Example sentences of "[vb -s] [pron] be good for " in BNC.
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| 1 | She therefore decides to marry Rodolpho , endangering her relationship with Eddie , but Miler does n't condemn her for this — she wants what 's best for everyone . |
| 2 | Better still , he loves my children even more than I do and wants what is best for them . |
| 3 | She says she 's good for another 10 years , even though she 's 39 . |
| 4 | The council says it 's better for everyone , but unions say smokers are being victimised . |
| 5 | When addressing the problem of Germany 's pre-eminent economic power , he either just says it is good for Europe or he says , ‘ I think our neighbours should overcome the tendency to think in terms of nation-states ’ , while the same thought is expressed by one academic : ‘ in many ways , it no longer makes sense to talk about Germany as a distinct national unit ’ . |
| 6 | It 's wrong to assume that just because a cream says it contains plant extracts it 's better for your skin . |
| 7 | This means it 's good for applications where you 're collecting data by picking from prepared lists ( surveys , insurance claims , and so on ) , and poor if you want to enter a lot of text and numbers using the pen . |
| 8 | Be patient and remain strong in the knowledge that the universe knows what 's best for you . |
| 9 | ‘ If he knows what 's good for him he will . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ If he knows what 's good for trade . ’ |
| 11 | And so will Benedict , if he knows what 's good for him . ’ |
| 12 | The " good " parent , for the parent , knows what is best for the child and is able both to bring this about and help the child to see it as good . |