Example sentences of "was good [prep] [pers pn] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's not my family you know , ’ because it was better for her to stop . |
| 2 | Eileen 's commanding officer took them to a room and gave them tea , and tried to explain to them that it was better for her to remain . |
| 3 | So it was good for me to imagine Freddie sitting there . |
| 4 | When Daniel saw his wife coming towards the cubicle to offer comfort where he could n't he flailed his arms and drove her away , leaving Mrs Marriott to cry on , not even telling himself it was good for her to cry , since how could he know , how could he imagine ? |
| 5 | When we toured with the Inspiral Carpets — which was good for us to do at that point — we 'd only done 20 gigs as a band , and were n't experienced in the ‘ problems ’ of a support act like monitors being mysteriously unplugged during the performance , and an ever-shrinking stage , but we still did the business ! |
| 6 | It was really good to see him in London last month ; I think he was a bit mystified by the church we went to , but it was good of him to come with me ! |
| 7 | Another person with a very busy schedule , it was good of her to find time to come to speak to us on the subject of working with the mentally handicapped . |
| 8 | The EastEnders star said after the show in Portsmouth : ‘ It was good of them to come — someone had to . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ It was good of you to arrive so promptly . |
| 10 | When the child does what you want , tell him what it is he has done that has earned your praise — for example , ‘ That was good of you to tidy up your toys . |
| 11 | ‘ It was good of you to give the shoemaker 's daughter work , ’ Craig said taking a sip of the brandy . |
| 12 | ‘ Mrs Wilson , it was good of you to agree to see me . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ All the same , ’ Merrill persisted doggedly , determined to get through to him , ‘ it was good of you to return it so promptly . |
| 14 | ‘ It was good of you to get in touch with me , Simon , ’ she murmured as he hooked down the loft-ladder and she followed him up into the roof space . |
| 15 | ‘ It was good of you to come , Master Clerk , ’ he said in perfect English with only a trace of a French accent . |
| 16 | ‘ It was good of you to come , Richie . ’ |
| 17 | Mrs Naulls said lucidly , as if veils had suddenly , when it was too late , fallen from her mind and her speech , " It was good of you to come , dear . |
| 18 | It was good of you to come at such short notice and lucky for me that you had no date for this evening , as you so easily might have done . ’ |
| 19 | The sisters would be told that Buzz had agreed it was best for her to leave . |
| 20 | He sensed a tension in the air , prickling with Blufton 's bruised ego , and thought it was best for her to defuse it . |
| 21 | She had thought long and hard before deciding that it was best for him to hear it from her rather than risk it reaching him through the more sensational tabloids , but she had braced herself for an outburst of shock , anger , even disgust . |