Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] had a good [noun] " in BNC.

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1 I was optimistic , because I 'd had a good turnout two years earlier for a smaller project , the clean-up of an old railway path .
2 I 'd had a good week .
3 My letter was published in full , and I was pleased with myself , for two good reasons : my first literary effort had been accepted ; and I had had a good swipe at the evils of fascism , judging by the stream of supporting letters which followed .
4 I 've had a good run all week , I 've er
5 And he said : ‘ I 've had a good rest now and it remains to be seen whether I have still got it .
6 I 've had a good crack , ’ he says with unconscious irony .
7 I 've had a good look round , June , ’ he said .
8 ‘ Now , I 've had a good look around it and , you know , there 's nothing really wrong with it , it 's just very old — ’
9 ‘ Well , I would say that after a rotten beginning I 've had a good life — That 's not very helpful , is it ? ’
10 I 've had a good life , on the whole . ’
11 I just move some of this stuff out the way , I know , I 've had a good idea , a smart idea
12 It has taken me a while to be successful and I 've had a good time in arriving .
13 ‘ Have a good cry ’ , ‘ I 'll feel better once I 've had a good cry ’ , ‘ I 'm worried about her , she has n't shed a tear since she had the news ’ , are all sayings which have a recognized place in our language .
14 I 've had a good week ’ , Helen said .
15 But looking back on his past he can say simply : ‘ I have had a good time . ’
16 Joel , 38 , who won Gola League title honours with Runcorn 11 years ago , said : ‘ I have had a good time as a player and I have decided that enough is enough .
17 Once she has had a good rest , her world will put on a fresh complexion . ’
18 I was very pleased that you 'd had a good go at that
19 If you 'd had a good horse , you asked for hol holiday with er , alright you 'd get it , you would n't do your horse , you know , they 'd take your horse off you .
20 Tomorrow , when she 'd had a good night 's sleep , she 'd be much better capable of dealing with him .
21 Poor old thing — but she 'd had a good life by all accounts . ’
22 By now she 'd had a good look at him .
23 You 've had a good drink this week .
24 You 've had a good day out today
25 Yeah , so you 've had a good time then ?
26 if you 've had a good innings .
27 She had had a good time in her twenties : a good job as a doctor 's receptionist ( she had gone against the general rule for the species by being warm and sympathetic , though she stood no more nonsense than was inescapable ) .
28 Next day , Thomas , who had had a good tour so far , bowled poorly and paid the price ; Botham , by contrast , had had an awful tour , but now he bowled well and took five wickets as a result .
29 I mean once she 's tidied up she 's nice looking when she 's had a good polish and what have you .
30 So anyway we 'd had a good look round and this ch church warden said hey you 'd better go and get some seats cos it 's going to get .
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