Example sentences of "the [noun sg] have [been] good " in BNC.
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| 1 | The continuing strength of the dollar has been good for the group , as many shipbuilding and most shipping contracts are priced in dollars , and both Finland and Norway have gained a competitive edge against both the US and Germany . |
| 2 | The marriage had been good , he said , for two or three years and then they drifted towards the rocks until they were agreed on only one thing , their incompatibility . |
| 3 | The boy had been good . |
| 4 | Well , but the child had been good and she would not deprive her of saying to her friends on Monday ‘ I went to the fair ’ . |
| 5 | Did you get what you wanted ? ’ and a wave of feeling that the day had been good came with the words . |
| 6 | The Lord has been good to me . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ The spirit has been good through all these bad days we 've had lately , but it was even better today and everyone hoped the money was a sign things are turning round . ’ |
| 8 | The year has been good for programme sales , particularly overseas where sales increased more than a half to £18.8m . |
| 9 | The company had been good , the talk relaxing and buoyant , but limited for all that . |