Example sentences of "have [verb] [art] good " in BNC.
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| 1 | Perhaps I should have formed a better plan ; perhaps I should have made instead for the Villa Diodati , to see if I could secure any friends and allies there . |
| 2 | Chant would have given a good deal to break the bastard 's nose so he bled on it . |
| 3 | I would have given a good deal to have the stalwart Lord Byron by me , armed with the handgun . |
| 4 | I could n't have arranged a better still life . |
| 5 | I could n't have arranged a better still life . |
| 6 | If it were not , you may be sure that I would have arranged a better climate for the Brits than the Lord has seen fit to give them . ’ |
| 7 | To his credit , he excoriated the lack of safety at the circuit , had the highest praise for the drivers who pulled Niki out of his burning car and did not even think in terms of his now enhanced championship chances , not only because he thought Niki would be back in Austria , but because he was honest enough to know that without the accident and Jochen having to re-start , he might himself have placed no better than third . |
| 8 | By then it will have developed a good root system and the new plant can be severed from the parent plant and replanted . |
| 9 | By that time , the RECs should have developed a better understanding of the market , and pricing policies to suit . |
| 10 | I do not blame the Opposition for not understanding the issues as fully as we might hope , but , given their new-found support and desire for everything European , I thought that they might have developed a better understanding . |
| 11 | To do so , they will have to issue a good deal more paper than they would normally like . |
| 12 | But if he lied , saying that he came to Parfois with no felonious intent , and attacked only when he was surprised and frightened , Isambard would have won a better victory . |
| 13 | Mr Alan Bleasdale , author of the Channel Four serial GBH , which the four jurors say should have won the best serial prize , joined the row , saying he wanted to share the award . |
| 14 | He could n't have picked a better place : laid to rest in Père Lachaise alongside such genuine nineteenth-century bohos as Gérard de Nerval , who took his pet lobster for walks in the Palais Royal and eventually hanged himself with a piece of string he insisted was the Queen of Sheba 's garter . |
| 15 | QUEEN OF SHANNON had tears and not champagne flowing by winning at Salisbury yesterday — but she could not have picked a better moment . |
| 16 | If he were going to humiliate her , he could not have picked a better opportunity . |
| 17 | He started up twenty years ago , he could not have picked a better time . |
| 18 | Fourth Division TOWCESTRIANS with an outstanding 1991/92 season in which they won the East Midlands Colts Cup and won 28 of 30 matches , are planning an even more successful campaign , but few clubs could have enjoyed a better pre-season build up than COLCHESTER . |
| 19 | Had you said this first instead of producing emotional gush about the hospital 's welfare , we could have saved a good deal of time . |
| 20 | There was a time when Charles was coasting at school and if I had been working , I would have told him to buckle down — which would have done no good at all . |
| 21 | She always said she could have done a better job running the place than the Director or his boss , Controller Establishment Research and Nuclear . |
| 22 | I was n't very happy with my legal representation ; in fact , I think I could have done a better job myself . |
| 23 | Yep The Don was crap — I could have done a better job . |
| 24 | No-one can argue against or overstate what Sgt Wilko has done in this area , that 's why I believe no-one around could have done a better job , and why he is the best man for the future too . |
| 25 | They must have done a good job and not over ‘ humanised ’ her because her introduction to the chimp group was problem-free . |
| 26 | You may have done a good job on your own patch but you can not clear the entire neighbourhood . |
| 27 | If it had been impossible for one reason or another to use a boat on the water I would have done the best I could with a plummet and noted what I could see from the banks . |
| 28 | I was deter , you see I , I have to set a good example to Neil . |
| 29 | You were John Mayall 's longest-serving side man , and must have seen a good few guitarists and drummers come and go … |
| 30 | Had I known that the previous year , I could have made a good case to contest the abolition of my old job . |