Example sentences of "it [verb] good to " in BNC.

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1 You just think it looks good to be seen with books that nobody can pronounce the name of .
2 From Sounion comes a splendidly illuminating decree of the demesmen , which reads : ‘ It seemed good to the men of Sounion : since Leukios has given the demesmen land to build an agora , three men are to be chosen straight away to measure an area not less than 2 plethra by 1 , so that there shall be broad space for the men of Sounion to agorazein ’ … ( the last word is untranslatable : ‘ carry on all the activities usual in an agora ’ is accurate but too prosaic ; there is also the sense of ‘ promenading oneself : Syll. 925 ) .
3 Two inscriptions from the early fourth century show that it did not always do so ( Tod 103 , 108 = WV 7 , HD 20 ) : they have the unusual opening formula ‘ it seemed good to the Council ’ .
4 The normal formula is ‘ it seemed good to the Council and People ’ , indicating that the decree had been prepared for the Assembly ( ‘ the people ’ ) by the Council , and was then voted on by the Assembly .
5 Carl , at No. 38 with Does It Feel Good To You , only realised he was being spied on by the law when police pulled him up in his car .
6 It looked good to the eye , it felt firm underfoot , the Land Rover had no problems , but the wheelbarrow seemed designed to plough a furrow .
7 It felt good to be active again after the days cooped in the library 's shade .
8 It felt good to be just a little bit crazy for once in her life .
9 It felt good to be back in harness again .
10 It felt good to be out there .
11 He will run at Newbury unless it becomes good to firm or firmer . ’
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