Example sentences of "have [vb pp] [pers pn] [art] good [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Fred has given me no good reason for wanting us to break up our marriage like this . ’
2 The group has given me a better insight into the similarities and differences between S Grade physics and biology .
3 ‘ I want to put something back into the game that has given me a good life . ’
4 Finally this study has given me a good idea of what life has been for people living in the past in America , where as before , I would n't have had a clue and it 's also taught me that no matter how many times you read a book , you 'll always find new links and connections .
5 It may be that their experience of GIST has given them a better idea of the amount of work and energy involved in trying to change things ( Kelly et al . ,
6 Three thousand members of the British Shops and Stores Association ( which , since last Autumn has incorporated NARF ) , were invited to nominate the flooring manufacturer who has given them the best service .
7 DURING Fun Fortnight we 've had jokes on everything from cows to coughs , doctors to dentists , and everyone has given us a good laugh .
8 DURING Fun Fortnight we 've had jokes on everything from cows to coughs , doctors to dentists , and everyone has given us a good laugh .
9 He assumes that becoming rich has made him a better man and that he deserves admiration for it .
10 Although ‘ Rastaman Vibration ’ did not get universally good notices on release in 1976 , time has offered it a better response .
11 ‘ Karl has sent me a good luck card .
12 Yes , oh Rocket , for the first few months I had him , after he was rescued , and he was so protective of me , because I 'd given him a good home and never , never hit him in the face .
13 Then , if she 'd given him a good time and he was a collaborator , he might not report her .
14 Now at that point , when she received the letter and read the policy , erm we could have given her a better cover if it applied to that particular vehicle .
15 I mean , I would have given him a good kick if I 'd do stood along side of him !
16 Perhaps his teacher should have given him a better word than ‘ tidgy ’ , but they both knew what they meant .
17 ‘ They were always totally supportive of the company and the publicity from the Embassy could not have given us a better boost or image . ’
18 " Having given you the best years of my life , I now appeal to your justice and well-known liberality for a retiring pension , humbly requesting that in the event of my death the same may be continued to my child for his education till he attains 15 years of age , he being now in his 7th year . "
19 Whichever way it will have cost you the best part of £100 for the first survey , and this is not refundable .
20 The since Terry took over the ground everything 's been refurbished and new crush rails put up you know , and he seems to have made it a good ground .
21 His long experience of bird watching in the hills of Arran had taught him the best vantage points .
22 Erm you 've given them a good start in life , it 's your money , enjoy yourselves with it .
23 Ronnie 's news , I found , had given me a good deal more confidence in Fringe than I had had on Drifter , illogical though it might be .
24 They 'd had a good time , it had given him a good holiday , her too .
25 I told her that my ability as a golfer had secured me a good job at a finance company and a certain amount of time off for local competitions .
26 We 've offered him the best contract we could give him
27 Then he smiled , and it was as it she had told him the best news there was to tell ; and when she thought about it , she supposed that she had .
28 He also agreed to talk to his father , who had helped him a good deal in the past .
29 So I 've shown you the good points and the bad points of it , I think it 's well worth using .
30 If Whizzo had been any good Jazz could have transferred but Biddy , having given Whizzo the thumbs down , had found him a good home with a nervous lady in the suburbs and he was no longer available .
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