Prime Minister had had good 10 years

0Mr Blair's election agent and close friend John Burton said he expected Mr Blair to continue as Sedgefield's MP until the next general election, unless he was offered a major international job. 02br
00Former Cabinet minister and Blair ally Alan Milburn said thought the prime minister "slightly regretted pre-announcing his retirement" by saying he would not seek a fourth term. 02br
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00"I think he would have preferred to stay longer," added Mr Milburn but he said the prime minister had had "a good 10 years" and had "fundamentally changed the country for the better". 02br
00Mr Blair's official spokesman insists he will remain "focused" on being prime minister until Labour has chosen his successor - a process expected to last seven weeks. 02br
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00Please look at the following sentence of the above.02br
00"I think he would have preferred to stay longer," added Mr Milburn but he said the prime minister had had "a good 10 years" and had "fundamentally changed the country for better.02br
00To write ' 00the prime minister had had a good 10 years' sounds odd to me.02br
00I think it should be '00the prime minister had a good 10 years.02br
00What do you think?02br
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