Example sentences of "[adv] [vb infin] for [art] good [noun] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 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 | Needless to say , this attitude did not make for a good marriage . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | You could not ask for a better curtain-raiser to the day 's racing . |
| 6 | You could n't wish for a better place to work . |
| 7 | We think you 'll agree — you could n't wish for a better match . |
| 8 | ‘ Sure I could n't wish for a better husband for her . ’ |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | My hope is that everyone will fully co-operate for the best beginning and development of this ‘ Day ’ . ’ |
| 11 | 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 . |