Example sentences of "he had a good [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If he had a good fairy on hand he would ask her to wave her wand and change British spending habits . |
| 2 | He had a good working relationship with Joe too , having known him quite well when the young trader lodged with Florrie Axford . |
| 3 | He had a good idea of what was coming . |
| 4 | He 'd watch them quietly ; and he often told me how he had a good idea where they 'd been taking their honey : if they came to their hives low , they 'd most likely have come off a field of clover . |
| 5 | He had a good head for numbers , and recited it all the way down St Martin 's Lane and into Monmouth Street ; then he went in a shop for a coffee and wrote it down on one of the paper napkins . |
| 6 | He had a good head of dark brown hair , and it looked as if he knew a decent barber . |
| 7 | As this was something of a lovers ' lane , he had a good chance of catching a couple knobbing on the back seat And Steve , as I 'd already found out for myself , always did like a bit of voyeurism . |
| 8 | He had a good tuck in last night but brung it up . ’ |
| 9 | He had found he had a good voice and was taking singing lessons , and he went on flirting with the piano and a trumpet he had bought between practising his flute . |
| 10 | I know , he did n't really have a good he had a good day in the Mail on Sunday , though . |
| 11 | The matter is now governed by section 6 of the Torts ( Interference with Goods ) Act 1977 which provides that if the improver acted in the mistaken but honest belief that he had a good title , an allowance is to be made for the extent to which the value of the goods at the time at which it falls to be assessed , is attributable to the improvement . |
| 12 | He had a good look at it and said part of the pedestal had been mended at some time which took away a lot of the value . |
| 13 | Robin Denny , defending , said Riley was a man of otherwise good character and he had a good work record . |
| 14 | Rouget de Lisle had a very unfortunate end to his life , because erm , he was , he had a good position , but he lost it . |
| 15 | He had a good knowledge of Scotland , particularly the bagpipes , and I am sure if I had offered to go along to Brigade HQ to fetch my bagpipes he would have had me marching up and down the orchard playing his favourite tunes , much to the consternation of the other Commandos , and possibly the annoyance of the Germans just a short distance away . |
| 16 | The later epitaph suggests that he had a good knowledge of canon law : ‘ legis / doctorem tenuit illa ’ ( namely Gallia ) . |
| 17 | He had a good laugh at that He thought it was a terminally good idea , terminally funny , He said there was no way Michael would do it ‘ Duty before nookie , ’ he said . |
| 18 | Remember , reader , he had a good heart . ’ |
| 19 | However , she had to admire Travis 's handling of him , so that when the interview was finally over the network man went away convinced he had a good story , while they had kept their private lives intact . |
| 20 | He felt that , with a wife and child to support , he should be paid what he was worth , and he made it clear that he was not prepared to give in when he thought he had a good case . |
| 21 | He was a contented man for he had a good wife , a prosperous farm in Upper Caversham some four miles from Reading market , had had a good season and a financially successful day . |
| 22 | He had a good degree in art history , and had he not gone in for politics he might have made a name for himself as an art historian . |
| 23 | It pointed out that he had a good defence to the action , namely that he was not responsible for publication . |
| 24 | Andy Hare missed gaining his card by 3 shots , so at least he had a good go at it . |
| 25 | He had a good handshake , Trent thought , as they shook on the deal . |
| 26 | He had a good time , said he really enjoyed it and would like to go again , and I had all the washing done for me — he did n't bring anything home dirty except the previous day 's clothes . |
| 27 | And he had a good time with the assembled newshounds , especially when one got him off and running with a question about how he felt about winning a national championship . |
| 28 | Harry thought he had a good deal to answer for . |
| 29 | Oh he was thrilled , he had a good deal . |
| 30 | Bruce was not so lucky , but in this particular year , he had a good week with his stock prices and could afford to lose a few shillings on the nags as he called them . |