Example sentences of "been a good [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1	It 's been a good four years for me to lay low , because they 've changed the stuff so many times and they now seem to be getting down to some conclusions about MIDI and stuff .
2	There would , indeed , have been a good economic case for some sharing of the burdens between Boards , since all benefited from standardisation though some incurred larger costs than others .
3	Must ‘ ave been a good nine months back , not that long after you left for the front , come to think of it . ’
4	His fruit plantation had been a good four-hour walk from the village , and he was used to visiting it alone .
5	Both dorsals must have been a good twelve inches clear of the water .
6	There had been a good many glasses and now he signalled to Midnight who came from the shadows by the far wall , bringing a bottle of port to refill the glass held out .
7	The four year hiatus has been a good old-fashioned period of reappraisal ; he 's learnt to become a good father , he says , while the composing has flourished .
8	‘ But it would not have been a good cosmetic result .
9	‘ But it would not have been a good cosmetic result .
10	He adds : ‘ It has been a good few years since the snow has been this hard which means a lot of walkers are n't used to it .
11	Well , it 's been a good half year for investment banking .
12	He is also said to have been a good Greek scholar and a poor preacher , and it is clear that he was retiring and modest .
13	Whether his survival was that of a cynical trimmer or one who had a paramount belief in the idea of the royal supremacy is impossible to determine , but he can not have been a good parochial pastor because of his persistent plurality .
14	In its heyday it must have been a good little vehicle , but now it was definitely finished .
15	I did n't forget Nelly who had been a good little friend to me , and eventually we did meet up again , several years later .

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