Example sentences of "but it [verb] [art] good [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I designed the itinerary , of course , for high political resonance , but it seemed a good idea to take in beautiful towns and routes . |
| 2 | God knows why , because I was n't entertaining and I never went in pubs , but it seemed a good idea at the time . |
| 3 | How the British depended on tea — but it seemed a good idea . |
| 4 | I do n't know what animal it was , but it made a good meal . |
| 5 | Mind you , the accountant , C.J. Broderick , soon saw what was happening , but it took the best part of a year to re-arrange matters so that the newspaper could save money by hiring me back at $28 per week . |
| 6 | Some regard this lovely fish as the ‘ poor man 's harlequin ’ , but it deserves a better billing than that . |
| 7 | ‘ Of course , he might not be geographically correct , but it makes a good story . ’ |
| 8 | I doubt that the public will think that the Bill goes far enough — but it makes a good start . |
| 9 | ‘ No , ’ he laughed , ‘ but it makes a good tale . ’ |
| 10 | But it knows a good book when it buys one . |
| 11 | British companies rarely welcomed headhunters positively ; they engaged them out of desperation , but it gave the good firms the chance to rise to the occasion . |