Example sentences of "[is] [vb pp] [verb] a good " in BNC.
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| 1 | In parts of England people still worship Pomona , the Roman goddess of fruit trees , through the custom of wassailing which is intended to encourage a good crop of apples . |
| 2 | The honours curriculum is designed to provide a good background for many types of work . |
| 3 | The Canadians , more experienced than most in these matters , say that only a modest amount of special training is needed to turn a good soldier into a good peacekeeper . |
| 4 | Whether you are cultivating cabbages or grapes , care is needed to achieve a good harvest : good grapes make good wine . |
| 5 | Salt is needed to maintain a good water balance in the body , and also for activity of muscle and nerve tissues . |
| 6 | People may buy shares in a target company simply because it has attracted the attentions of a potential offeror which is known to have a good eye for investment opportunities . |
| 7 | The likelihood is that in this as in other matters Beowulf is meant to appear a good prophet , since the unsuccessful , possibly treacherous , but in heroic terms entirely praiseworthy attack which Ingeld made on his father-in-law is repeatedly mentioned in Northern story . |
| 8 | Recovering drug addict Jamie , 38 , says he is determined to have a good relationship with his son and break the ‘ bad luck ’ that has cursed the family for years . |
| 9 | The four year hiatus has been a good old-fashioned period of reappraisal ; he 's learnt to become a good father , he says , while the composing has flourished . |