Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] have [art] good " in BNC.

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1 The field needs to have a good supply of water .
2 In the past this Association has had a good relationship with the DLO in Derry .
3 ‘ Ethnic ’ Scottish rock has had a good decade , something Adamson has mixed feelings about .
4 As nephew of the late king , Edward appeared to have a good claim , indeed perhaps the best claim , to succeed him .
5 Andre Moga , the president of Beglès and one of the so-called ‘ barons ’ of French rugby , made the following comment : ‘ If Rodez had had a good president at the time this would not have reached court ’ .
6 He threw the hoe to the ground , hoped that at least the pig had had a good meal , and want back inside his church .
7 So everyone working on the door at Ronnie 's had a good laugh at us while Strummer was hustling to get us in .
8 Fashanu , ignored since being capped twice by Bobby Robson three years ago , said : ‘ Alan has had a good start but that does n't put him in the class of Ian .
9 Given the Drawing Center 's success in attracting first-rate exhibitions — and in attracting corporate money — Beck seems to have the best chance for success of the three .
10 Is he aware that Britain receives almost half the total investment coming into Europe from the United States of America and Japan and that many of the companies involved have the good sense to choose Wolverhampton and the rest of the west midlands ?
11 As he put it : ‘ The planners and the road engineers have had a good bashing , but they have learnt their lesson .
12 Certainly the scousers have had the better results , Saturdays was no big deal … 2–0 at home to 10 men Sheff Wed who were totally impotent up front .
13 St Aubyn 's had a good reputation when my father decided to send us there .
14 Clearly , in the current review of the Territorial Army , we are paying great attention to the need to continue to have a good geographical spread across the country .
15 ‘ This place has had a good going over !
16 Mr Doran had moved his wife 's cake to the first position , and Mr Clancy had moved it back to the middle , saying the first cake tasted had the best chance , and his wife 's cake would be first as it had got there first .
17 Donald had had a good innings .
18 The Purchaser seeks to have the best of both worlds .
19 At least the Rabiers had had the good sense to leave the inside of the château as it had been , at any rate on this floor .
20 Such issues were not covered by policy , and these appeals tended to have a better than average chance of success ( 41 per cent as compared with an overall average of 31 per cent ) .
21 Irrespective of the final battle , Mr Ashdown has had a good war .
22 Intel has decided that the next generation of PC processors needs to have a better name than the 586 .
23 The Chinese are very good singers , and practically every other person seemed to have a good voice and a repertoire of songs , a lot of them popular revolutionary songs , but also they gave us a rendering of ‘ old Man River ’ and a few others , and we all rounded the occasion off with Rio Grande , Old MacDonald had a farm ( during which the Chairman of the Institute Revolutionary Committee looked a bit bemused ) and Auld Lang Syne. and I also did our bit , singing a few English songs including ‘ Turpin Hero ’ , and we even attempted a rendering of two Chinese songs from the opera ‘ the White-Haired Girl ’ , much to everybody 's amusement and applause .
24 England had lost two series to Australia and looked a fairly ordinary outfit ; despite their experience in Australia , West Indies looked to have the better all-round team , and Greig 's ‘ forecast ’ seemed altogether ill-advised .
25 These young patients appear to have a good prognosis following infarction and intervention policies based on exercise testing in an older age group may not be appropriate .
26 How many rabbits have had a good meal off men 's rubbish heaps ?
27 Quick as a flash and game for a good laugh , I said , ‘ Because Denis sent us ’ exactly at the same time as Jack said , ‘ Because Maureen wanted to have a good cry … ’
28 While we have to accept that some people have had a good go at blowing up the present inhabitant , would it not be simpler for her to emulate a previous incumbent and move up the road to Admiralty House ?
29 ‘ I am delighted that Jarvis 's Frayn has had a good reaction , as I think it is some of my best work . ’
30 One of the devices thought to have the best potential for ensuring participation in policy-making is the American administrative law initiative of ‘ hybrid rule-making ’ .
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