two men for the 2½ months labour that was scarcely a good wage … average perhaps . |
| 22 | He was not a big star at the time and it was just a good song . |
| 23 | It was just a good album and they played the parts really well . |
| 24 | It was just a good school . |
| 25 | Either Mr. Woodford had a twinkle in his eye or was just a good salesman , but the upshot was that he supplied my grandmother over many years , in his turn his son carried on and continued serving my mother , right up to 1949 when the Salisbury round had only two customers left . |
| 26 | I thought all I was to you was just a good lay . ’ |
| 27 | The well-known phrase ‘ Jesus went about doing good ’ does not mean that Jesus was just a good man doing good deeds . |
| 28 | Secretary Debi Gaskin , 27 , said : ‘ There is nothing new in the film , it was just a good night out . ’ |
| 29 | It was n't sexual jealousy that was afflicting her this time , for it was obvious that the woman was just a good friend . |
| 30 | That 's right , yes I mean , the goalkeeper was fantastic first half , and really we only had one chance second half , and he made a great save from Fossey. erm First half , it was a case of just throwing himself into the right area and the ball was hitting his body and you know , he was just a good example of how to be a good goalkeeper . |