Example sentences of "be good for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well they 're good for dry throats are n't they ? |
| 2 | Sunil is lonely and I 'm sure you 're good for each other . ’ |
| 3 | And there 's a there 's three of them in this one room in , in the bedroom and they wo n't separate them cos and she , they 're good for each other . |
| 4 | About one in four reckon they 're good for ten minutes , though just under one in five admit to ejaculating in less than two minutes . |
| 5 | They are better for this purpose than the Home and End keys because they work even when the typing line containing the cursor is very short . |
| 6 | ‘ It may be suggested to customers that flour bags which can be washed and used again are better for this purpose than odd bits of paper , although an actual container is best of all . |
| 7 | Articulated crampons have a separate front and heel piece linked in some way , and are better for less than totally rigid leather boots and boots with some curve on the front sole . |
| 8 | Some rackets are better for some shots , some are better for others . |
| 9 | So I doubt if our hero would have been good for many heroics after swigging that . |
| 10 | And some of the authoritarian oligarchies had been good for economic growth — as in Brazil in the 1970s , or Singapore under Lee Kuan Yew — while others , like the Greek colonels , had not . |
| 11 | You have been good for two minutes . |
| 12 | In the yard at the back , a slow burning bon fire added to the pong which could not have been good for those living nearby . |
| 13 | I could not understand why Hindley , who hated him , would want his company , and I felt sure it would have been better for all of us if Heathcliff had never come back . |
| 14 | It will always be the case that it would have been better for one of the counterparties not to have taken out the forward contract but to have waited and transacted in the spot or cash market at the time called for delivery . |
| 15 | Grandmother used to say that if it had been possible to take their personalities and shake them together a bit it would have been better for both of them . |
| 16 | Incandescent strip lights ( as opposed to fluorescent tubes ) are good for concealed lighting behind pelmets or baffles , or down the sides of cupboards . |
| 17 | The longer variety is ideal for reaching neglected areas like backs , and the short ones or ‘ mitts ’ are good for underwater massage on flabby areas like the tops of the legs and upper arms . |
| 18 | Words Children want to use , by Amy Brown , John Downing and John Sceats , which is worth reading , and the dictionaries themselves are good for primary schools . |
| 19 | They are good for conditioning skin that is prone to roughness on elbows , knees and on upper arms . |
| 20 | However , judgements are good for six years . |
| 21 | A basic page printer has a rated life ; Canon engines are good for 3,000 pages per month , Ricoh 's can handle 5,000 , and you should expect them to last around three years at the full rated use . |
| 22 | Some activities are good for one or two of the three S's and not for others , but different ones can be combined to give the best overall results . |
| 23 | Night Goblin units with Fanatics are good for this . |
| 24 | The short flats are good for this ; they are also useful for blocking in colour and for short strokes . |
| 25 | We do not and I hope that the Minister will accept that we have stated repeatedly that we do not believe that the MacSharry proposals are good for British or European agriculture . |
| 26 | The studios are good for those wanting to be near the town but in a quiet spot . |
| 27 | These are good for another twelve |
| 28 | Heavy rain succeeded by dry and sunless weather are good for near objects ‘ but there will be little beauty in the distances . ’ |
| 29 | THE omens are good for Lucky Parkes in the Hopton Conditions Stakes at Yarmouth tomorrow . |
| 30 | THE omens are good for Lucky Parkes in the Hopton Conditions Stakes at Yarmouth tomorrow . |