Example sentences of "had [verb] [pers pn] [art] good [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 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 .
2 They 'd had a good time , it had given him a good holiday , her too .
3 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 .
4 He also agreed to talk to his father , who had helped him a good deal in the past .
5 One of my sisters got quite hysterical when I did it to her , so Mum had to give her a good shaking !
6 Had to give her a good talking to . ’
7 When he opened it moths flew out and he had to give it a good clean to get rid of the cobwebs and years of dust that had settled inside .
8 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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