Example sentences of "be [verb] at [art] good [noun] " in BNC.

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1 But she 'd been born at a better time and there were arts councils and they had been good to her .
2 He told the Echo today : ‘ Hopefully I 'm looking at the best year of my life .
3 ( i ) the speeding up of routines which would otherwise be too slow and impractical to be used : this is particularly significant in the area of graphics where large figures can be produced at a good speed and some reasonably large-scale movement becomes possible ( ii ) the addition of extra facilities not generally available in BASIC : for example , different forms of character input instruction , including timing , displaying a pre-stored picture ‘ instantly ’ , and automatic device initialization ( see next section ) .
4 Knowledge can be gained at a good Riding School .
5 Prenatal diagnosis often improves the management of such cases by allowing the baby to be delivered at the best time and place for appropriate surgery .
6 The piece needs to be taken at a good pace and in high spirits .
7 Effective purchasing is important to ensure that quality materials and equipment are sourced at the best prices and made available when required .
8 Whatever arrives , but you just do n't know what your going to get , no , it 's flown in er trying to think it comes in four days a week by air , it 's selling at a good price but you do n't know what your going to get and I mean , you could n't , you could n't risk using it somewhere like this , so , it , the chances of selling it .
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