Example sentences of "had a good [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Hodge had a good header turned round the post by the keeper , and from the resulting corner the header was cleared off the line by an Ipswich defender .
2 We found a crew for the ship at the port , and then had a good voyage home .
3 Power-sharing had a good name in the West .
4 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 .
5 Rouget de Lisle had a very unfortunate end to his life , because erm , he was , he had a good position , but he lost it .
6 Had a good night , barely any temperature , eating a drop of soup . ’
7 Frustrating it was , but somehow I still had a good night out .
8 So we lost , but went down fighting , and had a good night out an all .
9 At the end of the night , the luck was with the opposition , but Roy and Judy still had a good night out .
10 A doctor had a good night 's sleep at the weekend among frozen prawns .
11 They had a good night 's sleep but they had a tremendous job waking up this morning .
12 Her aunt , Lesley Burns , said : ‘ Laura had a good night 's sleep .
13 doing a bit of research oh erm had a good night last night , I went to see Mary , did I tell you
14 Had a good night did n't we ?
15 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 .
16 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 .
17 Doctor Teesdale was unmarried , and had a good income of his own .
18 It pointed out that he had a good defence to the action , namely that he was not responsible for publication .
19 It looked good and had a good choice of books . ’
20 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 .
21 We had a good response to our appeal for Americana , with flags and documents and American Indian artefacts to put in an exhibition .
22 The Association had a good press .
23 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 .
24 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 .
25 In one of his speeches , the right hon. Gentleman spoke of a council that met once a year to put out contracts , had a good lunch and then went home .
26 They had a good artist .
27 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 .
28 Against this learned account , I have to weigh what it felt like at the time , and the message of the history that was delivered up to me in small doses : that not being hungry and having a bed to sleep in at night , we had a good childhood , were better than other people , were lucky little girls .
29 It still had a good edge .
30 Well , I had a good weekend .
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