Example sentences of "he had [verb] a good [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As long ago as 1172 Henry II had promised to mount a crusade and ever since then he had done nothing about it — though he had given a good deal of financial aid to the stricken kingdom . |
| 2 | But he had lit a good coal fire in his bar . |
| 3 | Rogers was thinking about a cricket match in which he had made a good score , reliving the running between the wickets as he bucketed about between the shell-bursts . |
| 4 | His educational opportunities had been considerable and he had seen a good deal of Russian government from the inside . |
| 5 | And he had to spend a good part of the campaign explaining that it meant caution and not complacency . |
| 6 | I was sad to see him die , because he had become a good friend . |
| 7 | He thought he had done a good job . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | But now that he had had a good sleep , he could see that Strawberry was really a harmless , decent sort of fellow . |
| 10 | When he got back , Pat asked him if he had had a good holiday . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | He had had a good idea for a story the previous lesson and spent much time preparing a detailed picture to start it off . |
| 13 | ‘ 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 . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | Fortunately he had had a good deal of practice in this . |
| 16 | The sea breeze was strong enough to mould the skirts of passing women , and Grunte , who could remember little of the events of the night , save that he had spent a good deal of money feeding the faces of his party faithful ( ‘ Pity about Hyacinth ’ ) , and that he had been seen back to the Grand after a drink or two by Leroy Burns ( ‘ Grand fellow , must see if I ca n't find him another Sierra ’ ) , gave thought to his pending performance . |
| 17 | He is always optimistic — last year he had to learn a good line in fighting talk to combat Kocinski 's outbursts . |
| 18 | He had read a good deal of French romance for his Sir Gawain edition , and may have reflected further that even Beowulf has a kind of ‘ interlace ’ technique . |
| 19 | As Jamie was 10 shots behind going into the final round at Crans , his regular caddie , Mark Steers , was quite confident that he had chosen a good week to take off . |