Example sentences of "he had had a good [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had had a good day at the office and his head had not troubled him ; they seemed pleased with his work ; he had been looking forward to telling her about it over supper , and now this . |
| 2 | But now that he had had a good sleep , he could see that Strawberry was really a harmless , decent sort of fellow . |
| 3 | When he got back , Pat asked him if he had had a good holiday . |
| 4 | I quickly talked him out of that , telling him that he must find out the truth before passing judgment , and reminding him that he had had a good marriage . |
| 5 | He had had a good idea for a story the previous lesson and spent much time preparing a detailed picture to start it off . |
| 6 | ‘ Well , since everyone 's giving speeches , I may as well take a turn , ’ he said , and it was at once apparent from his voice that he had had a good deal to drink . |
| 7 | He had had a good deal of experience of the deliberate malice of political adversaries , who felt for him a genuine fear that was replaced by contempt only for his lesser colleagues . |
| 8 | Fortunately he had had a good deal of practice in this . |