Example sentences of "been a good [noun] [prep] [pron] " in BNC.

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1 ON THE eve of polling day the Prime Minister was asked whether , on reflection , it would not have been a good idea for him to have debated with Mr Kinnock on television .
2 This has n't been a good case for me . ’
3 He had been a good nome in his way , they said .
4 I had got over my nerves by then ( was even thinking Travels With My Angst might not be the most suitable title for my book ) and was able to take a more even view of the handsome tour guide who had confessed to me , ‘ This has been a good trip for me .
5 Have you been a good boy for your mum ?
6 ‘ He 's been a good help to you , Jacko .
7 ‘ This has been a good test for his knee and we do n't think it is a big problem .
8 He said you have always been a good friend to him ; he is very happy to do something for you , in return . ’
9 You have been a good friend to me when there was no one else ; and you have given me back my health .
10 She 's been a good friend to me . ’
11 He 's been a good friend to me during the war when we
12 He had been a good friend to her and when she walked out on her parents she had made straight for the bar , looking for him .
13 ‘ He 's in support of us in our bid document and he 's been a good friend to us . ’
14 Otto 's been a good friend to you over the years . ’
15 He lay down on the bed , with my mother beside him , and he died in her arms , saying : ‘ You 've been a good wife to me , Mary . ’
16 Fatima has been a good wife to you .
17 It has been a good day for them .
18 Och it 's been a good job to me .
19 ‘ ' Shortly after he looked me full in the face and said , ‘ You have been a good father to me and I am persuaded we shall meet again in heaven
20 Then he said slowly : ‘ I hope I 've been a good father to you . ’
21 I hope I 've been a good father to you .
22 I have been a good advocate in my time .
23 There has been a good atmosphere for our last four night games .
24 Said Platt : ‘ The haggling over the contract spoiled what had been a good summer for me .
25 ‘ You 've been a good son to me , ’ the old man said .
26 Driving to the sterilised zone in which the malais had reconstructed a thatched Danuese village complete with miniature ricebarns , one of the two Americans turned and said to me : ‘ Sir , tell me , truly , do you think the Integration has been a good thing for your country ? ’
27 Bombay has been a good ground for me in the past , but we need to put in a better performance than we have been doing .
28 That seems to have been a good move on their part .
29 It 's just been a good boat to us .
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