Example sentences of "good in " in BNC.
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| 1 | But rather than address these basic problems , politicians look for the quick ‘ fix ’ — anything that sounds good in a sound-bite will do . |
| 2 | He was equally at home in the Metropolitan Museum and the Museum of Modern Art , keen in discerning what was good in the arts of many ages and styles . |
| 3 | Paolo Uccello would have been the most delightful and imaginative genius since Giotto that had adorned the art of painting , if he had devoted as much pains to figures and animals as he did to questions of perspective , for , although these are ingenious and good in their way , yet an immoderate devotion to them causes an infinite waste of time , fatigues nature , clogs the mind with difficulties , and frequently renders it sterile where it had previously been fertile and facile . |
| 4 | Both good in large borders or near water , growing up to 6ft , with highly ornamental bristly foliage and less spectacular yellow daisies . |
| 5 | You must please men and be good in bed . |
| 6 | He participates enthusiastically in all the activities and is good in all of them . |
| 7 | Moreover , we know that infant memory is remarkably good in other contexts . |
| 8 | Best for moist shade — ideal for a woodland area but good in grassed areas planted with shrubs |
| 9 | But his reservations outweigh his praise : ‘ They may have done some good in creating interest in two people who 've made major innovations in twentieth-century music , but they 've also given a negative impression : that the people involved in this music have serious flaws in their personalities . |
| 10 | It is not a fine enough tree to recommend for a star position , but good in a hedge or to bulk up planting in a relatively wild corner of the garden . |
| 11 | But the diplomacy of Alf Garnett allied to the economics of Arthur Daley is not good in international affairs . ’ |
| 12 | Zamberlan Trek Lite : comfortable , supportive and good in the wet |
| 13 | They found that he was not good in processions , for the curious roll prevented him from keeping ranks like the others . |
| 14 | ‘ We were all good in the eighth class in Moyne but I was the best in maths . ’ |
| 15 | The Stotherts work on the theory that modest things can look good in the right surroundings , and there are plenty of examples around the house . |
| 16 | Craig recommends a fine Balouchi rug in a geometric weave five by three feet for £100 : ‘ These natural dyes look good in period houses . ’ |
| 17 | But there is no reason why we should not tell stories of English boys who leave the village and make good in the city — why rural drama should not be found and filmed among the mountains of Wales and moors of Yorkshire . |
| 18 | This stroke is particularly good in areas where the flesh fits tightly over the bone , such as the scalp , forehead and upper chest . |
| 19 | At Cheltenham this afternoon , CRUISING ALTITUDE ( 1.20 ) should be more at home on the ground than the champion hurdler Beech Road in the Bula Hurdle , while his Newbury victim , MORLEY STREET ( 2.30 ) looks good in the Mercury Communications hurdle . |
| 20 | He is aided in this by good actors like Angela Punch McGregor as the girl 's mother and Bruno Lawrence ( so good in New Zealand 's in Smash Palace ) as the boy 's sea-faring mentor . |
| 21 | Meanwhile , Azariah had made good in the West Indies , and his grandson , John Frederick , returned to England and Bettiscombe towards the middle of the eighteenth century and became MP for Bridport . |
| 22 | Some haggling ensued , but Combes , who was originally from Broad Chalke and had made good in London as a mercer , wanted to show his village just how well he had done . |
| 23 | Lesser varieties are good in blends . |
| 24 | Both types are good in soups and for thickening casseroles . |
| 25 | I have never seen dried borlotti beans but they are available canned and are very good in salads . |
| 26 | Bordeaux mustard is especially good in salad dressings . |
| 27 | It is the only one of the old British colonial banks to have made good in the modern world . |
| 28 | He returned for good in 1936 , but his timing was bad . |
| 29 | But their interests should surely give way to the greater public good in enhancing confidence in the integrity and fairness of the capital markets . |
| 30 | There is a purpose in living now , a sense of good in living which I did not know before . |