Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] for [art] good [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hand-beating an aluminium panel does not necessarily make for a better car , confers no empirically measurable added value : nonetheless , it is the hand-wroughtness of Aston Martins that make otherwise sensible men write out cheques for £120,000 . |
| 2 | So look for the good ones do n't spend too much t There 'll only be one little geometry thing |
| 3 | Needless to say , this attitude did not make for a good marriage . |
| 4 | Organizations do not search for the best mushroom on the prairie if they have an hour in which to find it ; they choose the first mushroom which satisfies their aspiration level . |
| 5 | Teenage farm workers are particularly sensitive to their image at an age when they are dating girls who may or may not hope for a better future than that of a farm worker 's wife . |
| 6 | He was into his stride early in the session , dipping under world champion Ayrton Senna 's record pole time set last year and finally settling for a best lap of 1min 15.703sec , at an average speed of 127.799mph . |
| 7 | You could not ask for a better curtain-raiser to the day 's racing . |
| 8 | Thus the best libretto ever written for the best opera ever written is scarcely tolerable as reading matter . |
| 9 | ‘ Women always ask for a good contraceptive because they really need one . |
| 10 | We live in hope that John Hume 's mission to the Provos will succeed , like we always wish for a good summer . |
| 11 | The policy of austerity and a strong franc , which he had so staunchly defended for the best part of a decade ( and which had earned him such praise abroad ) , was being blamed within France for recession and for the record level of unemployment ( it broke through the symbolic 3m mark the day he handed over the reins of government ) . |
| 12 | Later she also campaigned for a better understanding of anorexia . |
| 13 | He 'd probably asked for the best sherry available , she rightly guessed . |
| 14 | and new manager John Gorman could't have dreamt up wished for a better start … |
| 15 | The Group , now with over 100 members , also presses for a better deal from the rich countries of the world , mainly in the north . |
| 16 | We have made real progress in developing our non-oil related businesses where sales now account for a good proportion of the Group 's turnover |
| 17 | A CANINE hero who helped save a dog which was dying from rat poison is now looking for a good home . |
| 18 | They are now looking for a good buyer who would be willing to continue their lifetime 's work , and either buy the stock separately , or as a whole package complete with factories . |
| 19 | In his time , Even allowing for the good fellowship that exists throughout bowls , he has been a beacon of sportsmanship . |
| 20 | You can see the parallel in real life to these experiments for those children who are frequently punished for no good reason . |
| 21 | David Cameron , a 34-year-old Coleraine engineer , and Lisburn 's Robert Heasley both made 71 here and are well placed for a good finish tonight , after which the field will be trimmed to 64 players and ties for the knock-out tournament proper . |
| 22 | But I do n't expect you to believe I was simply looking for a good time . |
| 23 | You could n't wish for a better place to work . |
| 24 | We think you 'll agree — you could n't wish for a better match . |
| 25 | ‘ Sure I could n't wish for a better husband for her . ’ |
| 26 | The chap is very very experienced , he knows what he 's doing and he 's he you you could n't ask for a better worker really but yes d I I do believe he 's got a problem with his eyesight . |
| 27 | My hope is that everyone will fully co-operate for the best beginning and development of this ‘ Day ’ . ’ |
| 28 | Not only do you need to know where to go for the best prices , but you need information on when shops open and how to get there . |
| 29 | Thus deceived , lied to by the leaders they had trusted , in the chill , grey dawn on Friday 6 December 1745 the unbeaten Jacobite army turned its back on its objective and the long and pointless retreat — pointless because they could never hope for a better opportunity than this — began . |
| 30 | This led to the highest possible in Rugby League other than actually playing for a good team : I began to be invited to games by the committee . |