Example sentences of "[not/n't] have a good [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He did not have a good journey from Greshornish ; the ground proved so soft that he frequently had to dismount and walk . |
| 2 | It dismisses the fact that USL has reserved the right to bring such a claim later on , apparently after discovery , suggesting that this means ‘ it does not have a good faith basis for such a claim at this time . ’ |
| 3 | Lawyers said she did not have a good relationship with the father and the prospect that he may return to the family home prompted her action under the 1989 Children Act . |
| 4 | Lawyers said the girl , who can not be named for legal reasons , does not have a good relationship with her father . |
| 5 | This result can be interpreted in support of Frith 's contention , in that good readers who are poor spellers are those who do not have a good awareness of the relationships between sound and spelling . |
| 6 | The IFI does not have a good record , but their credibility has improved since the Board was changed and Brett , the previous chair , had left . |
| 7 | The SDP did not and could not have a good war . |
| 8 | The GMC does not have a good track record in ensuring that change happens . |
| 9 | ‘ Results show we did not have a good season and at the end of the day the responsibility was mine . |
| 10 | It promises to be a very close encounter , but North will not have a better chance to redress the balance against the runaway Ulster League winners . |
| 11 | If there is danger , you could not have a better man by your side . ’ |
| 12 | But it 's a pity she did not have a better showcase for her talents . |
| 13 | Built in 1540 , these lovely red-brick stables have been loaned to the Horse Rangers by grace and favour since 1964 , and could not have a better tenant than this exclusive voluntary organisation — exclusive that is to children who do not have their own horses and ponies . |
| 14 | I notice it 's the bachelors who do n't have a good word to say for marriage . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ That 's because you do n't have a good curate , papa . |
| 16 | He did n't have a good voice but he was never off-key . |
| 17 | You do n't have a good sponge bag , things that people who go visiting need . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ That did n't have a good script . |
| 19 | ‘ We did n't have a good season by our standards of the last few years . |
| 20 | So they all had hookworm , and they did n't have a good diet , and so they were badly affected . |
| 21 | Hilary could n't have a better coach for GCE Maths . ’ |
| 22 | but of course the main event of the year at Headingley is the Test Match , and say Yorkshire Cricket Club : ‘ You really could n't have a better view than from the comfort of an executive box . ’ |
| 23 | He knows how I feel , me being an only child … he 's a wonderful husband , I could n't have a better husband . |
| 24 | They could n't have a better time to do it . |
| 25 | I do n't want to believe it , but I do n't have a better explanation . |
| 26 | Lucenzo did n't have a better nature . |
| 27 | And the championship could n't have a better launch on Friday morning when Carrickfergus ' Michael McHugh meets Paul Daly of Belmont in the opening U-25 singles semi-final . |
| 28 | Not strictly speaking , because the wedding was in a register office , and you do n't have a best man . |