Example sentences of "we 've [vb pp] a [adj] job " in BNC.
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| 1 | A lot of employment there , and important to the local economy and we 've managed to take some important initiatives in terms of helping the pensioners in the city , crime prevention , and other issues , so we think we 've done a reasonable job . |
| 2 | ‘ They 're not snooty and they take us down the pub for a drink if we 've done a good job . ’ |
| 3 | And if we put a little bit more effort into specifying requirements more tightly , then there 'd be less argument at the end of the day as to whether we 've done a good job or a bad job . |
| 4 | So Christopher said yes , so he said well he said , he said Mark said well we 've done a good job this afternoon so I thought that was nice of him |
| 5 | In her famed speech on election night 1987 , as she rallied her party troops on the steps of Party Headquarters not to rest on their laurels but to continue the fight ( they were to be allowed one night of ‘ marvellous partying ’ but must start back the next day with renewed vigour ) , she announced that ‘ we 've got a big job to do in some of those inner cities … and politically , we 've got to get back in there — we want to win those too ’ . |
| 6 | Now , as you all know , we 've got a big job on , and we 're going to have to work every hour there is to get The Hooded Owl up to the standard I know it can reach . ’ |