Example sentences of "had a good [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Frequently in trouble were ‘ foreigners ’ from East Looe who would cross the river to steal soil from the common ; presumably it had a good name for fertility . |
| 2 | Power-sharing had a good name in the West . |
| 3 | It turned out that he 'd inched along the parapet — a thin one about six inches wide — and had a good peek at us through the windows . |
| 4 | Doctor Teesdale was unmarried , and had a good income of his own . |
| 5 | Apart from collecting money from the offertory at Mass , which was always very well attended , they had a good income from what they charged individuals to have Masses said for the souls of the dead . |
| 6 | It pointed out that he had a good defence to the action , namely that he was not responsible for publication . |
| 7 | It looked good and had a good choice of books . ’ |
| 8 | She did n't respond to allopathic painkillers , developed vomiting and diarrhoea and then had a good response to Arsenicum Album LM4 but having recovered from the acute was experiencing some return of anxiety symptoms . |
| 9 | We had a good response to our appeal for Americana , with flags and documents and American Indian artefacts to put in an exhibition . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | Lisa had a good degree from some northern university and had little trouble finding herself a job in a proper publishing house — 'Biding my time , ’ she said laughing . |
| 12 | I kept Joanna in commission , her food locker in the small cuddy where I both cooked and slept well stocked with keeping-stores , and she had a good reserve of fuel for the outboard . |
| 13 | Their intentions were oblique and somewhat vague , but Klein already had a good idea about the subject to be discussed . |
| 14 | He had a good idea of what was coming . |
| 15 | I did however , have a shaky start with casting on , but I read the instruction book , back to front and upside down until I had a good idea of what I was doing , resulting in two 4-ply cardigans for my eldest two grand-daughters . |
| 16 | She had a good idea of what this revelation was going to be , and was even beginning to enjoy their discomfiture . |
| 17 | I thought I had a good idea of where at least one copy of the novel would certainly be . |
| 18 | She had a good idea of what the envelope would contain , and she was already feeling faintly irritated . |
| 19 | The company had a good idea of the saleability and value of Nerco 's oil and gas interests , he said . |
| 20 | The Fontanellatesi had a good sense of humour , which helped us to keep up our morale ; one rather large , well-educated lady called Fiora Gandini was able to make us all laugh . |
| 21 | I had a good sense of balance and had got the hang of riding this two-wheeled bike quite well . |
| 22 | She went , moving like a sleepwalker past Ned O'Mara , who might even be in love with her , past the ginger-haired barmaid who would have been happy to settle for Ned and therefore hated her , past the mousy-haired barmaid who had a good man of her own and could therefore afford to pity her . |
| 23 | Out west on Garbh Bheinn , Ardgour , Rab had a good day with his wife Chris , climbing the crack in the headwall left of Kelpie ( one of Murray Hamilton 's two unreported E6 's in Scotland ) , gained by traversing along the half height ledge from the left . |
| 24 | You had a good day at school then , yeah . |
| 25 | Had a good day at Tesco ? |
| 26 | Had a good day at school ? |
| 27 | You had a good day in ? |
| 28 | I know , he did n't really have a good he had a good day in the Mail on Sunday , though . |
| 29 | In retrospect , the Americans had a good case for opposing the invasion of Egypt , even if it was difficult to defend the bungling over the Aswan Dam loan that had sparked off the crisis . |
| 30 | It was fortunate that I had a good friend of my own age , also called Wanda : we relished being gloomy together . |