Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] be [prep] good " in BNC.
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| 1 | It must have pleased the powerful church of Canterbury , with which he seems to have wished to be on good terms , and been gratifyingly displeasing to that of London . |
| 2 | Even if appliances appear to be in good order , allow for the cost of immediate testing and servicing by the Gas Board , CORGI registered contractor or , in the case of oil , the oil company 's nominee , as soon as you move in . |
| 3 | ‘ People are looking for something different , ’ said Steve , a chiropodist , which seems an ideal profession to be indulging in lots of ballroom dancing , ‘ but it has to be of good quality . ’ |
| 4 | The actual state of the market is that it 's flooded with property , so we have a case where supply has increased , demand is still at a fairly low level , so we 're having to be very honest with our clients , our vendors , and let them know that the situation is that their property has to be of good value in the market place . |
| 5 | The phrase conveys a sense of the desired relationship between elderly people and their relatives , especially their children : they want to be on good terms with them , and to have regular contact with them , but they do not want to rely on them too directly . |
| 6 | The future of the breed in Australia looks to be in good hands , although some moves towards getting a clearer definition of type must be made . |
| 7 | Tour thick skin needs to be in good working order when someone tells you they could get a jumper cheaper than yours at the ‘ Cheap Jack ’ shop in town . |
| 8 | I 'm not demanding we spend the entire weekend locked in a clinch , ’ Vitor said impatiently when she started to protest , ‘ but we should appear to be on good terms . |
| 9 | Macnab went on holiday to Berlin with a letter from Joyce to Christian Bauer , a contact whom they had made in London and who was said to be on good terms with Goebbels . |
| 10 | He was said to be in good spirits , but this was assumed : he feared he would be denounced as a traitor on his return . |
| 11 | Tonight Flight Sgt Pritchard was said to be in good spirits in hospital . |
| 12 | Before the burglary he was said to be in good health . |
| 13 | He seemed to be on good terms with the people behind the bar . |
| 14 | Holyhead mayor Tom Ross added : ‘ He was very happy and seemed to be in good spirits . |
| 15 | ‘ If there 's a protected species of plant at the top of relatively new routes which happen to be of good quality , then we 've got a really complex problem to manage , ’ Bill Wright commented , ‘ but if it 's just cotton grass , then the damage done by agricultural pesticides is probably much greater . ’ |
| 16 | In one matter only had she determined to have her own way : she was going to be on good terms with the neighbours for the sake of her sanity . |
| 17 | You all seem to be in good spirits tonight . |
| 18 | They know that if an item has the Royal Navy 's endorsement it is bound to be of good quality . |
| 19 | of river water is judged to be of good quality . |
| 20 | Ulf , the bishop whose capabilities had so little impressed Bishop Ealdred , had disappeared from view and been replaced at Dorchester by a Saxon , Wulfwig , who was known to be on good terms with Leofric of Mercia . |
| 21 | The engine appears to be in good order having recently had an upper cylinder overhaul and new valves and has a very modest oil consumption . |
| 22 | A month ago this fish developed pop-eye , but eats well and seems to be in good health otherwise . |
| 23 | Luckily every one of the 56 removed proved to be in good health . |
| 24 | The child was born three weeks premature , but is believed to be in good health . |
| 25 | Only 5 per cent are now believed to be in good condition . |
| 26 | While the linen canvas , comprising six horizontal strips , proved to be in good condition , the original varnish had turned brown with age , dulling colours and giving an overall yellowish hue to the work . |
| 27 | A high proportion were repeat visitors who appeared to be on good terms with the reception and service staff . |
| 28 | The almshouses ' occupants were old ladies who , to be eligible , had to be of good character and lifelong churchwomen . |
| 29 | ‘ I ran around 50 miles a week in training and was determined to be in good shape , I could n't remember a thing after 15-miles three years ago , ’ he said . |
| 30 | As noted , eurobond issuers need to be of good reputation , whether in terms of credit quality or name recognition . |