Example sentences of "it [is] good " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is n't better because someone says it 's better , or because there 's a conspiracy by the MCC to keep cudgels out of Lords . |
| 2 | It 's better because it 's better . |
| 3 | It 's better because it 's better . |
| 4 | I know the money 's not brilliant but it 's better than freezing to death on a state pension . ’ |
| 5 | It 's better than nothing . ’ |
| 6 | It 's better when you send me to my room when I 'm naughty . |
| 7 | ‘ I know it is hard but it 's better to try to ignore what is said against you . |
| 8 | Journalism often means long hours but it 's better than working . |
| 9 | It 's wrong to assume that just because a cream says it contains plant extracts it 's better for your skin . |
| 10 | ‘ It 's better . ’ |
| 11 | You do n't understand , it 's better this way , love . |
| 12 | Incidentally , it 's better than a railway hut , and perfect for a party . ’ |
| 13 | I think it 's better to have contact . |
| 14 | Expressions like ‘ do n't want to let the side down ’ , and ‘ it 's better to be a giver than a taker ’ , fall unselfconsciously from the lips of men like Lord Ferrers . |
| 15 | For instance , if you 've a long way to go , it 's better to get there slowly than not at all . ’ |
| 16 | It 's better that you are dead . |
| 17 | ‘ Gilly , believe me , it 's better . |
| 18 | ‘ It 's better to organise resources rather than sending experts . ’ |
| 19 | As a very old colleague points out : ‘ It 's better than going to war over it . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ But it 's better to be safe than sorry . |
| 21 | ‘ People say there are courses in the economics of wildlife management , but I think it 's better to be a scientist than a talker . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ I 'm not crazy about the idea , but I guess it 's better to be remembered for something ! |
| 23 | I ca n't see it as clearly as that — and perhaps it 's better not to see clearly — ’ |
| 24 | It 's better now . ’ |
| 25 | It 's a free country and everyone has the right to be mind-numbingly stupid if they want , and subsequently I suppose it 's better if they can avoid killing themselves as a direct result . |
| 26 | I 'm sure it 's better , then , for us to stop writing . |
| 27 | ‘ It 's better that way . |
| 28 | We attempt nothing in this school , and even if I 've bitten off more than we can chew here , it 's better to try — ’ |
| 29 | ‘ It 's better than nobody wanting you . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ It 's better to tell them beforehand , ‘ You wheel the chair and if I need help in a shop , I 'll let you know . ’ |