Example sentences of "it [be] a good game " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It 's a good game to get us going again , although I do n't think the ground or conditions will be in our favour . |
| 2 | It 's a local Derby er and let's just hope it 's a good game and everybody enjoys it . |
| 3 | It 's not , it 's a good game . |
| 4 | It 's a good game is n't it ? |
| 5 | It 's a good game . |
| 6 | It 's a good game . |
| 7 | Thus it is clear that ( a ) affirms the footballer ; ( b ) also affirms the footballer because the speaker has made it clear that it is a personal reaction of liking or disliking which has nothing to do with appreciation of football 's being a good game ; ( c ) is affirming also because although criticism of the game is stated , its positive value comes first , and in any case the keen footballer is likely to be the first to agree that the level of enjoyment varies according to different games of football ; ( d ) however veers towards dismissal of football and therefore dismissal of what is meaningful to the footballer , because although it acknowledges that sometimes it is a good game the emphasis is on the negative side ; ( e ) is not affirming because even though the hurt to the footballer is cushioned by making it clear that this is a personal opinion , a very negative judgement is in fact articulated ; ( f ) has the straight effect of dismissing the footballer as well as football because it implies that anyone who spends time on football is stupid . |
| 8 | Do n't ask me if it was a good game — it would be like asking a surgeon if it was a good operation . |
| 9 | It was a good game between them and us . |
| 10 | ‘ It was a good game , ’ Mr Oppenheim , 36 , outside centre , tells me . |
| 11 | It was a good game . |
| 12 | It was a good game to watch , fast and clean , and resulted in victory for the Levitt team by seven goals to six . |
| 13 | For Liverpool , this season 's troubles have seen them in an unfamiliar battle to avoid being sucked into the relegation fight but Souness admitted : ‘ It was a good game for us to win . |
| 14 | It was a good game . |
| 15 | Peter said it was a good game when they came home and found that Woking had won five nil they thought they 'd chosen the wrong one . |