Example sentences of "[art] good [verb] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's no good sending a press release which is couched in the language of The Times , to your local newspaper , or The Sun , or something like that . |
| 2 | Well it 's no good taking the tape with him cos he do n't talk . |
| 3 | Some players also seem to be worried about how to identify which string is which and I can understand that , because it 's no good breaking a string during a gig and not knowing which spare to grab . |
| 4 | It is no good searching an information source ( printed or computer-held ) efficiently and with a sound understanding of its construction if that source does not provide access to the information or documents that are being sought . |
| 5 | They need to blend as well ; it is no good using a herb whose taste contradicts that of the dish to which it is being added . |
| 6 | It 's no good replacing the belief ‘ I 'm a failure ’ with ‘ I 'm not a failure ’ . |
| 7 | They are also very sensitive to light , so it is no good shining a torch on them unless the beam is shielded by red plastic . |
| 8 | It was no good chopping the thing in half , was it ? |
| 9 | It would be no good having a receptionist blacking out every time they jacked in . |
| 10 | ‘ No good changing the subject , ’ her mother said slowly , ‘ do n't go doing anything daft , cariad , this man may be as innocent as you say but his kind use people like us , remember that . ‘ |
| 11 | When something goes wrong , the slogan ‘ Have machine , will travel ’ has a depressing ring of truth , especially disastrous in the winter season , since it is no good excavating a channel in midwinter if the ecologists working with the engineers on a scheme have not had the opportunity during the previous summer growing season to identify the existing aquatic habitat affected . |
| 12 | Later a woman brought him a plate of bacon and eggs and a cup of tea , but said it was no good making a fuss now , it was too late . |
| 13 | It is no good forcing every kind of ability into one form of education if the result is going to lower the standard which it is in the interests of the country to maintain . ’ |
| 14 | It is no good putting a closure vote by ninety nine to one or even ninety nine to nought . |
| 15 | It 's no good blaming the chef if our own broth tastes disgusting , or is simply bland and boring — because we not only chose the recipe , but stirred in each ingredient with our own hands ! |