Example sentences of "was good to be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It seemed unlikely they would have placed a bomb so close to Livingstone Manor , but it was better to be sure than dead . |
| 2 | More realistically , the papal Curia thought that when the full ideal was unattainable , it was better to be content with what could be salvaged than to be left empty-handed : the precise opposite of Anselm , who ( as he told Queen Matilda ) would as soon be deprived of everything as of a little — ‘ and I say this not for love of property , but for love of God 's justice ’ . |
| 3 | She knew that there were several personal matters about her that could arouse the man , and that it was better to be cautious . |
| 4 | With an enormous effort Alexandra said , with a small smile , ‘ It was better to be artificial than actually to sit in the sea in March . |
| 5 | Perhaps he had a point there , and it was better to be safe than sorry . |
| 6 | It was good to be alive . |
| 7 | It was a nice morning and it was good to be able to get out of the barracks and just run ; it became immediately apparent that there were some who were fitter than others , and the Corporals ran at the back encouraging the slow ones . |
| 8 | It was good to be able to demonstrate that I did know something about handling animals even though I had been qualified for only a few months . |
| 9 | It was good to be able to put him well behind her . |
| 10 | Also , it was good to be busy at such a time . |
| 11 | He thought that it was good to be down-to-earth and scientific . |
| 12 | It was good to be angry ; when he was angry he did not feel so afraid . |
| 13 | And in spite of cancer , it was good to be important . |
| 14 | Knowing Barney 's standards of morality , she wondered if she was being wise , but it was best to be honest . |
| 15 | He was best to be free of the humiliations and the uncertainties of the farm . |