Example sentences of "[is] [pron] a good [noun] " in BNC.

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1 It 's like saying why is somebody a better pianist than his colleague , even though they both went to the same conservatory .
2 Is there a good ideas person out there who would like to take on this job ? ? ?
3 Is there a good quality second thermostat ?
4 Is there a good reason for this ?
5 Is there a better way to buy it ?
6 Is there a better way to say good morning in your language , carissima ? ’
7 Fourth , do the electorate vote for a party on the basis of the programmes that are put forward , or is there a better explanation to make sense of voting behaviour and the nature of public support for parties ?
8 I have been told that the only solution is to run with the hubs locked out all the time , but is there a better solution ?
9 The paper I have been using is 140 lb Bockingford , is there a better paper to use ?
10 Oh well , it depends how things turn out — we 'll see — soon enough — is it a good idea to go there or not ?
11 If asked to ‘ zip me up ’ by a drysuit diver , why is it a good idea to offer him the loop of the closed zip afterwards ?
12 Is it a good idea to fix some ?
13 Is it a good idea for DEC to boast that its VAX 6310s were the ‘ workhorses ’ of the British Broadcasting Corporation 's electoral analysis machine when the BBC 's predictions of the UK election result last week — along with just about the entire market research industry — turned out to be so wide of the mark ?
14 Is it a good idea ? 3.7 .
15 But is it a good idea to break the punctuation rule , even for such a reason ?
16 And erm on page thirty six , on two , is it a good idea because has a dreadful bend and I 'm really in favour of this .
17 I shall be asking him questions such as ‘ Is it a good idea for parents to encourage their children to become interested in science by buying them toys , such as a chemistry sets , for Christmas ’ .
18 We talked earlier about amateur British people and we talked about amateur British magistrates and I 'm a , an amateur British magistrate , but the question that I 'm going to put next was put by a colleague of mine , who has preferred to remain anonymous , and that is , it 's proposed to fine motorists on the spot for minor offencmes in this country in the near future , and the question is , ‘ Does this system apply in other European countries , and is it a good system ? ’
19 Is it a good hotel ? ’
20 ‘ And is it a good job ? ’
21 Is it a good job ? ’
22 Is it a good morning ? ’
23 Is it a good microphone ?
24 Is it a good party ? ’
25 ‘ When in general is it a good time for me to phone you ?
26 The problem is that annuity rates fall as interest rates fall , so is it a good time to buy an annuity when interest rates are low and what can be done about it ?
27 Is it a good time to try it ?
28 But is it a good model ?
29 Lastly , in terms of chemistry as a career , is it a good career these days , Peter ?
30 Is it a good movie ?
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