Example sentences of "[noun] [vb past] [pers pn] [prep] good [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Her hard work and determination set her in good stead for the confrontation she had had with the Johnson representative , Albert Buller .
2 The grounding Mr Morrison received at James Dowling 's feet stood him in good stead .
3 Despite his lack of political experience , Clouthier 's 20-year leadership of business organisations stood him in good stead .
4 His early training as an engineer stood him in good stead , and he not only devised but also constructed most of the apparatus that he used .
5 Sartorial details aside , such efforts stood him in good stead with Disney .
6 Yet I found that the breadth of my Scottish education stood me in good stead in the work of assessing and editing material from the whole agenda of a serious newspaper .
7 I suppose that simple precept from that old foreman stood me in good stead for thirty odd years , until now . ’
8 It was because the Communist Party fed me , that my learning stood me in good stead and I know at least this much and I live like this .
9 experience of project managing the construction of a new store stood him in good stead for creating a corner of Cornwall in Stamford Street in just two days .
10 I enjoyed the function and my friends kept me in good cheer as I was obviously anxious about my husband being in the Gulf and did have a few too many drinks .
11 The superior numbers of the Imperial army stood them in good stead : within a few minutes , Dara 's forces had broken through the rebels ' artillery and put to flight the infantry .
12 During this period of voluntary ostracism from social contact with those around him , Mr Thesiger 's fondness for out-of-doors sports and predilection for the simple life stood him in good stead .
13 The first study in recent years of this important Boston painter and teacher whose Paris training stood him in good stead in introducing into America a fascinating mixture of French Academicism , Barbizon and early Impressionism .
14 Her eyes widened and for a moment she looked scared , but her model 's training stood her in good stead and she showed no other sign of what must have been a shock .
15 Beattie 's outstanding record as a dedicated social worker stood him in good stead at the ‘ Diplock ’ tribunal and partly explained the presence of a total of twenty-four persons who came to testify on his behalf .
16 The experience in Gentle Jack and the speech that caused all the problems in that play stood him in good stead .
17 I was selling houses and apartments on a commission basis , and I think that my English accent stood me in good stead .
18 His previous experience stood him in good stead .
19 Tamar found the side-saddle strange at first , but her previous experience stood her in good stead .
20 LOW cloud caused problems for some of the runners in the 11.5-mile Carneddau mountain race but Kevin Hagley 's navigational skills stood him in good stead .
21 His Newmarket reappearance confirmed him in good order , as he travelled comfortably until left behind by those smart animals Zinaad and Apple Tree in the final furlong , beaten a neck and two lengths .
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