Example sentences of "found a good " in BNC.
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| 1 | As before , he was concerned to hear that we had enjoyed a good flight to his native city , had found a good hotel and that we were managing to survive the bitter cold , the snow and the ice of a Canadian winter . |
| 2 | ‘ We 've been slowed down by the lack of a new engine but we 've found a good engine in the second pack they sent us — it needs a couple of hours of work on minor jobs , but if everything goes well we should have something ready for out-inspection later this afternoon . |
| 3 | Quite by accident we have found a good way to trapping earwigs . |
| 4 | He believed he had found a good humoured gentleman in Holland who would send him plants , but was critical of him for overheating his stoves . |
| 5 | With her sensuous smile and her bare shoulders , she could be likened to a contented cat who knows she has found a good home . |
| 6 | She had found a good quick way of conveying the fact that something had arisen suddenly at her end that must claim her immediate attention ; a summons to go to the boss s office , the arrival of someone with whom she had an appointment , or letters to be signed to catch the afternoon post . |
| 7 | Once you have found a good retailer do n't fall into the trap of also buying from sources that are less ideal . |
| 8 | Then when you 've all found a good combination , you do it for a while , then you turn on the tape machine … |
| 9 | The client concerned wanted both a finance director and a managing director ; the headhunter had found a good candidate with an accountancy background to be MD , before deciding that the same man would be better in the finance director position . |
| 10 | Empingham netted its owner £40 a year , and up and down the kingdom could be found a good many manors worth at least as much . |
| 11 | If she had wanted a husband , she could not have found a good reason for refusing to marry him . |
| 12 | Adam had insisted they stay in the room and she had n't found a good enough reason to change his mind . |
| 13 | You just have n't found a good use for it yet . ’ |