Example sentences of "be [prep] a good " in BNC.
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| 1 | The rest of his property he left to his girl Agnes and to their child , if it were born alive , and if it showed itself to be of a good , kind character . |
| 2 | of river water in the United Kingdom is judged to be of a good or very high standard is something of which I am enormously proud . |
| 3 | The information can then be presented to the manager who now has the opportunity to make good or at least better decisions because the information on which the decisions are based will be of a better quality and more timely . |
| 4 | Well , now the thing is , right what I 've thought might be like a good thing , er cos we all like entertainments , is like if Riot Girl were to become a society , |
| 5 | You must be like a good wine . ’ |
| 6 | You may be surprised how impressed some buyers and their surveyors will be with a good clean manhole ! |
| 7 | She seems to be from a good family , and we want to trace them . |
| 8 | Sam hovered , waiting to see what would follow , but Thacker seemed to be in a good mood . |
| 9 | If , as suggested , you have done some background work on the company you will be in a good position to say what you really like about it , why you think it has a reputation as a good employer , why the job suits you ideally . |
| 10 | INSET staff would presumably be in a good position to carry out this role . |
| 11 | It seemed that these days his friends needed an excuse to blow the family money on their own pleasure ; it had to be in a good cause . |
| 12 | Furthermore , the training must be in a good centre and must be well supervised . |
| 13 | She knew how important it was for him to be in a good army , and if the war had ended in Rhodesia , then perhaps another might start in one of France 's old colonies so that the Legion could get involved . |
| 14 | He will then be in a good position to take over much of the rest of the property when his parents die . |
| 15 | At least I think that if I knew my rugby , I would be in a good position to acknowledge that you know yours . |
| 16 | Having done so , we will be in a good position , with our partner centres , to consolidate the strengths of Scotland 's coherent , flexible and responsive system of vocational qualifications . |
| 17 | By identifying cash deficits at the planning stage a firm will be in a good position to arrange financing for the deficit . |
| 18 | ‘ You 'll never be in a better position than you are now , ’ Justin Ostro , union vice president , told a rally of 30,000 machinists earlier this week in Seattle , Washington , the site of Boeing 's headquarters and main production facility . |
| 19 | Just across the road from the beach of Palma nova as well as all the shops and restaurants along the sea front , this friendly hotel could not be in a better place for all the attractions Palma Nova has to offer . |
| 20 | The simple truth is , though , that you will never be in a better position to arrange suitable contract safeguards than during the period when a company is anxious to secure your services . |
| 21 | This means you can be quite certain about total success , relative success and failure and , therefore , be in a better position to learn from experience . |
| 22 | If UK companies had recognised in the 1960s or early 1970s the need to enter the high-volume chip business , Juleff thinks that the whole of the British electronics industry would be in a better state . |
| 23 | Taking into account the annual exemption , indexation and rebasing , the shareholders ought to be in a better tax position than if the amounts distributed had been classified as a company distribution . |
| 24 | Good health resides in areas under more direct personal control , and those with time to investigate such matters as exercise and nutrition may be in a better position than a doctor to arrive at an accurate understanding . |
| 25 | It is our hope that parents will also be encouraged to read about new ideas in teaching children with special needs so that they can be in a better position to work in partnership with teachers on the basis of an informed and critical understanding of current difficulties and developments . |
| 26 | In practice , implementing these suggestions is likely to simplify the day-to-day class situation , since the visually handicapped pupils will be in a better position to manage themselves and their belongings and to work independently and effectively . |
| 27 | If we can get a clear idea about the situation in which teachers find themselves at present , and how they experience it , then we shall be in a better position to see what the most productive way forward is . |
| 28 | In conditions of high unemployment , employers , having relatively increased bargaining strength , may be in a better position and be more willing to oppose trade unionism . |
| 29 | As a result , you 'll be in a better frame of mind to meet what 1992 has in store . |
| 30 | For if we can identify what features of language are equivalent in terms of the code , we shall be in a better position to study the effects of stylistic choice . |