Example sentences of "that [pers pn] be good for [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You said yourself that I 'm good for you . ’ |
| 2 | It was Fred Wilton who devised the theory that if carp were offered HNV baits over a long enough period , i.e. through extensive pre-baiting , they would eventually recognise that they were good for them , and seek out these baits in preference to low protein types such as bread , worms , potatoes or , indeed , even natural food . |
| 3 | ‘ Not really because it seems to do any good but just because the thinking is that it 's better for him than other commercial products , ’ says Kathleen . |
| 4 | I think we 're all agreed that it 's better for us to die honourably together in this way than to risk a worse fate at the hands of the enemy . " |
| 5 | However , I would add that it is best for you to experiment with your paper stretching technique . |
| 6 | In the fourth Gospel Jesus tells his followers , heart-broken because he is going to leave them , that it is better for them that he should do so : |
| 7 | They do it so rarely that it is good for them . |
| 8 | The Bank of England , old nanny that she is at heart , always believes that it is good for her charges to learn patience . |
| 9 | Many experts claim that it is good for your growing baby , too . |
| 10 | Do n't buy a hard bed in the mistaken belief that it is good for you . |
| 11 | The common-sense view of sleep is that it is good for you , providing an opportunity for recovery from fatigue , is essential for growth , and crucial in cure from illness . |
| 12 | Harriet Tremayne , her mother , had been strongly against this , but Tom , her husband , a charming , indolent and indulgent man , had argued , with a certain degree of logic , that ‘ the girl had to do some kind of war work ’ and that it was better for her ‘ to do something she had set her heart on ’ . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | He drove them to the station and they returned , sad for their sister and still not convinced that it was better for her not to come home . |
| 15 | 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 . |