Example sentences of "but it [be] good [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I know it 's a medium to long-term investment but it is good to see it growing in the meantime , ’ she says . |
| 2 | But it is good to have the board there |
| 3 | At £25,000 he wo n't be secreted under everybody 's egg cosy at breakfast on Easter morning , but it is good to know that the best is there if you can afford it . |
| 4 | But it is good to know they have experience of farming and intend to make it a proper home and keep cattle . |
| 5 | The first two types of educational computing in the list above are at the moment basically the province of such departments — but it is good to know that in many schools and colleges there are strong links with mathematics . |
| 6 | ‘ But it is good to know they are monitoring his progress . ’ |
| 7 | A stallion that behaves in the same way is psychologically more threatening to us , but it is best to respond with tact — to stroke the horse briefly and then to leave it in peace . |
| 8 | Like most basic rules , they can be broken very successfully and creatively sometimes , but it is best to stick to the rules at first . |
| 9 | Buying privately you can pick up some excellent equipment , but it is best to obtain some independent advice from someone who knows what they are talking about . |
| 10 | Artificial sweeteners can be used if required ( see p 334 ) , but it is best to break the ‘ sweetness addiction ’ altogether if possible . |
| 11 | Here the dog will have the benefit of family companionship , but it is best to advise the person concerned not to let your pet off the leash when taking it for a walk outside . |
| 12 | There should not be a problem but it is best to check . |
| 13 | You can also play this with a number of boards , but it is best to avoid tagging each other by board contact , which becomes rather dangerous as people start ramming each other . |
| 14 | These can not be avoided completely , but it is best to avoid those with some types of colouring and preservatives which can cause asthma , and possibly migraine . |
| 15 | But it is better to let him mingle among the guests and take the candid shots which add to the colour and fun of the day . |
| 16 | i am certainly in favour of questioning , both on my part and that of the patient , but it is better to do this towards the end of the consultation when the regression itself is over . |
| 17 | Varnishes can be used direct from the container if the diameter is large enough for the brush being used , but it is better to pour the varnish into a paint kettle which has a wire stretched across the middle , so that excess varnish can be scraped off on the wire . |
| 18 | You need a four base width formation to get your rank bonuses , but it is better to sacrifice the bonus in favour of avoiding being dragged into a broader combat . |
| 19 | ‘ In this instance , some people would smack the child , but it is better to explain where the danger lies and remove the child from that situation . ’ |
| 20 | But it is better to see the ideology of the Tory Reaction as authoritarian rather than absolutist , since those who stressed obedience to the Crown typically also urged the need for obedience to the laws — the laws , that is , which had been established to protect both Church and State from the challenge of subversives . |
| 21 | You could use error trapping to recover from this error , but it is better to check that the argument is not negative before using the SQR function . |
| 22 | But it is better to look at this issue separately , on its own merits — and in fact we find that theologians of all schools are among those who support it . |
| 23 | We appreciate your concern in allowing ‘ strangers ’ to live in your home but it is better to have your home cared for rather than leaving it empty . |
| 24 | They do n't come cheap , but it is better to have a small , professional album , than to rely on great-uncle Archie and his dodgy instamatic . |
| 25 | But it is better to think of the Pentateuch as one book divided into five sections , rather than as five books rolled into one . |
| 26 | The uPVC pipes can be joined in the same way as uPVC waste and soil pipes — that is by solvent-welding or by ring seal ( push-fit ) joints — but it 's better to use push-fit joints for flexibility . |
| 27 | I 'd recommend this badge to other Brownies but it 's better to do in a group . |
| 28 | . No but it 's better to have er parents who think highly of their kids even if slightly mistakenly |
| 29 | ‘ It may not be what you 're used to but it 's better to get things straight from the start , is n't it ? |
| 30 | Yeah but it 's better to get in contact with Southmead if you can . |