Example sentences of "he [verb] a good [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At the same time , he made a good contribution on the difficulty in which Labour will find itself , if it is ever in government , with its massive plans for overspending . |
| 2 | Fred had been helping to rescue a family trapped in a cellar when a collapsing beam held him trapped by his left arm and leg for several hours , but he made a good recovery . |
| 3 | He suffered another attack of pneumonia and , on medical advice , he spent the winter of 1905–6 in Egypt , where he made a good recovery . |
| 4 | He made a good recovery and in February this year was able to undergo an operation to replace both hips . |
| 5 | He made a good world . |
| 6 | It became clear to me at Blackpool that there was considerable support for Alec , partly because he made a good speech on foreign policy , partly because he took the chair at my meeting in his capacity as President of the National Union , and partly because of lobbying by back-benchers who saw him as the best compromise candidate . |
| 7 | He made a good living from his extensive knowledge of breakbeats and old funk records , and eventually Beats International evolved quite naturally out of his love of DJing . |
| 8 | He made a good living , and seemed resentful of his wife 's decision to take in a lodger . |
| 9 | After that no studio would touch him , although he made a good living as an actor and was even reunited with Gloria Swanson to recount more glorious days in Sunset Boulevard . |
| 10 | He appreciates a good attempt at an answer even if the final result is not " correct " . |
| 11 | He became a good husband , quiet and kind , but his family were strong Methodists and were shocked that she smoked and had such a joy of life . |
| 12 | At Dulwich and Oxford University he was an excellent athlete and Rugby Union Player , while in later years he became a good club cricketer and a member of I Zingari . |
| 13 | And he , he got a good price for them with them being washed for to put potatoes in . |
| 14 | Just before he got a good grip he went , he got a grip and he was just about to squeeze this , I went I sort of went of tiptoes and I goes , I 'll let it slide this time . |
| 15 | True , he owned a good deal of this land and could stop any building on his own acres . |
| 16 | He found a good job . |
| 17 | Finally , he devoted a good deal of attention to the problem of the implications of his general historical approach for understanding the character of Christianity itself , particularly in The Absoluteness of Christianity ( 1901 ; E.T . |
| 18 | He caught a good couple of pounds of roach on ledgered casters from bites that were all but invisible . |
| 19 | He drove his tee-shot right and into the rough , but he caught a good lie . |
| 20 | If the accused later discovers the defect in title and sells the item without disclosing the defect , he will have obtained the sale price by deception , the deception being that he has a good title . |
| 21 | He fights well , he mans and maintains his castles well — God knows not all in the marches do so ! — and he has a good grasp of tactics in the field . |
| 22 | He has a good education and will be able to mix with the upper classes . " |
| 23 | Peter Scudamore says he has a good chance and he 's glad to see the rain |
| 24 | Claire says she makes sure he has a good day out … and Allan says there 's no other way to learn or get better than just climbing |
| 25 | Rocastle will probably start tonight … lets hope he has a good run . |
| 26 | ‘ He has a good leg , ’ the Dowager Countess confided in Lucille . |
| 27 | For much the same reason , you should never write a sentence like : ‘ B can argue that … but the argument will fail , ’ or ‘ B has committed such-and-such a crime , but he has a good defence . ’ |
| 28 | To some extent , the potential harshness of the strict liability rule is mitigated by the fact that , if a person acts in what he takes to be self-defence when he is confronted by another whom he does not realise to be a constable , he has a good defence to the charge , because he is not guilty of an assault . |
| 29 | If the defendant can establish any of the defences mentioned in section 24(1) he has a good defence to any charge under the Trade Descriptions Acts . |
| 30 | ‘ Good , ’ she said , ‘ I want to know anything you can tell me about the problem with the business , daddy is honest and straight , he has a good name and what 's more , he knows how to choose good leather , so what can have gone wrong ? ’ |