Example sentences of "it [vb past] a good [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I would have turned down 2 million ( $3 million ) but when the bid nudged 3 million ( $4.5 million ) it became a good deal for us . ’ |
| 2 | But as I thought then and it has proved since , it made a good story — The pump and towing car did not fare so lightly ; they caught the blast , we missed it . |
| 3 | The trouble is , once one article said it , then other articles copied it because it made a good story . |
| 4 | I do n't know what animal it was , but it made a good meal . |
| 5 | It made a good reason for those excluded to dislike Miss Morgan , but it had been true any time these past two years . |
| 6 | It was unpopular politically , as it involved a good deal of compulsion , and did not survive the chaos of independence . |
| 7 | It received a good deal less consideration than it deserved from those whose concern with the quality of teacher education led them ( as it led us ) to the opposite view . |
| 8 | Never mind , it seemed a good story at the time . |
| 9 | And it seemed a good laugh . |
| 10 | It seemed a good choice — they 've got your sparkle . ’ |
| 11 | You ca n't insure cash , as you know , but who cares , and it seemed a good present . |
| 12 | It 's my job to keep a check on the stock and it seemed a good chance to get something done … ’ |
| 13 | It seemed a good idea . |
| 14 | I designed the itinerary , of course , for high political resonance , but it seemed a good idea to take in beautiful towns and routes . |
| 15 | God knows why , because I was n't entertaining and I never went in pubs , but it seemed a good idea at the time . |
| 16 | It seemed a good idea at the time . ’ |
| 17 | It seemed a good idea to see what it was she was defending with such tenacity . |
| 18 | Wainfleet said : ‘ I told you , it seemed a good idea at the time . |
| 19 | In fact , there was no chance of losing her job , but sooner or later she would have to go and it seemed a good idea to lay down a time now . |
| 20 | How the British depended on tea — but it seemed a good idea . |
| 21 | It seemed a good idea to have a companion when I knew I had to face a Spanish maniac ! ’ |
| 22 | It seemed a good idea at the time , and it was agreed that all the shareholders would get an instrument of any description . |
| 23 | With difficulty , though , she hid her ire — and it seemed a good idea then to reply to this high and mighty man with what he all too clearly wanted to hear . |
| 24 | It seemed a good idea , but Sophie hesitated . |
| 25 | It seemed a good idea to pin her thoughts elsewhere . |
| 26 | I knew quite a number of people who had gone into the Civil Service and it seemed a good thing to get into . ’ |
| 27 | Yes that you said it er Pat thought it seemed a good thing , the way you were saying it |
| 28 | The most frightening is rainforest destruction , and being a carpenter and joiner by trade anyway I have used many threatened species in my past and it seemed a good thing to start with . |
| 29 | It seemed a good omen for the stay in Bath . |
| 30 | It seemed a good place to defend ourselves against Silver and his men , because we were sure they would kill us when they returned to the ship . |