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Example sentences of "[vb past] [pers pn] be [art] good [noun] " in BNC.

No	Sentence
1	When she realized I was a good thief and knew how to use a knife , she got to like me .
2	‘ We heard it was a good school , ’ said Clarissa , acidly .
3	She decided he was a good deal more accomplished than the people he served .
4	I decided it was a good idea to write things down rather than depending on the tape because erm I 'm not actually going to get round to transcribing the tape quickly enough to use it as minutes .
5	I decided it was a good time to ask him the final questions about Stapleton and the hound .
6	I knew I 'm a good chatterer ’ — he grinned — ‘ but I can keep my own counsel , and yours an' all , if you want to talk . ’
7	My mum never warned me about getting pregnant because she thought I was a good girl .
8	And she kissed me , and called me her dear Blanche , and said I knew she was a good girl , and very strong , and not foolish .
9	The fact that he obviously thought she was a good nurse pleased her and gave her confidence , while the fact that Belinda had not betrayed his secret and gossiped about his wife and her illness earned his gratitude and respect , so that now they were allies and she knew she would be able to go to him if ever she had a problem at the hospital .
10	Once he had decided to write the Guide Book he realised he would have to do a considerable amount of writing and although he never felt he was a good writer , his unwavering intent carried him through .
11	Then George Potter retired in 1966 , leaving this nucleus of magnolias , we felt it was a good foundation to build on , although we were careful to make a selection rather than a collection .
12	It was draining , but I was grateful to any journalists prepared to listen , even if it was obvious that some papers only felt it was a good story because of the ‘ love interest ’ .
13	He said that ‘ Every player has their price , if the offer were 2M Id have rejected it , but as it nudged 3M I felt it was a good deal for Leeds ’ .
14	He said that ‘ Every player has their price , if the offer were 2M Id have rejected it , but as it nudged 3M I felt it was a good deal for Leeds ’ .
15	He knew he was a good horseman — no one had dared to tell him otherwise !
16	I knew he was a good client of ours .
17	’ I knew it was a good script , ’ he recalls .
18	Somebody would 've been drunk that night you see , half past nine at night , thought it was a good trick .
19	Nicholson 's interest in writing was re-awakened by his scriptwriting assistance on The Terror , and his next project was a screenplay in which he was encouraged by Roger Corman , who thought it was a good idea because though he personally felt Nicholson showed great potential as an actor , others around him did not always agree .
20	‘ We thought it was a good idea to hold a pre-Christmas sale rather than a New Year one because many of our dresses are suitable for Christmas . ’
21	The usual family gathering at the Andersons ' was held over until late January as Theresa had invited her parents and brothers and sister to her house for Boxing Day , and Pat said he thought it was a good idea .
22	I 'm not blaming them , but your mother and father thought it was a good idea , and foolishly I went along with them .
23	it 's helped to build our business and erm in fact we thought it was a good idea er during the course of this conversation that I 'm having with you
24	You thought it was a good idea did n't you ?
25	We actually put it down in our own manifesto because we thought it was a good idea .
26	I thought it was a good idea at the time .
27	But 80 per cent thought it was a good idea .
28	she took that out in the , in the same year as we started the mortgage , she thought it was a good idea to take some extra saving .
29	I thought it was a good idea .
30	She offered to do it for Simon and he thought it was a good idea but er he never quite got around to doing it .