Example sentences of "[pron] [vb mod] to [be] good " in BNC.
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| 1 | Roche speaking at the launch of next year 's Leeds Classic , said : ‘ I did everything I could to be good again , but I had problems . |
| 2 | ‘ I used to be good at running , trained three times a week and I was always competing . |
| 3 | We were just saying you ought to be good at that . |
| 4 | We used to be good enemies , that great prince and I , but somehow the enmity 's grown cool of late . |
| 5 | Erm , capital bonds , they used to be good rates , they , they 've deteriorated really , National Savings certificates well I 've covered index-linked , the only one I 'd really say er is n't super unless you 're a higher-rate taxpayer is the fortieth issue , which is paying under six percent , it 's not really worth picking up for five years . |
| 6 | He gets all over the pitch , and I could see him fitting in in all kinds of areas , he used to be good for Spurs even when the defence came under pressure , and he 'd tackle back , becoming the ball winner . |