Example sentences of "good [noun sg] when it [verb] " in BNC.

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1 The Northern Ireland public knows a good deal when it sees one .
2 That 'll be a good dictionary when it comes out .
3 A product well worth noting that definitely is n't a page makeup package in the terms described here but which does a better job when it comes to producing newsletter pages and so on is Newswriter .
4 Since the customer was therefore stopped from asserting his ownership , the finance company obtained good title when it bought the van from the dealer .
5 ‘ The old man was a damn good listener when it suited him and he knew the right questions .
6 But it knows a good book when it buys one .
7 Marinello never had Best 's capacity for drink nor did he share his good fortune when it came to choosing clubs .
8 She could not believe her good fortune when it happened .
9 She is the first to admit that she was bitten by the Puppy Love bug from quite an early age — which stood her in good stead when it came to dealing with the opposite sex in later years .
10 It stood her in good stead when it came to the areas of change which are always necessary in an organisation approaching its centenary .
11 And diamonds were a man 's best friend when it came to making it with the opposite sex .
12 But it was one of my self-imposed duties to try to even out the peaks and troughs of his capricious temperament and make sure he produced his best golf when it mattered .
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