2 QUOTES WITH «A GOOD FEW»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
a good few.
I kept my age quiet for a good few years. I didn't see it as a positive. I worked remotely, so I just didn't tell people.
I literally have over a thousand emails in my inbox that need to be returned. I'm sure all of my friends and certain family members are like, 'Oh, look who got nominated for an Emmy and doesn't want to write me an email back!' I need a good few hours to just sit and get on the phone.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «A GOOD FEW»
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a good few in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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The English dialect dictionary, being the complete ...
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Edb. A good few fricnds.I\l01n tllansirll'anrhUBaB vii. Nltb.', Cun1.2,n.Yks.'2, ne.
Yks.l e.Yks.| Therwas a good-few fooaks at ehoteh [church] this mawuin . w.Yks. \
Val ...
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A Dictionary of Confusable Phrases: More Than 10,000 Idioms ...
Good day. well day—a day on which a person is free from sickness, especially
from an attack of an intermittent disorder: As it was one of his well days, he
walked in without help. good few, a • good many, a good few, a—a fairly large
number: ...
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Rajpal Dictionary Of English Idioms & Phrases
five husband/worker; to catch a lot of fish * He is a good catch as a husband for
he is well-off and well qualified * While fishing, we made a good catch last
evening A good few: A considerable number * A good few people gathered to
help the ...
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A Dictionary of Modern English Usage
The i combinations of a with few A) many are a matter of arbitrary but established
usage : a few, a great many, a good many, are idiomatic but a many, a good few,
are now illiterate or facetious or colloquial ; a very few is permissible (in the ...
Henry Watson Fowler, 1994
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Integrated Transport and Land Use Planning: The Facts, ...
The Facts, Fiction, Fallacies and Future of the Government's Integrated Transport
and Land Use Planning Strategies-- Plus Answers to a Good Few Mysteries
Construction Industry Council (Great Britain). So what actually is the current
strategy ...
Construction Industry Council (Great Britain), 2002
I wrote for Rove for five years and had been bumping into him around the stand-
up traps a good few years before then. I remember thinking, 'Geez he's a lovely
guy. I wonder where he'll end up? I hope he has a trade to fall back on.' I'd love to
...
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Echoes from the Boys of Company 'H': The Seige of ...
We have to drill 4 times a day but we have no other duty to do and we have pretty
good times There are a good few darkies about here most all of them having
been slaves A few nights ago we made a pretty good haul of cattle from the
rebels ...
After a good few months of gaining a base in my training, I hiked back up Longs
Peak, this time with about a hundred pounds of rocks in my pack. My thought was
that if I could carry a hundred pounds at 14,000 feet, I could carry thirty pounds ...
Our boss wasn't too averse to a party and after our final 'exam' to see if we had
learned anything over the two weeks, we had a good few drinks. There was no
superior attitude among any of the company staff no matter what position anyone
...
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A First Year in Canterbury Settlement: Easyread Edition
A good few will try to palm themselves off upon her. If she is young and foolish,
she will be for a short time in doubt; if she is older and wiser, she will butt away
the little impostors with her head; but they are very importunate, and will stick to
her ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «A GOOD FEW»
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a good few is used in the context of the following news items.
Tour de France quotes: Cavendish rails on critics, Froome pleased …
"It was only a good few k's after the split happened that we actually found out that it was a smaller group and some of the GC guys had been ... «Cyclingnews.com, Jul 15»
Why YOU should be watching Assassination Classroom
The action isn't as top-notch as a good few animes I have seen, but it's still pretty good. The only problem with writing about the action is that the ... «moviepilot.com, Jul 15»
Galway beckons for Wood Breizh
"He's won two hurdle races as well and has been placed a good few times on the Flat and over jumps. "We'll go to Galway with him now, ... «SkySports, Jul 15»
The Center: Cult Appeal and Redemption
I found myself skipping forward a good few minutes to see if there was an after credit scene to offer a more pleasing ending. Alas, there was ... «The Platform, Jul 15»
Vaccine left me ill for weeks but my GP doesn't care in ASK DR ELLIE
It took a good few weeks before I felt better. During that time, I informed my surgery but the staff weren't interested. Shouldn't adverse reactions ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
GAA bench is about as luxurious as a weekend on Lough Derg
There were a good few years when the substitutes of most All-Ireland teams could have brought a few kegs of beer and a ghetto blaster into ... «Irish Times, Jul 15»
Keiron Cunningham blasts St Helens players following Leeds …
... and there are a lot of players in there - a lot of senior players - who won't be able to look at themselves in the mirror for a good few days. «Sports Mole, Jul 15»
Soccer – “There is belief in the dressing room” – Paul O'Connor
“We've trained there now a good few times and gotten used to the pitch and the size of it. It's a quality stadium and quality pitch – probably one ... «Limerick Post, Jul 15»
Pic: Liverpool fan expresses deep regret one year to the day after …
Unless you're prepared to spend a good few quid getting them removed, tattoos are for life. It's a realisation that has proved painful for many who thought their ... «JOE, Jul 15»
DiS Does Glastonbury 2015 - the AZ Review
Lionel's cartoon character enthusiasm is infectious, and should ensure he stays the subject of memes for a good few years to come. Sure, it's ... «Drowned In Sound, Jul 15»
