Example sentences of "[pers pn] are [verb] a good " in BNC.
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| 1 | Certainly , if you are eating a good diet , not smoking cigarettes , consuming little alcohol , are physically and mentally well , aged between 18 and 65 years , and not pregnant or breast-feeding , then you should not need any nutritional supplements . |
| 2 | By getting used to eating oranges rather than drinking orange juice , eating apples rather than drinking apple juice , and so on , you are establishing a good habit which will help to control your weight in the future . |
| 3 | ‘ When you both feel light-hearted enough to enjoy your baby , you are making a good start ’ says Infant Care on its second page , and Spock uses the same injunction , ‘ Enjoy Your Baby ’ , as a subheading in his chapter ‘ The Right Start ’ . |
| 4 | I guess everyone said it is 95 per cent curable ; the treatment is good ; you are making a good recovery . |
| 5 | The average glass of wine contains between 90–100 calories , and it is difficult to stop at one when you are having a good meal . |
| 6 | I think we are providing a good service here and we 're meeting the needs of people erm we are providing a service on Thursday , Friday , Saturday and Sunday now at the times which are identified by officers as the crucial times when people actually need the service . |
| 7 | Both of these railways have been most co-operative and we are developing a good relationship with them to mutual advantage . |
| 8 | If we are expecting a good level of practice from proprietors , whether private proprietors or statutory , then we have not to expect them to be out of pocket at the end of the day as a result . |
| 9 | ‘ We are forming a good team , everyone is friendly and we are confident of success . ’ |
| 10 | Could this be the reason why , at times , when we are compiling a good catch , the fish suddenly go off ; as suddenly as switching off an electric light ? |
| 11 | So often people say to us that they wish us well and that we are doing a good job . |
| 12 | We are doing a good job but we must not be complacent . |
| 13 | I suggest , General , that if we are to secure a good working relationship , such remarks could be kept to a minimum ? ’ |
| 14 | Ideally , all doctors should participate in regular ongoing appraisal and training to ensure that they are providing a good service to their undergraduate and postgraduate students . |
| 15 | There is no need to become over-anxious about the subject of diet for the elderly.We simply need to keep a careful eye on things , to see that they are eating a good variety of food which includes plenty of protein , dairy products and fresh fruit and vegetables , together with some roughage , which is often best taken in the form of a bran cereal , and which will , in many cases , completely eliminate the problem of constipation and ease that of piles . |
| 16 | But I think they are doing a good job . |
| 17 | They are doing a good job under difficult circumstances . |
| 18 | The Police have received some unfair criticism but they are doing a good job . |