Example sentences of "[pron] has good [noun] to do " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ She has better things to do , as well . ’ |
2 | Oh , Milord must n't lose one precious minute of his time or attention when he has better things to do . |
3 | He has better things to do than hang around the Tower answering idle questions whilst good men are killed and the murderer walks scot free . ’ |
4 | The government of the day will often let it be known to one of its aspiring party members that it would greatly welcome his ballot victory to promote a particular piece of legislation which it , the Government , does not wish to devote its own time to , either because of its controversial nature or simply because it has better things to do . |
5 | Time itself is finite — a government will not devote it to passing less desirable and more controversial laws when it has better things to do with its time . |
6 | Surely it has better things to do than worry about such matters , and Professional Conduct Committees and indeed , the Joint Monitoring Unit , should be concentrating on cases of misbehaviour or improper conduct by its members . |