Example sentences of "it be a good job [pron] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ We took this out of a Warrior in Oxford Barracks this morning — they had been practising firing at multiple targets , using the power traverse , When suddenly the turret went out of control — It 's a good job they were n't live firing on the range or someone could have been killed .
2 This corpse looks fresh — it 's a good job they do n't bury people properly round here , else I 'd have to dig 'em up .
3 It 's a good job they 'd got the second book off to the publishers .
4 And I said to dad I said , It 's a good job they were n't talking about one of the other staff or anything or about Mark or anything .
5 It 's a good job we managed to get a shepherd .
6 Police said : ‘ It 's a good job we got to him before he lost his hair , put on a frilly collar and developed total mastery of Elizabethan England .
7 and an omnibus vote of , er , an omnibus welcome for a very large number of colleagues who are attending , er conference this year , Kevin , Birmingham regional president Jack , retired Lancashire regional secretary John , retired Liverpool regional secretary John , retired London regional secretary Cyril , retired Midland regional secretary , hang on , it goes on Andrew , retired Northern regional secretary Jim , Scottish retired regional secretary Derek , retired Southern regional secretary it 's a good job we 've got a good pension fund
8 It 's a good job we 're recording all this .
9 It 's a good job we 're at church
10 I say it 's a good job we 're not going to Joseph 's tonight .
11 Anthony smile , oh it 's a good job we unzipped it then
12 Oh it 's a good job we 've got one wit in the team , I wonder where he is ?
13 It 's a good job we 've got a big car is n't it ?
14 I said to Rob it 's a good job he 's coming in daylight or we 'll !
15 It 's a good job you did n't try to sleep in these , you 'd have caught your death of cold . ’
16 It 's a good job you made us bring those clubs , Floyd .
17 It 's a good job you 're young and healthy , ’ said Shelley .
18 Oh sorry , erm it 's a good job you said Eric
19 Oh so it 's a good job you got that one .
20 But that Sat Sunday when Hazel was here and I , and she did n't want to go so I said I 'd stay with her and cook the dinner when y when you came back you said it 's a good job you did n't come , it did n't finish till half past twelve and you came straight home and you were here about
21 I know when you came in you said well it 's a good job you did n't come .
22 So Rob said then er , something about it 's a good job you did n't say how do you want your coffee black or white !
23 it 's a good job you
24 Barbara , it 's a good job you both went out with George again because I mean Dave 's got well I remember really knowing with hair !
25 It 's a good job she had n't time to think too much about these things , else she would get angry and likely join those suffragettes .
26 It 's a good job she 's not here .
27 So it 's a good job she did n't move on there .
28 It 's a good job I saw you first , then ! ’
29 And she , still laughing , said , ‘ It 's a good job I changed my underwear yesterday . ’
30 They clinked their glasses ; then Martin , walking towards the long window , said , ‘ It 's a good job I did n't become engaged ; you should n't get married at a time like this . ’
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