Example sentences of "[be] good to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | It must have been good to be home . |
| 2 | As Rioch suggests ( see p. 7 at the beginning of this chapter ) , women psychologists always need to be better to be equal . |
| 3 | Would n't it be better to be alive , maybe see things like Antoine — or maybe not see things like Antoine . |
| 4 | It must be better to be an alone child than to have a brother like Augustin . |
| 5 | It would be better to be dead . |
| 6 | However , environments are usually so variable that even if the conditions are good where the animal is now , they probably will not be in a month 's time ; it may then be better to be a hundred miles south . |
| 7 | Ellen wondered if he had petit mal and looked it up in a medical dictionary — neither of them went to doctors if they could help it — but the entry was not very helpful , and it seemed in any case the kind of symptom it would be better to be vague about , not define , not name , for fear the naming made it worse , less likely to evaporate out of existence . |
| 8 | The only person there was Gran , and she was asleep , but it would be better to be with her than downstairs in the kitchen , alone . |
| 9 | It would be better to be stronger in the arms , help could be summoned , but some tasks one did on one 's own . |
| 10 | She 'd be good to be seen with and she had a sense of humour . |
| 11 | It would be good to be greeted as you walked along by smiling creatures lying along the pavements . |
| 12 | In one sense , in a report about ‘ environmental scanning ’ , it would be good to be able to report that those engaged in that activity had solved this problem of making the information that they deliver , directly usable by those to whom it is delivered . |
| 13 | ‘ I thought it would be good to be free to get on with my own affairs , ’ she said , ‘ but I suffered quite severe depression . |
| 14 | ‘ It would not be good to be noticed . |
| 15 | He decided that it would be best to be plain and friendly . |
| 16 | Obviously , it would be best to be as comprehensive as possible . |
| 17 | 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 ’ . |
| 18 | At the end of the day it is good to be able to think that as you step back to look at the work — especially if you remember to get down from the ladder first . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | ‘ It is good to be in the frame at the top of the Premier League and competing in the cups . ’ |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | Let me repeat — it is good to be here . |
| 24 | ‘ With Bishop Kevin O'Brien , with our priests and people I enter into partnership within the local Church of Middlesbrough … it is good to be here ’ . |
| 25 | Put in context , these people do not dominate the scene , but it is good to be aware of them . |
| 26 | ‘ It is good to be a dog , ’ Sergeant thought happily . |
| 27 | It is good to be able to talk to somebody who has experienced the whole spectrum of drugs because then they know what the hell you 're talking about , y'know . |
| 28 | ‘ It is good to be served by someone who cares so much for the art . ’ |
| 29 | It is good to be God . |
| 30 | If there is good to be done they will do it . |