Example sentences of "[vb base] [pron] be [art] good [noun] " in BNC.

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1 I 'm with you yeah , see Sam 's got some learning , when he comes to spellings to me , again I would , I would print yeah , he only scrawled that down last night , he says I 've got some spellings on sports mum , I said do you know any of 'em ? , he said no , I said when 's you test ? , he says Friday , well I got ta book on all sports and then I read it because sports and you think hockey 's one of them , oh yeah , racket , which is spelt wrong I 've had to , I think it 's got a U in , but again I mean sometimes , I mean I 'm a good speller , I do n't know about you , but I look at them sometimes and I have to go and get the dictionary have to check em
2 Others say I was a good judge by staying home .
3 People say she 's a good swimmer but she 's big
4 They all say you are the best houngan in Haiti .
5 Erm , we also , again I mean , as you say , we always look at ourselves and say we 're the best team in the company .
6 ‘ You say it is a good tool , sir ! ’
7 I say it 's a good job we 're not going to Joseph 's tonight .
8 His special offer comes as estate agents say it 's a good time to buy but high interest rates are making it difficult to sell .
9 Erm , but as I say it 's a good thing that you 're doing yourselves .
10 The inner cities have a problem — we say it 's a good thing .
11 A family who 've been saved from eviction by an anonymous donor say it 's the best Christmas present they could have hoped for .
12 ‘ I never say it 's the best car in the world , ’ he replied , ’ but I believe we are the best at making a car in our class .
13 He had heard old men in the workhouse say it was a good place for brave boys , and that there was always work there for those that wanted it .
14 In a letter of ‘ unanimous support ’ published in The Times today board members say he is the best person to lead the corporation .
15 One or two sequences worked quite well , but I hope I 'm a better director now than I was then .
16 ‘ I hope you are a good liar . ’
17 ‘ I hope you 're a good traveller , love , ’ he said and the van rattled away down Wapping High Street .
18 ‘ I hope you 're a good walker , ’ Fen said as he tied up .
19 And I I , I hope that I , I hope there 's a good variety of people will again , as you always have done will turn up er , this year to share fellowship a , on this theme which er , is is a refresh theme I think for , for many of us .
20 ‘ I hope there 's a good reason for this noise !
21 I hope it 's a good sign
22 Robert said he 'd been to see you in Brno recently ; hope it was a good weekend .
23 ‘ I hope it was a good bet to win , sir . ’
24 And I mean she 's a good kid , she is n't a bad kid by any means but er , oh the late nights and er
25 He says I suspect it 's a good idea in a romantic idealist world — it 's probably not a realist option — I mean people do move about in cars nowadays .
26 I know you 're a good boy .
27 I know you 're a good woman , so do n't be afraid , and I will do for you , and I will do all for you that you ask .
28 Ha , I hear you 're a good cook ?
29 McMahon revealed : ‘ We know we are a good team when we pass the ball around .
30 He said : ‘ I still maintain we were the best team in the tournament until injuries caught up with us .
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