Example sentences of "good [noun] because it " in BNC.
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| 1 | The owner of a competitive jumping horse says that his horse has a good temperament because it is ‘ consistent and courageous ’ . |
| 2 | He would n't pay good money because it was set with spinels instead of rubies , so the man took it back . ’ |
| 3 | They 've got sort of mind you they have their own training sort of regime as well , which in some ways is , means it 's quite good experience because it is structured in , in a , in a way to give you some training , whereas of course if you just go in to do a job then erm how much sort of training you get varies a bit . |
| 4 | The water stays clear and in good condition because it 's sealed in |
| 5 | Saying ‘ this ’ or ‘ they ’ ‘ red ’ is better practice because it entails use of pronouns which ‘ symbolise what concrete objects belong to the category ’ . |
| 6 | Sandalwood is the base note regarded by many perfumers as a good fixative because it harmonises well as a background to a wide variety of blends . |
| 7 | Embryology is n't a good guide because it is n't sufficiently precise . |
| 8 | He is delighted and yesterday said : ‘ This is extremely good news because it is imperative that the cathedral has the ability to maintain its justifiably high standard of music , and a new organ is badly needed as the existing one is now beyond repair . ’ |
| 9 | An announcement that a firm is increasing its dividends is a good signal because it suggests that the managers believe that future earnings will be sufficient to sustain the higher level of dividends . |
| 10 | more than a GOOD soap — a good habit because it 's an extra health protection |
| 11 | Hm But it 's quite good paper because it 's got all the colours in it so you could put any thing with it ca n't you ? |
| 12 | ‘ If we had scored first , it would have been a better game because it would have forced them to come at us . |
| 13 | This is a good song because it not only has actions but can also be sung by two groups at the same time . |
| 14 | ‘ I think it 's a good word because it describes what it is . |
| 15 | this is a good word because it well it 's not because of the associations but it stresses the femininity and that 's what a lot of the sixties feminists lost , I think was their own femininity because they saw it as man 's imposition |
| 16 | And what I will do is to look erm tt in some detail at er an analysis of a man r called Richard Newstat I mentioned last time , Mr Shirley Williams , and Richard Newstat wrote a book in nineteen sixty called Presidential Power and that book is now in whatever , what it is , I do n't know , seventh or eight edition and it 's probably still the single best selling book on the American presidency and er for good reason because it , it , it raises an , an argument which is really quite simple but often neglected . |
| 17 | If the incipient spin has progressed for more than about half a turn because the pilot has kept the stick back , applying the full opposite rudder must be a good thing because it helps to stop the rotation and to even up the stalling of the wings . |
| 18 | A PWR was economic , displacing old plant ; it was a good thing because it used other fuel than coal , or , rather , it was in line with the |
| 19 | Was the government-supported Remploy , for instance , a good thing because it provided sheltered employment for disabled people , or a bad thing because it ghettoised them ? |
| 20 | ‘ We 've been completely ignored for a long time , which has been a pretty good thing because it 's given us time to develop , ’ beams Brett . |
| 21 | In the old , inherited sense fundamentalism is a good thing because it alleviates pain and suffering . |
| 22 | in the ha in the what 's name there and it might be a better idea because it 's not . |
| 23 | The district health authority could not be in a better position because it allowed the situation to drift . |
| 24 | Touch legering is not simply just a good idea because it is a sensitive way of detecting bites ; it can also be extremely useful when the fish need slack line after mouthing the bait . |
| 25 | The open farm is a good idea because it teaches townspeople about the countryside . |
| 26 | Well she did n't persuade me but she said she thought it was a very good idea because it was on all the new sets and while I was buying a new set I might as well |
| 27 | ‘ At 82 , every year is a good year because it is a bonus — you are not supposed to live after 70 . ’ |
| 28 | It 's a good castrating because it used to be a bit of a |
| 29 | he could n't manage to think and I 've never learnt how to manage to , that erm , the engine , so we got rid of the boat and then our son he 's got a big boat , he 's got a real speedboat , a real big one and Julian he 's got a smaller speedboat , so both of the boys go there , when we go camping we always have a good time because it 's all a family affair like , you know , always get together and erm go on , on a boat , fishing , having fresh mackerels come back and clean them up and fry them straight fresh from the sea , never tasted as fresh , fresh as , fresher fish than , than |
| 30 | I remember Germaine Greer slagged me off , but it was the best review because it was an intelligent one . |