Example sentences of "could [be] good [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It could fatten on coarser feed than the Durham and was early maturing for beef , and the oxen could be good draught workers as well as slaughter beasts , though the cows were not good milkers . |
| 2 | The teacher in charge claimed that there were at least nine children who ‘ linguistically could be good partials ’ but not one was attaining anything like his or her true linguistic potential . |
| 3 | The result is likely to be closer relationships between customers and suppliers , which could be good news : Japanese companies such as Honda Motor tend to choose a few preferred suppliers and stick with them , rather than playing the field , and this policy seems to have paid off handsomely . |
| 4 | Bad news for IBM could be good news for ordinary users as it should become more attentive to their needs . |
| 5 | I sat a moment cursing the junkie builders , then suddenly the thought came : Hang on , Jimbo , this could be good news ( there 's nothing like a crack on the nut with a lead pipe to wake a body up ) , this could mean we 've got fresh water piped to the back door whenever it rains , and sucks to the waterboard . |
| 6 | Good religion could be good politics , good politics could require good religion , and there can be no question that Cnut threw himself into certain aspects of his role with zest . |