Example sentences of "it [be] a good thing " in BNC.
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| 1 | Would not it be a good thing to allow barbers to open on Sunday , if only to help the Under-Secretary of State , the hon. Member for Eastwood ( Mr. Stewart ) ? |
| 2 | ‘ It 's a good thing we 've booked you into this place , ’ Michael continued . |
| 3 | He declined to give any official view on the situation except to say : ‘ Any Marxist must say it 's a good thing that nobody has been hurt and we should give thanks to the police . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ Still , it 's a good thing that doctor gave 'em to ‘ er . |
| 5 | ‘ From an owner 's point of view , I do n't think it 's a good thing . |
| 6 | Anyone think it 's a good thing ? ’ |
| 7 | ‘ Well , sir — I 'm not sure whether it 's a good thing , the boy being so unreliable , but he wants Nicholson , sir . |
| 8 | ‘ It 's a good thing to do something to keep your mind occupied , you know . |
| 9 | ‘ It 's a good thing you do n't know any secrets — you 'd give them away to the milkman ! ’ ’ |
| 10 | ‘ Well , it 's a good thing it happened at home and not at the racecourse . |
| 11 | So it 's a good thing to get one 's mind off in one 's spare time . |
| 12 | ‘ It 's a good thing I do n't take you seriously , ’ she told him . |
| 13 | ‘ We have plans to in the longer term , ’ says Mr Tanner , ‘ as and when we can persuade our customers that it 's a good thing to do . ’ |
| 14 | Still , it 's a good thing from the hunt 's point of view that new blood is coming along , surely ? |
| 15 | It 's a good thing we got here in time , he thought . |
| 16 | He added , ‘ I paid top dollar , but it 's a good thing I did , because there were two other people who were after the plane and I just moved quicker than they did . ’ |
| 17 | It 's a good thing to let yourself go , ’ I said cheerfully . |
| 18 | Never get bored with the fact that you 've been with someone for a long time , it 's a good thing , not a bad thing . |
| 19 | I mean it 's a good thing the Americans have come , is n't it ? |
| 20 | " It 's a good thing Rossmayne is strong , " said Amsterdam , still very troubled by the dark emotions which had been unleashed a night or two before . |
| 21 | And , the women were it was very jokey , it was very jolly and lots of titters and things I 'm not making comment on whether I think it 's a good thing |
| 22 | ‘ Yes , but it 's a good thing too , William . ’ |
| 23 | It 's a good thing pregnancy is nine months long , because you need this time to adjust emotionally , as well as physically , to the tremendous changes going on within you . |
| 24 | " But it 's a good thing I gave her that extra lavage yesterday . " |
| 25 | She approves of that , says it 's a good thing to keep up with the times . ’ |
| 26 | I mean do you think it 's a good thing that the flats are coming down , for the people who are actually living there ? |
| 27 | I think it , I think it 's a good thing that the problems have been acknowledged , |
| 28 | Then he said , " As I think I 've mentioned to you before , Peter , it 's a good thing you 're on our side of the law . |
| 29 | " Why should you think it 's a good thing to do ? |
| 30 | If what the Award achieves is that women know that these options are open to them , then it 's a good thing . |