Example sentences of "have [adv] [be] a good [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( The Thatcher mug has long been a best seller . ) |
| 2 | D Goldstein of Staravia Ltd , Ascot , who has long been a good friend of the aircraft preservation movement , offered a range of instruments . |
| 3 | ‘ There has not been a better centre half in the country for the last 18 months . ’ |
| 4 | Thompson 's career — the Daley record 1976 Olympic Games ( Montreal ) 18th 1977 European Juniors , 1st 1978 Commonwealth Games ( Edmonton ) lst European Championships ( Prague ) 2nd 1980 Olympic Games ( Moscow ) 1st World record ( Gotzis ) 8,648 pts 1982 World record ( Gotzis ) 8,730 pts European Championships ( Athens ) lst World record 8,774 Commonwealth Games , Brisbane , lst 1983 World Championships ( Helsinki ) lst 1984 Olympic Games ( Los Angeles ) lst World record 8,847 1986 Commonwealth Games ( Edinburgh ) lst European Championships ( Stuttgart ) lst 1987 World Championships ( Rome ) 9th 1988 Olympic Games ( Seoul ) 4th It has not been a good year for the class of ‘ 76 . |
| 5 | Today has not been a good day . |
| 6 | This latest news on the job front adds to what has already been a good year for the town . ’ |
| 7 | Reeth has always been a good walking centre , particularly for walkers from Tyneside and Teesside , and on many occasions I 've heard the hills round about echoing to a sound I love so well , the lilt of Geordie accents . |
| 8 | fairclough has always been a good defender ( ex England U21 ) , but he s excellent when given a job , like marking Tony Daley out of the game . |
| 9 | This has n't been a good case for me . ’ |
| 10 | Tony Wright … says it has n't been a good season they have n't batted well … but someone has got to take the blame and he thinks he should stand down and give someone else a chance |
| 11 | Tony Wright … says it has n't been a good season they have n't batted well … but someone has got to take the blame and he thinks he should stand down and give someone else a chance |
| 12 | ‘ It has n't been a good start , has it ? ’ |
| 13 | There has never been a better time for supporting the white rose |
| 14 | With all the new and reintroduced varieties now on the market there has never been a better time to grow from seed . |
| 15 | THERE has never been a better time to build a dream home at a bargain price . |
| 16 | There has never been a better time to be a member of the Association . |
| 17 | With bands like Nirvana , the Pixies and My Bloody Valentine beyond reproach from the music press and the record-buying public there has never been a better time to play guitars with manic fervour . |
| 18 | There are some very good authors in the list , but recalling that there has never been a good book on poppies or penstemons , one might wish for a little more innovation in such lists . |
| 19 | Mind you their rate of exchange if if you 'd have bought all pesetas in this country it would have probably been a better rate of exchange for you . |
| 20 | Nevertheless , around one in two Germans in both the American and the British Zones — and a percentage on the increase — thought that National Socialism had basically been a good idea , badly carried out , and were far more favourably disposed to it than to communism . |
| 21 | It had not been a good day for liberal ideals . |
| 22 | It had not been a good day for the Magistrate . |
| 23 | No you 've not been a good boy ? |
| 24 | Perhaps it had n't been a good idea after all to come on this trip together . |
| 25 | Her looks and her vibrant personality had always won the day for her — but perhaps in the long run that had n't been a good thing , because now those weapons had failed her she was floundering , rudderless . |
| 26 | If she had n't been a good actress I would n't have hired her . ’ |
| 27 | Gangsters have long been a good source of drama for the filmakers and there 's barely a star in Hollywood who has n't been ‘ mixed up ’ on screen with the mob at some point in his career . |
| 28 | It 's just been a good boat to us . |
| 29 | ‘ That 's because it 's not been a good year , due to fluctuating temperatures . ’ |
| 30 | Oh she 's always been a good daughter up till now , I 'll grant her that , I 've never been one to just blame the girl , Douglas , I blame the boy too . |