Example sentences of "a good thing at " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ He will not be as emollient as Peter Brooke and that is maybe a good thing at this stage , ’ said one politician with a detailed insight into Ulster affairs . |
| 2 | I feel this is possibly not a good thing at this present time , when every spectrum of Rottweiler size , shape and type can still be found in the show ring : further expansions of the gene pool can only have a destructive effect . |
| 3 | The Border was a long way from the intrigues of the Court in London , a good thing at times but a disadvantage if one were planning a profitable intrigue of one 's own . |
| 4 | If you can imagine someone losing their job , the depression that actually causes , perhaps both within them and with their family , the idea of being able to take them away for a holiday to forget about things might be a good thing at the end of the day . |
| 5 | Although to some extent girls are cushioned from the outside world , it is probably a good thing at this time , and the advantages of attending such a project far outweigh any disadvantages . |
| 6 | But I did n't like working at Johnny Walkers so I think it was quite a good thing at the time , although I did n't really like it I 'm glad now that it happened cos I 'd probably still be working in there . |
| 7 | People were on the streets being senselessly violent to the police , which I thought was a good thing at the time . |