Example sentences of "[vb base] [pron] be good for [pron] " in BNC.

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1 I know you 're good for him .
2 Most people want to like art — they know it 's good for you , or at any rate looks good on you — but face to face with a great painting they feel like gate-crashers at a Mayfair reception .
3 Oh gosh , that 's good for you , you know it 's good for your co-ordination .
4 Take our kids away from us because you reckon you know what 's good for them better than what we do ?
5 I do n't bother people and they had best not bother me if they know what 's good for them .
6 But I know what 's good for me . ’
7 If you know what 's good for you , Thessy and Ellen , none of you even saw the Belgian boat this morning ! ’
8 You 'd better if you know what 's good for you !
9 ‘ You 'll get your ass out of here if you know what 's good for you , ’ the man snarled menacingly .
10 " You 'll agree , if you know what 's good for you . "
11 If you know what 's good for you , you 'll make yourself scarce before you wake the whole house … .
12 ‘ And if you know what 's good for you , you 'll keep your mouth shut . ’
13 A voice inside him was saying ‘ drive like buggery if you know what 's good for you ’ .
14 You 'd best put me down if you know what 's good for you . ’
15 ‘ Chief , if you know what 's good for you , press the damn button . ’
16 ‘ Shut your mouth , ’ he snarled , ‘ if you know what 's good for you .
17 So let's cut out all the smart answers , shall we , lady , if you know what 's good for you ? ’
18 But that 's still good cos they know what 's good for your bike .
19 If the people at Chesky know what is good for them , they will give ‘ Wild Earl ’ his head and record whatever he wants : there is almost no other pianist around playing his kind of repertoire with his kind of zest .
20 I suppose it was good for us , but we did n't think so at the time .
21 I mean it 's good for them learning to be amongst a lot of children and they soon learn that erm they ca n't have their way .
22 I mean it 's good for it is n't it , really ?
23 I think it 's good for you if you to you know .
24 That is why I think it is good for me to go back to Scotland to remember that there is a world outside London and television .
25 I think it was good for them .
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