Example sentences of "[pers pn] [modal v] [verb] a good " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ An' I must set a good table for the funeral . ’ |
| 2 | I must have a good game against him . ’ |
| 3 | I must get a good night 's sleep . ’ |
| 4 | I had been complaining that one day I must become a good daughter again and go back home for a visit . |
| 5 | The youngest brother said , " I should like a good Christian girl for a wife . " |
| 6 | I 'll make a good job of it ; enough to put me a county or two away . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ And if you think I 'll make a good wife , I 'll agree to marry you . |
| 8 | ‘ Oh , all right , ’ said Dolly , ‘ I suppose I 'll get a good hidin' if I start runnin' about . ’ |
| 9 | I 'll need a good work light . ’ |
| 10 | I 'll have a good look , anyway ! ’ laughed Gay . |
| 11 | ‘ I 'll have a good look . ’ |
| 12 | But I 'll have a good June . |
| 13 | I 'll have a good old rummage this weekend cos I got stacks of stuff ! |
| 14 | But I think I could make a good country record . |
| 15 | ‘ I have this idea of running a foster home , I think I could make a good job . |
| 16 | I 'd done my apprenticeship and I knew I could do a good job . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ I like to think I could do a good job at a higher level , ’ he said . |
| 18 | I will not insult you by asking you to be my servant , Burkett , but nevertheless I could use a good man to drive this coach down to Grasmere , get me some fishing over a few days , be prepared to go the odd errand — about a week in all I would guess . |
| 19 | I crawled along the line of the fence to the nearest point I dare , so I could get a good view of it . |
| 20 | Do you think I 'd make a good do you think I 'd make a good director ? |
| 21 | Do you think I 'd make a good do you think I 'd make a good director ? |
| 22 | You say that these books stand in their own right , and are important perhaps in the historical context of the development of the novel , but do they constitute what I 'd call a good read ? |
| 23 | ‘ I wish he would , if I 'd get a good price for it , ’ the man joked . |
| 24 | If I wanted to have something like that , I 'd get a good programmer in on the project . |
| 25 | ‘ Of course , ’ Gaily said , ‘ I 'd need a good photograph to work from . ’ |
| 26 | Then I 'd have a good blast when I got home , like . |
| 27 | ( Jocularly ) Well , I 'd have a good look at your coins for a start ! |
| 28 | ‘ I 'd like a good steak , cooked rare , and a drink . |
| 29 | I dare say a good many rabbits would have kept quiet and thought about keeping on the right side of the Chief , but I 'm afraid I 'm not much good at that . |
| 30 | The thing is , it 's a vicious circle , it 's Catch 22 really , 'cos I used to have a good self-employed business , going painting and decorating and I used to have a good clientele and that and I found over the years that , when it became harder and harder to score and the prices rocketed and all that , it got out of hand , out of proportion , that I was spending more and more time off the job than I was on the job , looking round to get the stuff and I found I was unable to carry on working without the drug , because I just felt so bad and I could n't climb ladders and I thought I was a danger to myself and anybody else that I had working with me , y'know . |