Example sentences of "for [num ord] good " in BNC.
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| 1 | I refused to settle for second best , unless I absolutely had to , ’ she says . |
| 2 | We could become a country of citizens , not subjects , striving for excellence rather than settling for second best . |
| 3 | Japan has had to settle for second best . |
| 4 | Last week , Francis sent out the strongest possible signal that he wo n't settle for second best at Sheffield Wednesday . |
| 5 | Others were less ready to settle for second best . |
| 6 | Meanwhile , Colin Jackson once again had to settle for second best after a dramatic and controversial 60 metres hurdles final . |
| 7 | So , when it comes to replacement parts , why settle for second best ? |
| 8 | It could have been different if I had been accepted for the Forces , but this way I mean to make Marion my wife and I hope … well … well ’ — he jerked his head upwards — ‘ I may as well say it , that if I have a son , or for second best , a daughter , to carry on here . |
| 9 | If you go for second best ( because the pressure is on to fill the job tomorrow , or because you ca n't afford the best ) you will inevitably end up at the bottom of the heap with all the other monkeys . |
| 10 | She thought of the tragic woman who 'd been deserted by her father and had settled for second best . |
| 11 | He took to the front on the second lap and left Dave Milling , Woolsey Coulter , Phillip McCallen and Alan Irwin to go for second best . |
| 12 | In the junior race last year 's newcomer winner , James Courtney from Dundrod , had to settle for second best , with Ballymoney 's Phillip Read 11th . |
| 13 | Keegan knows that Tommy will not settle for second best indefinitely and if he has decided that Srnecek is his favourite then £500,000 would represent good business . |
| 14 | COLIN Jackson once again had to settle for second best after a dramatic and controversial 60 metres hurdles final . |
| 15 | COLIN Jackson once again had to settle for second best after a dramatic and controversial 60 metres hurdles final . |