Example sentences of "it was good for [pers pn] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Eileen 's commanding officer took them to a room and gave them tea , and tried to explain to them that it was better for her to remain . |
| 2 | It 's not my family you know , ’ because it was better for her to stop . |
| 3 | When Daniel saw his wife coming towards the cubicle to offer comfort where he could n't he flailed his arms and drove her away , leaving Mrs Marriott to cry on , not even telling himself it was good for her to cry , since how could he know , how could he imagine ? |
| 4 | So it was good for me to imagine Freddie sitting there . |
| 5 | She had thought long and hard before deciding that it was best for him to hear it from her rather than risk it reaching him through the more sensational tabloids , but she had braced herself for an outburst of shock , anger , even disgust . |
| 6 | The sisters would be told that Buzz had agreed it was best for her to leave . |
| 7 | He sensed a tension in the air , prickling with Blufton 's bruised ego , and thought it was best for her to defuse it . |