Example sentences of "[subord] [pers pn] had good [noun] " in BNC.

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1 That 's what they were doing , and then if you made too much slate this month , the following month they 'd drop your bonus down , so as to see as to keep you on the same level , so you could n't go any higher if you if you had good slate and worked your guts out .
2 After all , Beatrix would n't have sent her anything unless she had good reason to think it would be kept from Maurice .
3 People did n't argue unless they had good cause , and a fair amount of courage .
4 And that 's only because I had good teachers — I do n't think that I have any special superhuman gift for it . ’
5 When depressed she was beset with ‘ sudden sorrow and grief ’ , afraid of eternal damnation , ‘ mourned and sorrowed as though God had forsaken her ’ , suffering her ‘ to have as many evil thoughts as before she had good ones ’ .
6 Only Lieutenant Cherry , my husband , and Leading Seaman Webster were left of that crew , as they had good reasons for leaving her .
7 Very good at setting up cars , he was less fortunate in his choice of engineers and , when he had good ones , did not know how to leave well enough alone .
8 Jones 's book remained untouched on the shelves of Northumbria 's modest library in its first two years , even though it had good reviews ; and the influence of his research has been all but negligible .
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