Example sentences of "[pron] was good for [pers pn] " in BNC.

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1 Which was good for me ; if I had directed it in 1979 it would n't have had a chance . ’
2 When we toured with the Inspiral Carpets — which was good for us to do at that point — we 'd only done 20 gigs as a band , and were n't experienced in the ‘ problems ’ of a support act like monitors being mysteriously unplugged during the performance , and an ever-shrinking stage , but we still did the business !
3 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 ’ .
4 Her mother thought it was better for her not to be at home as there was not much space , so the following week they saw the social worker and it was arranged that she go to a house run by the Catholic anti-abortion organisation LIFE .
5 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 .
6 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 .
7 It 's not my family you know , ’ because it was better for her to stop .
8 Her guides would have lemon squash because it was better for them and less expensive .
9 The Presbyterian , Daniel Williams , persuaded a meeting of London Dissenting ministers not to present an address of thanks to the King for the Indulgence , and argued that " it was better for them to be reduced to their former hardships , than declare for measures destructive of the liberties of their country " .
10 But I said it was better for him if he did n't go back . ’
11 It was better for him really .
12 It was better for me 'ealth down 'ere , ’ said Dolly , the bedroom getting smaller as more of the family spilled in .
13 So it was better for me if I was able to pay .
14 She said she had held the document back for so long because she was afraid it would re-open old wounds for my mother and because she felt sure it was better for us not to know what it contained . ’
15 It was better for you not to come .
16 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 ?
17 Colin had never argued with anyone like himself in his life , and in fact it was good for him .
18 Although I hated the very idea of selling things to people who might not want to buy them ( even if it was good for them ) I made quite a few sales , the main commission deriving from the sale of a Group Insurance Scheme to 32 men from the Times-Herald staff .
19 I think it was good for them .
20 So it was good for me to imagine Freddie sitting there .
21 I suppose it was good for us , but we did n't think so at the time .
22 It was good for us .
23 I thought it was good for us .
24 They used to say it was good for you .
25 His tobacco had a richly herbal smell , as though it was good for you .
26 And I started on the Monday morning , Dad did the sandwiches , since he was head chef in the morning for the family , and off he sent me down the road , was n't too bad it was all down hill , early in the morning it was good for you , down hill .
27 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 .
28 She came to see him once , was shy and vague and noncommittal , later wrote to say it was best for them not to see each other again .
29 The sisters would be told that Buzz had agreed it was best for her to leave .
30 He sensed a tension in the air , prickling with Blufton 's bruised ego , and thought it was best for her to defuse it .
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