Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] for [art] good [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sixty miles they used to come over for a good evening at those and maybe two principles |
| 2 | It was they who inspired me to struggle incessantly for a better world . |
| 3 | I hope there will yet be occasion to make use of them again in the same cause , even if we must wait now for a better opportunity . |
| 4 | Below : The hard centres of such flowers as hellebores should be pressed separately for the best results . |
| 5 | There are not many precedents for the same Secretary of State and the same Permanent Secretary serving together for the best part of six years . |
| 6 | Just as zooming should be done only for a good reason , panning is also a camera move which should be used sparingly if it is not to become visually irritating . |
| 7 | Now that circumstances have conspired to make an immediate share issue an unattractive option , Dell Computer Corp is looking around for the best alternative to raise cash to finance its soaraway growth . |
| 8 | With higher power , you need more light , so bigger lenses — so try 8x30 , 8x40 , 10x40 or 10x50 at a good store , and shop around for the best price . |
| 9 | She squirmed around for a better view of it . |
| 10 | In Guatemala too , the 1980s marked a high point of repression in a political conflict which has been going on for the best part of thirty years . |
| 11 | The method will depend on the variety so look out for a good reference book , such as Pruning by Christopher Brickell , £7.99 , Mitchell Bleazley — part of The Royal Horticultural Society 's Encyclopaedia of Practical Gardening series . |
| 12 | He looked round all their sobered , pitying faces , and registered what was there to be registered , but it was not much ; nothing more than was due to any boy of sixteen , suddenly wiped out for no good reason . |
| 13 | ‘ First , because other insurers have intermediaries who are forced by competition to look around for the best price . |
| 14 | He could have destroyed Tottenham except for their world class goalie who is shaping up for a good World Cup eh Halvard ? |
| 15 | I had imagined , for instance , that I would be able to catch a glimpse of Mount Silisili , a mile-high peak in the centre of Samoa , just a few miles away across the water : I had hoped to do so for no better reason than that Mount Silisili would be enjoying precisely the same clock time as here in Tonga , but exactly one day before . |
| 16 | If they are unusually anxious or irritated , they may find the noise just too much to deal with and stalk off in a feline sulk rather than squat down for a good meal . |
| 17 | Each month we have a pair of Saucony shoes to give away for the best letter on a running issue . |
| 18 | East Belfast-based midfielder Keery ( 28 ) has been holding out for a better deal than the one on offer . |
| 19 | Wallace Mercer holding out for a better offer . |
| 20 | The crowd pressed round for a better view . |
| 21 | They talked on for the best part of an hour , ending in agreement that there was no solution to this problem , short of the mass emigration of millions . |
| 22 | A band played and onlookers waved and cheered as men , women and children wedged themselves into the tub carriages and settled down for a good day out . |
| 23 | I 've forgotten my troubles ; now I want to climb just for the good performance itself . |
| 24 | Companies therefore began to compete strongly for the best staff , wooing them with better salaries , conditions of work and career development opportunities . |
| 25 | On the other hand there will be a greater onus to shop around for the best home for whatever spare cash you may have . |
| 26 | Unless something is done , dealer margins will continue in free fall and the customers will continue to shop around for the best price in the belief that service is universally lousy , and that 's in nobody 's interest . |
| 27 | With Amstrad shares edging ahead to 29p , just 1p below the offer price , analysts were expecting shareholders to hold out for a better offer . |
| 28 | There were a lot of people there who felt seriously about what they were fighting for but people went there for a good fight really , they had n't been able to show any aggression for the last two years . |
| 29 | After high school in Greece , to which the family returned when Mendoros was in his teens , he looked round for the best place to pursue his obsession — which is what brought him to Perth . |
| 30 | The Agent has , therefore , decided to encourage Great Indian Peninsula railwaymen to take a greater interest in such matters by the institution of a competition under the rules of which first , second and third prizes of Rs. 150 , Rs. 100 and Rs. 50 respectively will be awarded annually for the best station platform gardens and premises . |