Example sentences of "it [vb past] good [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A dismissal may be unfair either because it was procedurally arbitrary or because it lacked good cause . |
| 2 | This method of teaching was effective in that it produced good results in an examination which focused on mathematical content . |
| 3 | It made good sense . ’ , |
| 4 | It made good sense , of course , for the writers to celebrate the deeds of prowess of their aristocratic patrons . |
| 5 | The answer is Yes , but it would have taken much longer and with the Government 's 1994 Review so imminent it made good sense to push on with the change process . |
| 6 | She looked good , she was quite good fun to be with , it made good business sense … |
| 7 | It made good copy and helped with the film 's publicity ; they also gave an insight into what others thought of Nicholson and the way he saw himself , then . |
| 8 | It made good use of two colours and presented a clear financial summary showing how each pound of income was used . |
| 9 | The dialogue which ran up to it showed good pace , and the strength of the star 's performance , absent in recent days , began again to show through . |
| 10 | It showed good form — and was , I ventured to imagine , rather romantic of Tod — to go outside like that and stand in his slippers on the wet sidewalk . |
| 11 | This school was the one with the most positive process score in our earlier study : it achieved good results for all its pupils despite a relatively poor balance in its intakes , and this seemed to reflect a very positive and cohesive ethos , supportive of academic attainment for all children , combined with a clear concern for their other needs . |
| 12 | Its length was entirely related to the fact that it contained good news and , once again , Opposition Members did not want to hear it . |
| 13 | It kept good time . |
| 14 | Whereas for John the Kingdom came as a threat to a people who were unprepared , for Jesus it represented good news to those who felt unworthy or excluded . |
| 15 | It sounded good Mick , I mean it 's your first year and I was n't gon na come up here , but I thought I might as well start as I mean to go on . |
| 16 | The prevalence of the idea of the Second World War as a ‘ good war ’ in Anglo-American culture makes it very hard to appreciate that those who tried to prevent it had good reasons for doing so . |
| 17 | To those who argued that the policy was deluded , its sponsors could answer that it had good aims in view ; indeed , the more glaring the disappointment , the more glowing the colours in which those aims were painted . |
| 18 | The house had not the vistas or the parkland of Auckland Castle , and its chapel could hardly compete with the chapel at Auckland , but it had good walks along the Ouse . |
| 19 | Jones 's book remained untouched on the shelves of Northumbria 's modest library in its first two years , even though it had good reviews ; and the influence of his research has been all but negligible . |
| 20 | It had good ears . |
| 21 | Tanzania is caught in this trap : it had good rains in 1986 and its cotton crop doubled from the previous year . |
| 22 | Timothy crossed the car-park , glad that the publican was whistling since it suggested good humour . |