Example sentences of "[noun sg] [modal v] [be] good " in BNC.
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| 1 | The contract may be good or the cheque generous , but it lacks the binding authorization of a signature . |
| 2 | Difficulty breathing may be better ( > ) lying down at night and worse ( < ) in the morning when there may be copious and usually easy expectoration . |
| 3 | No change must be good . |
| 4 | The main cloud base should be at least 2000 feet above the highest ground in the region , the freezing level must be high and the visibility should be good . |
| 5 | ‘ Johnston Press has started 1993 encouragingly and the prospects of further progress must be good , ’ he added . |
| 6 | On wider windows two smaller blinds side by side may be better . |
| 7 | However , there is little doubt that people are not yet accustomed to the idea of paying fees and are tempted to avoid it even when the final result may be better . |
| 8 | But if one rids oneself of the idea that there need be any thing in common to good things , other than that they are good , one will be ready to recognize that there may be other good things which do not involve pleasure , that some things which involve pleasure may be good rather than bad , and that relative goodness need not be proportional to relative pleasurableness . |
| 9 | ‘ What 's good enough for a retired archaeologist should be good enough for a Greek cryptologist , ’ Hawkins said . |
| 10 | The ports of entry should be better manned and in some instances medical advice should be on hand so that certain people have a medical examination before they are allowed into the community . |
| 11 | Perhaps the cash for points method is not the correct one — maybe points for top ten finalists , both from Europe and United States action might be better . |
| 12 | Good religion could be good politics , good politics could require good religion , and there can be no question that Cnut threw himself into certain aspects of his role with zest . |
| 13 | Although Margo concluded that general practitioners were generally satisfied with the initial outpatient letter , most studies have found that communication between the hospital specialist and the general practitioner could be better . |
| 14 | When you are experiencing a certain kind of bite which you are finding difficult to hit , try to relate the bite with what you have seen the chub doing or ; your close season excursions , then decide from there what course of action would be best to hit the fish . |
| 15 | I heard your most disgusting talk at the EAST and west Association ( PROPAGANDA ASSOCIATION would be better ) . |
| 16 | Gordon Brown also promised Labour would be good news for big employers … like the nearby Rover plant in Cowley . |
| 17 | But perhaps a cup of tea would be better — cosier — if you know of anywhere round here ? ’ |
| 18 | And do you seriously believe that the American or world computer industry would be better today if IBM had been broken up into five pieces 20 years ago , as the 1960s and 1970s trustbusters proposed ? |
| 19 | A win for United would give them a good chance ; a draw would be tantamoumt to playing Russian Roulette and defeat would be good night . |
| 20 | There was no chance now of bacon and eggs , but a sandwich would be better than nothing . |
| 21 | If he told her the fence would be best in barbed wire she 'd believe him . |
| 22 | Erm , I also think that if you have two hours , a video and a talk would be better . |
| 23 | So unilateralism says Mr. O'Brian must not be made to pay damages for the emotional injury he caused Mrs. McLoughlin even though the judge thinks the opposite rule would be better for the future . |
| 24 | Neither side was prepared to comment on the suggestion , but given IBM 's surplus manufacturing capacity , such a deal would be good sense . |
| 25 | Neither side was prepared to comment on the suggestion , but given IBM 's surplus manufacturing capacity , such a deal would be good sense . |
| 26 | They were quite happy with the job Red Rhino were doing ; their basic view was that a major deal would be better , but not essential . |
| 27 | Read on to discover which Club would be best for you . |
| 28 | The prospect of a house secure in beautiful parkland will be better than one where the approach is ploughed right up to the ha-ha . |
| 29 | The mountains will always be there , the seasons will come and go , the snow will be good again and it will be bad again . |
| 30 | And if the management of secondary school science departments includes the management of review and of staff development then the effect of a whole-team approach to TVEI and the sharing of ideas , expertness and good practice will be better than the effect of teachers accepting TVEI principles on an individual basis . |