Example sentences of "have [vb pp] [prep] be a good " in BNC.
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| 1 | I felt I 'd tried everything , I 'd tried to be a good wife , mother , mistress what else could I do ? |
| 2 | She would have preferred to be a good girl who could move among adults in silence , relying on the common sense of her parent to observe and extinguish any threats to her comfort or susceptibilities . |
| 3 | He might well have settled to be a good chief for the clan that you say you 're so concerned for , Eachuinn Maclean . |
| 4 | This time next week lad you 'll be at nanny 's , you 've got to be a good boy |
| 5 | ‘ I 've had to be a good liar myself to keep my head above water all this time . |
| 6 | I 've tried to be a good mother to you … |
| 7 | The human hepatoma cell lines Hep3B and HepG2 have proven to be a good model for the study of IL-6 induced gene expression ( 17–18 ) . |
| 8 | We took a risk because there 's got to be a better way ’ ( Perry , 1984 : 3 ) . |
| 9 | The difficulty is if we move to something , er , which is supply based as is being suggested , then it could impact even , even greater and so there 's no perfect er , system for this , but there 's got to be a better way . |
| 10 | It 's got to be a good loaf of bread , like that one you buy down the road , the black one , that 'll do . |
| 11 | That 's got to be a good thing . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ A taxi bike like this is good for the environment and with the parking problems in London , it 's got to be a good thing . |
| 13 | He says he 's got to be a good tractor driver and be able to go straight . |
| 14 | Well not disappointed that they 'd picked up Marvin Cox because obviously they 're going to need a very strong side if they 're going to win anything so erm you know , with guys like Marvin around , then it 's got to be a good idea , you know , they 've obviously made a big jump there to grab someone they think 's going to make a difference . |