Example sentences of "have a good [noun] [conj] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Yes , but she has a better memory than me , even . |
| 2 | The owner of a competitive jumping horse says that his horse has a good temperament because it is ‘ consistent and courageous ’ . |
| 3 | Peter Scudamore says he has a good chance and he 's glad to see the rain |
| 4 | He 's not orthodox but clearly has a good technique because he scores runs on bad pitches . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ The whole town pretended to be scandalised , but if the boot had been on the other foot — if Sidney , or anybody else for that matter , had done the same thing to Riddle — they would have had a good laugh and it would have been looked upon as good business . ’ |
| 6 | He and Whelan would have had a better chance if they had come along the floor more often , even despite the permanent ten-man claret and blue wall . |
| 7 | It would make the association feel that it had had a better hearing if it saw the Minister face to face rather than pursuing the matter in correspondence . |
| 8 | I 'd have a better tan than her at this rate , all the outdoor living I was doing . |
| 9 | I 'll have a better idea when I can see the background . |
| 10 | But I had this instinct that you 'd have a better chance if you first spent some time with me — ’ |
| 11 | ‘ I did n't go to Oxford or Yale but he would have a good education if he had joined me at Birkenhead Institute . ’ |
| 12 | He did n't have a good voice but he was never off-key . |
| 13 | ‘ I thought we 'd have a good laugh when you came in , ’ she complained . |
| 14 | Got another couple of clients in the office right now , but we 'll have a good heart-to-heart when I ring you back . |
| 15 | ‘ This is a disgrace and I wo n't have it and I will have my coffee and rolls and eggs and I will have a good fire or I leave tomorrow and to hell with you . ’ |
| 16 | It 's a while till we open for trading , so you can have a good howl if you want . ’ |
| 17 | Then I 'd have a good blast when I got home , like . |
| 18 | The noise level in the room is evidence that the children are having a good time but they do n't like being asked silly questions . |
| 19 | He had planned the whole scheme and ought to have a better idea than me of what was going to happen . |
| 20 | Well you heard what he said he wants his children to have a good education and he pushes them all the time , they 've got ta if they do anything |
| 21 | And they 're going to have a good look and you may need to do all sorts of interesting things , okay . |
| 22 | Therefore , on historical precedent , in contemplating the origin of a modern archbishop we would expect him to be educated at Oxford or Cambridge ; to have a good chance that he taught there ; and to be the son or grandson of a Christian minister . |
| 23 | Some of the other holiday-makers did n't speak much English … but that 's the beauty of HCI , everyone is there to have a good time and you find you make friends even if you do n't speak the same language . |
| 24 | ( " You had a good try and you used the right sounds : it sounds like that , but we write it like this " ) . |
| 25 | He 'd watch them quietly ; and he often told me how he had a good idea where they 'd been taking their honey : if they came to their hives low , they 'd most likely have come off a field of clover . |
| 26 | Well , I said the usual pompous things but I had a good laugh when she rang off . |
| 27 | you always went to a proper butcher then , you did n't go to the supermarket because you had a good butcher that you used to go |
| 28 | We had a good journey but it was tiring . |
| 29 | ‘ Left , left , I had a good job an' I left , ’ they chanted as they went . |
| 30 | Now the carriage cleaning inspector had a good job if he went about it the proper way . |