Example sentences of "it was the good " in BNC.

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1 Mistakes of that sort apart , it would seem that , as had always been the case , some sort of checking system was needed to give lenders the required degree of confidence to carry on , and that the more thorough and ‘ scientific ’ it was the better for both borrower and lender , the more effectively it reduced the incidence of overindebtedness , and saved borrowers from overstretching themselves and indulging in mad bouts of impulsive buying .
2 One such change arose because , although in general it was the better houses that were sold , some tenants bought houses , without survey , that were in poor structural condition ( especially prefabricated buildings ) and were soon experiencing difficulties paying for repairs and maintenance .
3 A study carried out by Kerr for the Department of the Environment found that it was the better properties with gardens that were most likely to be bought ( especially three-bedroomed , semi-detached houses ) while the number of flats purchased remained small .
4 Well , it was the good Lord who directed you to supply my need , no doubt , ’ said Father Kipling , a trifle mechanically .
5 ‘ Yes , it was the best I could do at short notice . ’
6 Still , it was the best week yet .
7 But he insisted it was the best way to banish the bitterness of the recent past .
8 It was the best Australian performance so far , by a long way .
9 It was the best lesson I 've ever had , and it came at just the right time . ’
10 It was the best way to make a snug billet for himself .
11 However , Timisoara remains crucial in Hungarian calculations as it was the best example of co-operation between all ethnic groups and a good omen for the future .
12 For a new chancellor , presenting a budget for an unpopular government , it was the best he could do .
13 For the first time in recent years , payments to producers showed no increase , at 20.2p/litre , although Mr Howie pointed out it was the best figure among the five UK boards .
14 I was conducting Elektra in Berlin — I think it was around the time of his 75th birthday — and at the end he came and said to me it was the best performance of the opera he had ever heard .
15 It was the best meal I had in Czechoslovakia .
16 Even some Right-wing opposition politicians reckoned it was the best Mr Mitterrand could have done in the circumstances .
17 It was the best winning total in the competition and the first victory by a local player .
18 It was the best news I have had in six and a half years . ’
19 It was the best thing that happened to her .
20 It was the best rock 'n' roll picture ever made because it was anti-rock 'n' roll .
21 Duncan said it was the best that he had ever seen .
22 With Brian Barnes it was the best of the day .
23 It was the best round of golf for conditions like those I 'd ever seen , or have seen since .
24 It was the best thing that could have happened to him — he was out of the way of everybody .
25 It was the best way with grieving — drown it .
26 It was the best I could do . ’
27 Arcand 's witty , thought-provoking movie upset a few people at Cannes , where it was the best film on show .
28 It was the best news for us possible .
29 After drinking with a friend , Mr. Clarkson , in 1803 , he declares it was the best time he had had since he came into Westmorland .
30 Lunch was an omelette and a salad and cheese and bread , and it was the best meal we 'd eaten all holiday .
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