Example sentences of "she [verb] [vb pp] a good [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | At the present time the English tend to play down the significance of affinal relationships but , even so , the statement " she has made a good marriage " is more likely to refer to the social and financial standing of the husband 's immediate kin than to the personal qualities of the husband himself . |
2 | It is with interest , that I read Amanda Archibald 's recently published notes of her thoughts as a U.K. citizen , now living and working in the U.S.A. By all accounts , she has been profoundly impressed , and she has done a good job in introducing ‘ Contact ’ readers to some of the many positive aspects of living as an expatriate in the U.S.A. As a person proud to enjoy dual nationality of Canada and England , however , I should like to redress the balance somewhat , and question some of Amanda 's blanket statements . |
3 | With her sensuous smile and her bare shoulders , she could be likened to a contented cat who knows she has found a good home . |
4 | Once she has had a good rest , her world will put on a fresh complexion . ’ |
5 | Tomorrow , when she 'd had a good night 's sleep , she 'd be much better capable of dealing with him . |
6 | Poor old thing — but she 'd had a good life by all accounts . ’ |
7 | By now she 'd had a good look at him . |
8 | she 'd left a good gold star by your name . |
9 | One compositor , Jean Henderson whose daughter kindly provided me with information , went into the trade ( in the 1890s , that is some time after the earliest entrants ) straight from the Dean Orphanage , where she had received a good education ( see Plate 1 ) . |
10 | She had lost a good deal of her bloom and bounce , and looked as if the sentiments of the burial service kept stabbing her to the heart . |
11 | She had done a good deal more than that . |
12 | A midwife with 25 years experience , she thought she had done a good job — then she discovered the truth . |
13 | She had had a good time in her twenties : a good job as a doctor 's receptionist ( she had gone against the general rule for the species by being warm and sympathetic , though she stood no more nonsense than was inescapable ) . |
14 | Dr Jonathan Karn , of the Medical Research Council in Cambridge , said she had shown a good grasp of the issues and he praised her role in changing public attitudes to the disease . |
15 | We need staffing , people in that area and she 's an internal candidate that 's come through , she 's done a good job right and and now she 's you know it 's not right but at the moment it gets us over a q over a quick fix |
16 | " She 's a dirty old faggot , but she 's got a good heart when you know where to look for it . " |
17 | She 's got a good heart |
18 | She 's got a good memory |
19 | Good grief she 's got a good memory . |
20 | She 's always been quite mature because she 's an only child and she 's got a good head on her shoulders . ’ |
21 | But erm , that 's Linda , and er , as I say I 've known her for seven years , you can have a bit of fun , she can take a joke , she 's got a good sense of humour , and nice to work with , and she 's nice to work with . |
22 | but she 's , she 's terrible , she 's got a good point you see you got to let them stop , but it 's just , she 's got an extremely jealous nature |
23 | Besides , she 's got a good husband and I hope she 'll be very happy with him . |
24 | But she 's got a good job . |
25 | It 's talking about how Helen kisses and she 's got a good figure and she 's got good teeth and |
26 | I mean once she 's tidied up she 's nice looking when she 's had a good polish and what have you . |