Example sentences of "a good thing [conj] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For the community , the bridge is a good thing but the taxes are bad . |
| 2 | We are not suggesting that it was a good thing that a flock of kids roosted on Mr Jones 's garden fence . |
| 3 | When the Equal Opportunities Commission , in its equality agenda , describes child care facilities as meagre in the extreme compared with the facilities that are available in the rest of Europe , when we know that the women in work to whom the Minister has referred are often forced into part-time work because of inadequate child care arrangements and when we bear in mind his entirely complacent answer , is not it a good thing that a Labour Government are coming who will ensure that child care provision is expanded ? |
| 4 | Everything is a , was a good thing that the unions but they 're going too far . |
| 5 | I mean do you think it 's a good thing that the flats are coming down , for the people who are actually living there ? |
| 6 | I think it , I think it 's a good thing that the problems have been acknowledged , |
| 7 | In a way , it 's a good thing that the air 's been cleared . ’ |
| 8 | Once , his bishop slaughtered in an exchange of pieces , Dr Neil looked up at her and said , ‘ It 's a good thing that the Master did n't underestimate you overmuch , McAllister . |
| 9 | In the carve gybe this is a good thing since a competent windsurfer will cut many corners of the original technique to make it smoother . |
| 10 | Consequently , they believe that domestic services are a good thing and a necessary part of everyday life and that by encouraging the growth of urban centres they are making a positive contribution to ‘ community life ’ . |
| 11 | Are you saying it 's a good thing or a bad thing ? ’ |
| 12 | ‘ Is it a good thing or a bad thing ? ’ |
| 13 | Would that be a good thing or a bad thing ? |
| 14 | There was a lot of rural urban migration then , was that a good thing or a bad thing ? |
| 15 | Now I I 'm we 're not here to argue whether that 's a good thing or a bad thing , erm but nonetheless parents were , if you like , an attempt was being made to con them into voting on that particular issue under the guise of whether their children 's education would be better or worse , and I think many parents realized that . |
| 16 | Now the remarkable circumstance , recorded by Anna Dostoevsky in her memoirs , is that her husband had a foreboding of political disturbances at the Academy , and fearing that his brother-in-law ‘ because of his youthfulness and weakness of character might take an active part in them ’ , he persuaded Anna 's mother it would be a good thing if the young man came to them in Dresden : which he did in October of 1869 , the month before Ivanov was murdered . |
| 17 | Would it not be a good thing if the Government explained to the people of Wolverhampton , perhaps even by taking an advertisement in the Express and Star , that the gross overspending has continued year after year because Wolverhampton council has seen education in terms of employing people in schools , not in terms of providing good education ? |