Example sentences of "[be] [adv] good [subord] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Greg had been little better than a crook on the business front — and he had very nearly dragged her father — and his stupendous talent — down with him . |
| 2 | Even if you 're as good as a master they still wo n't give you the top black |
| 3 | I know they 're as good as a house almost . |
| 4 | It would have been far better if a decision on that matter had been taken in Wales . |
| 5 | She saw to the side of one of the houses the faded sign for Morgan and family , boot and shoemakers , fastened over what appeared to be little better than a shed . |
| 6 | I know you feel you 're justified , that I 'm little better than a fortune-hunter . |
| 7 | It was therefore greatly in the masters " interests to insist that there was " no point " in the women learning the later skills ( because they were not strong enough , because they would leave the trade early , because they would " never be as good as a man " and so on ) . |
| 8 | Telephone message forms are even better than a pad as they prevent you from forgetting to ask relevant questions . |
| 9 | Although having a B classification , it is little better than a country lane , yet , despite some sudden halts and reversings and generally slow progress , is a delight to follow . |
| 10 | At times the road is little better than a forestry track . |
| 11 | A word processor is much better than a typewriter in letting you enter and edit your text more easily ; print it out as required with much more flexibility ; save it on disc for future work ; and transfer it through an IT link ( see , for instance , below , under communications ) to a colleague elsewhere . |
| 12 | If the council receives a large number of letters about a development , this will give it an idea of the strength of feeling involved and it is much better than a petition . |
| 13 | That one conception is somehow better than a second , supposing that that can be made out , is of course not the proposition that it is our conception or one of them . |
| 14 | If you want me to identify a fish , remember that a photo , or a drawing , is usually better than a description — and it is no end of help if you give me a clue as to where the fish comes from , even if it 's only the continent . |
| 15 | We can not prevent old age , but we can be aware of its side effects ; we can prevent over-attached dog relationships — and prevention is always better than a cure . |
| 16 | The availability of the combined transport operator 's comprehensive insurance is clearly better than a suit against an uninsured , insolvent issuer of a traditional ocean bill of lading . |
| 17 | However , if it is right that a change is as good as a rest , you should now feel rested and ready to cope with anything . |
| 18 | A change is as good as a rest , right ? |
| 19 | Though they say ‘ a change is as good as a rest ’ I do agree with you that one needs both in order to end up feeling refreshed . |
| 20 | ‘ A nod is as good as a wink to a blind man ’ the saying goes — and so it may be , for the man can see neither . |
| 21 | To a child , Mrs Burrows , a slap is as good as a cuddle . |
| 22 | Once given it is as good as a seal . |
| 23 | ‘ I call this my Holy Water , it 's as good as a tonic . |
| 24 | Common fantasy that a spell on the dole is the change that 's as good as a rest assumes that the pastimes of the poor are the weekend pleasures of the employed — drinking , fishing , playing with cars , playing pool , playing bingo , going to the cinema . |
| 25 | I did n't want to use print film ; I just do n't think it 's as good as a slide film where you can get the saturation . |
| 26 | Lord Jim , for instance inside she 's really better than a house . " |
| 27 | A polite refusal to comment further is far better than a panic reply . |
| 28 | This program is the best of its kind on the market for page making facilities , it is far better than a number of ‘ Commercial ’ pagemaking programs that are popular with users who only have a dot-matrix printer . |
| 29 | There was just enough slope in the field to give him a decent run , though she felt sure it must be frustrating for someone so skilled to be stuck on what was little better than a nursery area . |
| 30 | My rather innocent trust crumbled when I realized that as far as the police were concerned , I was little better than a criminal on whom they must keep tabs . |