Example sentences of "good at the " in BNC.

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1 Cameron began to wonder if Mr Menzies was identifying himself with Job , and when he ended ringingly on ‘ Shall we receive good at the hand of God , and shall we not receive evil ? ’ , the suspicion was confirmed .
2 The only problem is that the Dutch have not really been very good at the game since Dr Euwe retired .
3 But LFF evidence tends to corroborate suggestions that this may be because such film-making is just not very good at the moment .
4 She did n't feel too good at the moment .
5 HUSSEY has done a lot of good at the BBC , making it more accountable .
6 The only one of the top four never to lift the crown , White , a 9–2 shot , is building confidence on coming good at the right time , winning the British and European Opens .
7 ‘ None of us is good at the lot .
8 I had ceased to be good at the convent , and now I also ceased to be either healthy or clever .
9 Greeks have never been good at the plodding job , even in their classical prime ; Demosthenes was not the only one to complain of that .
10 A spokeswoman said : ‘ Things are looking really good at the moment with plenty of entries flooding in .
11 Asked about his writing , the great Jimmy White once admitted that he was n't much good at it , adding : ‘ Not much good at the reading neither .
12 Rapid weight loss may have made you feel good at the time , but depression and frustration soon set in as the pounds or kilos slowly creep back on again .
13 ‘ But she 's good at the work , I expect , ’ said the first .
14 She had been one of WTN 's best newsdesk assistants , extremely well-liked , very bright and good at the job , one of the busiest in the news room .
15 ‘ Well , ’ said Bob , ‘ things are n't too good at the moment .
16 Merchandise is new , prices low and value good at The Reject Shop , despite its misleading name .
17 But it so happens , you might say well all these years retired I ca n't be much good at the job , you 'll be interested to know that I give talks to groups which include retiring tax inspectors .
18 But I mean a fixed rate is a bird in the hand , really , and I think they 're quite good at the moment .
19 It says I 've been good at the doctor today .
20 This says I was good at the doctor 's today ?
21 So we were good at the mass produced area for Marks and Spencers making nice wool garments like that .
22 He was especially good at the end , when the aliens ( who have been monitoring the whole joke , helping Spunk out at awkward moments ) beam him back to BC .
23 It was good at the fair , Mum .
24 What this meant was n't certain , but it sounded good at the time .
25 The Longfellows solid array of red T-shirts with a logo ‘ Simply The Best ’ unfortunately did n't hold good at the heels of the hunt .
26 ‘ Was it good at the weekend ? ’
27 Whitlow 's been very very good at the heart of Leicester 's defence today and that was an important header he won then .
28 ’ Van Gogh died penniless because nobody bought his paintings — they did n't think he was very good at the time .
29 ‘ Ca n't remember everything on it , I 'm not as good at the reading as you .
30 If region R undertakes programmes that create spillovers for region S , then , following Boadway and Wildasin ( 1984 ) , the optimal decision is to set the provision of that good at the quantity where where
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