Example sentences of "what be good for [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But I know what 's good for me . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ What 's good for me at about this time is a nice supper off the bone . |
| 3 | ‘ If he knows what 's good for him he will . ’ |
| 4 | And so will Benedict , if he knows what 's good for him . ’ |
| 5 | Take our kids away from us because you reckon you know what 's good for them better than what we do ? |
| 6 | I do n't bother people and they had best not bother me if they know what 's good for them . |
| 7 | BELVILLE : Because you are a little fool and know not what 's good for yourself . |
| 8 | But that 's still good cos they know what 's good for your bike . |
| 9 | ‘ How dare you presume to tell me what 's good for my father ? |
| 10 | knowing what 's good for you ! |
| 11 | If you know what 's good for you , Thessy and Ellen , none of you even saw the Belgian boat this morning ! ’ |
| 12 | You 'd better if you know what 's good for you ! |
| 13 | ‘ You 'll get your ass out of here if you know what 's good for you , ’ the man snarled menacingly . |
| 14 | " You 'll agree , if you know what 's good for you . " |
| 15 | If you know what 's good for you , you 'll make yourself scarce before you wake the whole house … . |
| 16 | ‘ And if you know what 's good for you , you 'll keep your mouth shut . ’ |
| 17 | A voice inside him was saying ‘ drive like buggery if you know what 's good for you ’ . |
| 18 | You 'd best put me down if you know what 's good for you . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ Chief , if you know what 's good for you , press the damn button . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ Shut your mouth , ’ he snarled , ‘ if you know what 's good for you . |
| 21 | So let's cut out all the smart answers , shall we , lady , if you know what 's good for you ? ’ |
| 22 | You do n't always know what 's good for you , you do need someone to say . |
| 23 | ‘ The keeper never gives us anything like that — she only gives us what 's good for us ! ’ |
| 24 | Most caddies today have a basic idea of what is good for their player during a round to provide slow-burning energy . |
| 25 | To be for animal welfare , as distinct from merely being against animal cruelty , is to believe that we have a duty to improve the quality of animal life , by ensuring — so far as this is possible — that other animals are the beneficiaries of what is good for them , not merely that we should avoid being cruel to them . |
| 26 | If the people at Chesky know what is good for them , they will give ‘ Wild Earl ’ his head and record whatever he wants : there is almost no other pianist around playing his kind of repertoire with his kind of zest . |
| 27 | The punters , who have by now learned what is good for them , have not been opposing him . |
| 28 | How else is the good reader to establish what is good for him or her individually ? |
| 29 | His motto seems to be ‘ what is good for me , must be good for everybody else too ’ . |
| 30 | This is just the objectivity which is to be claimed in general for the good ; what is good for me now is not necessarily good for you or for me at other times , nor even what I now spontaneously prefer , it is what anyone would spontaneously prefer for me if sufficiently aware from my present viewpoint . |