Example sentences of "be good [noun sg] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | When you think about the wiring involved , and the , the hours it takes to put one in I think that they 're good value for money . |
| 2 | They 're good value for money , they understand their subject , but most of all they do n't give me any grief . ’ |
| 3 | But , you 've been good value for money . |
| 4 | The Stasi , Honecker 's secret police , have been good Sturmabteilungen for us . |
| 5 | This has all been good training for his new post . |
| 6 | THE STRIKE at Britain 's waterworks has been good news for a sheltered workshop in Watford . |
| 7 | The warm spell has also been good news for workers at the factory after a difficult year when 67 people were made redundant when their parent company , Clarke Foods , collapsed last year . |
| 8 | Not only that , it also seems to be true that certain herbs are good company for other plants , discouraging pests and diseases ; for instance , chives and garlic have some ability to prevent roses being infected with black spot , and chamomile is said to improve the health of young plants if they are weak and slow to grow . |
| 9 | Leather shoes and bags , although not cheap , are good value for their quality . |
| 10 | Strong Farmhouse cheeses are good value for money as well , especially in cooking , because less cheese is needed to achieve a full flavour . |
| 11 | Rover claim their cars are good value for money and have the option of being run on diesel , the cheaper alternative to petrol . |
| 12 | Key pensions victory for lucky 13 million New proposals are good news for employees , but a disappointment for directors . |
| 13 | The sub-zero temperatures which have accompanied the latest heavy storms are good news for skiers planning late Easter holidays . |
| 14 | But not all plasmids are good news for plants . |
| 15 | James 's improved scores are good news for all Britain 's surrogate Santas who were persuaded to buy computer games for their children . |
| 16 | Here , high interest rates and lowish inflation are good news for all those depositors my editor took for granted . |
| 17 | Interesting stories are good material for developing the skill of gist listening . |
| 18 | He 'll be good company for that kid of Connon 's . |
| 19 | ‘ I do n't mind fighting her because it will be good experience for me . |
| 20 | ‘ If players are dragging matters through the courts it ca n't be good publicity for the game . |
| 21 | Stevens was playing for Spurs when he became a victim of a Vinnie Jones tackle which eventually ended his career and he said : ‘ If players are dragging matters through the courts it ca n't be good publicity for the game . |
| 22 | Laurence Stone , 27 , blacksmith ( right ) : ‘ I would n't wear this every day on the street but it would be good fun for a club . ’ |
| 23 | The long list of grams tended to allow candidate strings that an average reader would not accept as real words , so there appears to be good evidence for restricting the dictionary . |
| 24 | In general , however , despite the fact that anachronisms do exist in the published text of the Kanunname , there seems to be good reason for supposing the provisions in it concerning the learned hierarchy to be basically genuine . |
| 25 | There may also be good reason for deleting reference to the contemplation of proceedings under ss 146 or 147 of the Law of Property Act 1925 , as the costs recoverable under such a provision may not be easy for the tenant to assess and counter . |
| 26 | Another said , ‘ Why do n't Spud and Nobby make 'em one — it 'll be good practice for ‘ em . ’ |
| 27 | The keeper said resignedly , " Anyway it will be good practice for your casting . " |
| 28 | She supposed it would be good practice for later ; Margaret said it took her twice as long to shop with her three month-old child , Tom , because everyone looked into the pram and talked to him . |
| 29 | We think that even that extra price would be good value for many consumers , in terms both of peace of mind and of security against the real risk of serious money troubles . |
| 30 | At £100 , it would be good value for money , but at £59.95 , it 's an absolute steal . |