Example sentences of "is good [conj] [pron] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | First race there twelve fifty the going at the moment is good but they have had a quarter of an inch of rain overnight so of course I suppose there 's every chance it could go to good to soft by this afternoon . |
| 2 | this is where the schools I think are partly to blame , okay , yes they encourage you to do exams which is good but they do n't tell you that you 're gon na have difficulty getting a job even if you get A levels and all that , they sort of say oh yeah you , you stand a better chance of getting a job , but , its still , its still difficult . |
| 3 | Well it is good but you know , I prefer matches . |
| 4 | I suppose it means meeting fewer people and in that way is a loss to you , but if you get on well with your lady that could be even better , and it is good that you have weekends free . |
| 5 | This is good because it allows you to whittle down those superior numbers . |
| 6 | The scheme is good because it gives payments for things like looking after hedgerows . |
| 7 | ‘ The course is good because it makes you think about things like how to lay out a kitchen , ’ Ms Sutherland-Dodd says . |
| 8 | This is good because it prevents the enemy character wiping the floor with your Goblins . |
| 9 | Some women argue that female genital mutilation is good because it suppresses sexuality , thereby preserving chastity and preventing promiscuity . |
| 10 | Physical exercise is good if you enjoy it — jogging , playing squash , working out or whatever . |
| 11 | Modularising is good if it allows greater choice for students , and allows them to specialise in certain parts of a rather falsely unified subject . |
| 12 | But for me he is good for he exercises my patience , my good disposition and my kindness . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ Being in Brighton has been beneficial to all of us , the food is good and we have trained on the Downs , ’ said Tolstikov , who could have expected more recognition at home following last year 's London win but instead found life harder , not better . |
| 14 | coach keith Richardson says they are very worried … they have to be but there is no panic … the team spirit is good and they need to find more passion … |
| 15 | which we need to be and once we get into the rhythm I 'm sure it 'll all be a lot easier but you seem to have a calmness about your how you speak which is good and you know I 'm sure I 'll go to pieces but erm yeah it was just , and what I 've picked up on as you say where it 's er how did you come to Friends Provident bum de bum de bum , we 're going through erm a structured erm spiel if you like and then they 're saying well I do n't really wan na give you any you know , recommendations at this moment and erm what we should do there is , is I suppose apack that is n't it ? |
| 16 | My garden is well sheltered ; the soil is good and I endeavour to mend it as occasion requires . |
| 17 | Some will say ‘ He 's cuddly and can be very sensitive at times ’ or ‘ She is lovable some of the time and is good when we go out ’ . |
| 18 | In some respects this is good when it means such topics as non-aqueous solvents are covered , but bad when the reader searches this chapter in vain for information about new solvents . |