Example sentences of "he [art] good [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Before I left I was able to give him the good news about his friend Donald , one of the officers to whom we had given food and clothes on the banks of the Rovacchia .
2 And give him the good news .
3 If Whizzo had been any good Jazz could have transferred but Biddy , having given Whizzo the thumbs down , had found him a good home with a nervous lady in the suburbs and he was no longer available .
4 Yes , oh Rocket , for the first few months I had him , after he was rescued , and he was so protective of me , because I 'd given him a good home and never , never hit him in the face .
5 His kisses and cuddles soothed me , and I stopped crying when he said : ‘ He 's a bad dog , and I 'll give him a good hiding for that . ’
6 I mean , I would have given him a good kick if I 'd do stood along side of him !
7 Give him a good toast .
8 Once you are on the course , be positive and give your horse the best chance at each obstacle , by giving him a good approach to each one and plenty of encouragement with the legs ( and voice and whip if need be ) .
9 ‘ All I can say , Chris , is that he took Harley on because he knew he could get him a good contract . ’
10 But we 've had a very very well we 've still got him a good treasurer .
11 Corky 's taking an age typing them all in — even slower since I threatened to give him a good lashing !
12 ‘ That should give him a good laugh . ’
13 For him a good audit is an asset .
14 The Goblins wait until the enemy are close by , and then push the Fanatic out towards the foe , giving him a good shove to start him off in the right direction .
15 Leonora escorted him up the massive oak staircase to his room at the back , wished him a good night 's sleep and walked slowly back along the landing .
16 This time , at the bedroom doors , the man waxed a little more bold when Mariot wished him a good night 's sleep .
17 They 'd had a good time , it had given him a good holiday , her too .
18 ‘ And you would make him a good wife . ’
19 She would make him a good wife , ’ he added wistfully , looking into his own bleak future .
20 And this way he gets him a good life .
21 ‘ He 's very sharp , and it took him a good while to accustom himself to the flowers , the boards , the judge 's car , or the judge 's box and all the rest of it .
22 If she sprang up and gave him a good shaking , every bit of public sympathy would be on his side .
23 This makes him a good friend .
24 Enraged by his presumption , she longed to land him a good smack on the face , famous actor or no famous actor , but he had her arms pinned to her sides , and his strength was far greater than hers .
25 ‘ I 'll give him a good wash , and change his socks and shoes , ’ she said .
26 Perhaps it was an omen when the woman on television 's Sport In Question last week , who had joined in the rebuke of his kicking against the French , sent him a good luck telegram on Saturday .
27 In truth , I was just hoping to give him a good game . ’
28 In truth , I was just hoping to give him a good game . ’
29 He forgets I can lean forward in this great chair and give him a good whack across the shoulders .
30 Yet this season , he 's played all but two matches , and since the ‘ 5 man defence ’ appeared when Batty got injured , the reviews I 've read have even called him a Batty replacement , and given him a good write-up .
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