Example sentences of "i 've [verb] good [noun] " in BNC.

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1 I 've seen better men than you think they could handle the drink and end up in the gutter with a bottle of the fortified wine . ’
2 But I 've heard good reports
3 ‘ Well , I 'm hoping I 've made good use of them . ’
4 ‘ But only after I 've made good use of them ! ’
5 I 've had good Christmases since but it 's a feeling I can not shed .
6 I 've had better days ! ’ he drawled .
7 I 've had better tarts , ’ he said , and , walking to the door as she struggled into a sitting position , trying to restore her ruined self , for at some time she must leave the room and face her shattered world , he flung her his final insult .
8 I 've known better ones , ’ he said .
9 He said : ‘ I 've thrown better punches .
10 Many is the time I 've taken good fish , working the vane out across the wind by continuous adjustments to the line , holding back on the float etc. when others have sat waiting for the wind to swing around a couple of degrees .
11 I 've got good teeth so why not show them ?
12 But I 've got good news , lass ! ’
13 I 've got good news — guess what ? ’
14 ( Eg I got 2 pounds of a cop ticket for wimbledon — meaning I can see a match for 5.50 ) It only takes me going to 5 matches like this and I 've got good value for my initial investment .
15 I 've got better copies of the blank B one , but the handout is getting rather Right so if we 're looking at , we 'll complete the B one .
16 I 've got better odds than I 'd get at Russian roulette — twenty to one , at least .
17 I 've got better things to do . ’
18 I 've got better things to do . ’
19 I 've got better things to worry about , ’ said my mother , not letting us forget for a moment her onerous wedding duties .
20 I 've got better things to do . ’
21 Like Councillor , personally I 've got better things to do , like being at home .
22 personally I 've got better things to do , like being at home .
23 I 've got better things to do with my time than speculate on men who look like pirates and have eyes like Lucifer .
24 I said I 've got better things to do than talk about you Lynn .
25 Hide added : ‘ I 'm fit , I 'm fast and I hit hard , ’ before heading towards stratospheric levels of self-delusion by saying : ‘ I 'm better than Evander Holyfield , I 've got better footwork and speed and I do n't get hit like him . ’
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