Example sentences of "it [be] good [noun] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Erm you know people know the answers questions or they 've got an idea material of your own experience you know a lot more than they do , but it 's good technique to throw it back to the group . |
| 2 | He says it 's good fun to wander through , feed the ducks and watch people make fools of themselves in the punts . |
| 3 | ‘ It 's good manners to tell me yours . ’ |
| 4 | It 's good business to upgrade our people 's skills . |
| 5 | It 's good practice to use three balls in rotation in cold weather , one being in play on any one hole , and the two others remaining in your pocket where your body heat can keep them at a reasonable temperature . |
| 6 | I congratulate my right hon. Friend the Home Secretary on taking action against death riders — I agree with those who have already said that that is a much better way to describe these offenders who are not joyriders — and others who think that it is good fun to take somebody 's car and drive it dangerously , thereby damaging property and sometimes killing people , thus causing appalling misery to those whose lives may be wrecked in the process . |
| 7 | Whether or not it is good fortune to fall in love with the person you marry , our culture dictates that this is the basis of proper marriage . |
| 8 | The Solid Fuel Advisory Service advises that whilst uncapping and unblocking both ends may be simple d-i-y jobs , most people would be better off asking a qualified sweep to have a look at the flue before any work is started — especially as it is good sense to have the chimney thoroughly swept before any work starts to remove soot or old bird 's nests . |
| 9 | Since transmission is largely on a foal-to-foal basis it is good policy to avoid using the same paddocks for nursing mares and their foals in successive years . |
| 10 | Reference is made in chapter 4 to the value of making good notes but , as the time of the examination approaches , it is good policy to transfer key facts and figures on to swot cards . |
| 11 | If one touches upon that area , it is good discipline to learn to leave well alone , and to trust that the ideas will in time emerge into consciousness . |
| 12 | He has earned the congratulations of many anti-tobacco campaigners : David Pollock remarked that ‘ after years of the Secretary of State either acting as referee between the industry and the anti-tobacco movement , or actively joining the industry side , it is good news to have a Secretary of State for Health joining the anti-tobacco side . |
| 13 | Engine management gauges are few ( oil temperature and pressure plus a rev counter ) and it is good practice to allow such small vintage power units sufficient time to thoroughly warm up before committing one 's future prospects to them . |
| 14 | There are many ways of allocating overheads — numbers employed , payroll , space occupied , gross fees — and it is good practice to choose the basis most suited to each type of cost involved . |
| 15 | So , although it is good practice to do so , it is not normally essential to add new module versions to SPRs and SSRs . |
| 16 | ANDREW SMITH 'S TIP : When keeping any bubble-nesting Anabantoid , it is good practice to include floating plants and plants that reach to the surface to provide hiding places and nest sites . |
| 17 | It is good practice to go through any document before parting with it and eliminate any word that is not essential to conveying the precise meaning intended . |
| 18 | A buyer needs to be kept informed about each and every detail that crops up during the course of the transaction and , immediately prior to exchange of contracts , it is good practice to supply a written report to the buyer , explaining precisely what the property entails in a legal sense . |
| 19 | Needs and wants are often similar , but it is good practice to assume there may be a distinction . |
| 20 | [ In a competitive proposal situation it is good practice to market our track record . |
| 21 | Nevertheless , it is good practice to reserve such rights expressly . |
| 22 | However , in that case the defendants had been aware of the plaintiff 's medical evidence and to avoid possible objections at trial it is good practice to amend to plead any substantial changes to the plaintiff 's claim . |
| 23 | Whatever the degree of response finally obtained it is good practice to investigate possible non-randomness and hence bias . |
| 24 | Even if you are certain in your mind about the usefulness/uselessness of a particular book , it is good practice to skim through the book from beginning to end . |
| 25 | In these cases , we may want to smooth to remove the effect of events which are unique or which are simply not the main trend in which we are interested ; it is good practice to plot the rough as well as the smooth values , to inspect exactly what has been discarded . |
| 26 | Nevertheless , it is good practice to grant the tenant express rights of access over the common parts of the building . |
| 27 | It is good practice to make a note of the client 's telephone number on the file . |
| 28 | However , it is good practice to make sure that both your sale and your purchase file are kept at roughly the same level . |
| 29 | Such surveillance should not , of course , be thrust on unwilling recipients without good cause , but it is good practice to keep in touch and know how people are getting on . |
| 30 | While cladding can be fixed directly to existing masonry walls , it is good practice to cover them with waterproof building paper first to prevent any moisture that gets behind the cladding from penetrating the wall itself . |