Example sentences of "[conj] it [be] good to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It seems to me that it 's better to be an actor as far as the critics are concerned . |
| 2 | It also puts money into the Yorkshire and Humberside Development Association which is wholly involved and has been for the last two years in trying to get large scale erm strategic inward investment into the county , and erm it is a erm awkwardness I think that it 's best to be open about that the planning policy of the county is out of tune with the day factor activities of the economic development side of the of the county council . |
| 3 | My point is , that it is better to be prudent than happy . |
| 4 | Although he has been looking for the little creep to beat him up for having steered him wrong , he realises that it is better to be with someone , even someone like Ratso , than to be alone . |
| 5 | We have found that it is good to be factual and helpful on these occasions and that always one or two who live opposite , or round the corner or who know the building have been drawn in . |
| 6 | He says that it is good to be home again . |
| 7 | One gets the feeling from Warnie 's diary , for example , that it was better to be a good Inkling than a good poet , or even a good man . |
| 8 | Since Raymond-Berengar was married to the been of Aragon and ruled that kingdom in his wife 's name , he might have taken the title of king , but refused to do so , saying that it was better to be known as the greatest count rather than the seventh greatest king . |
| 9 | She knew that there were several personal matters about her that could arouse the man , and that it was better to be cautious . |
| 10 | He thought that it was good to be down-to-earth and scientific . |
| 11 | Most prisoners are locked up inside so it 's good to be able to work outside . |
| 12 | Most prisoners are locked up inside so it 's good to be able to work outside . |
| 13 | And it 's good to be part of a tradition — makers have always learned from makers . |
| 14 | ‘ I 've always liked Ampeg gear , ’ admits John , ‘ and it 's good to be able to try this amp out , because this kind of format is pretty new to me . |
| 15 | Easter is with us and it is good to be reminded for a while about the eternal religious traditions , such as a really stupid controversy . |
| 16 | As a family Queen 's Park Baptist Church means a lot to us , and it is good to be going into this task with such a strong church behind us . |
| 17 | But he said he reckoned they probably shot a bit wide , and anyway the officers would see that they tried , and it was better to be shot by the other side rather than your own . |
| 18 | Perhaps he had a point there , and it was better to be safe than sorry . |
| 19 | Public interest in athletics was growing all the time and it was good to be coming through while that was happening . |
| 20 | It was a nice morning and it was good to be able to get out of the barracks and just run ; it became immediately apparent that there were some who were fitter than others , and the Corporals ran at the back encouraging the slow ones . |
| 21 | She was unlike the girl she 'd been or the women he 'd known since ; she had a rare energy , and it was good to be near . |
| 22 | But it is good to be reminded of who one is in relation to others who know a bit of one 's past ; where one ‘ is coming from ’ . |
| 23 | Put in context , these people do not dominate the scene , but it is good to be aware of them . |
| 24 | ‘ I hope I have n't alarmed you unnecessarily , but it is better to be safe than sorry . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ But it 's better to be safe than sorry . |
| 26 | Manufacturers do put static protection devices on chips so the problem is nowhere near as bad as it was but it 's better to be safe than out of pocket . |
| 27 | It had been a fifty-fifty chance , but it 's better to be lucky than good . |
| 28 | The presets are actually very usable starting points but it 's good to be able to play a note , press a button and listen to the sound changing until you 're happy with it . |
| 29 | Fashion and photography are only very small parts of that , but it 's good to be able to use those things to say something . ’ |
| 30 | But it 's good to be sure . |