Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] [pers pn] [prep] good [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is evident that the expertise and contacts Grampian companies have developed through supplying the North Sea oil industry stands them in good stead to take advantage of oil related opportunities in the Middle East . |
| 2 | Livestock must be fed a wholesome , appropriate diet in sufficient quantity to maintain them in good health and to satisfy their nutritional needs , and have adequate fresh drinking water ; food and water must be available each day unless a vet says otherwise in the course of professional duty . |
| 3 | Her hard work and determination set her in good stead for the confrontation she had had with the Johnson representative , Albert Buller . |
| 4 | She got up early to muck him out and groom him and exercise him , and she babysat nearly every evening to keep him in good oats ( not Uncle Knacker 's ) and shoes , and when she saw the riders she was up against in the collecting ring , with their adoring parents and their fat cheque-books , it just made her all the more determined to beat them , because determination was all she had . |
| 5 | The basic structure ( roof , walls , floors , loft , doors and windows ) needs constant attention to keep it in good repair ; and essential household services ( electrics , plumbing , heating and drains ) need regular servicing in the same way as your car . |
| 6 | Not only do we need to strengthen up the entire body to keep it in good working order but there are certain areas that need extra exercise to give the area more definition ; areas that accumulate unwanted flab . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | May was the month to see it to best advantage : azaleas spilled cascades of coral and blood-red flowers over the pathways , lilac bushes waved their plump , perfumed arms , interspersed by spiky sentinels of variegated holly , and overhead , leaning in regally protective attitudes , the magnolia trees spread a lustrous canopy of waxen , creamy blooms . |
| 10 | Soak your nails in warm olive oil once a week to keep them in good condition . |
| 11 | I suppose that simple precept from that old foreman stood me in good stead for thirty odd years , until now . ’ |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | ‘ We should look to the Holy Spirit to guide us for good news . |
| 15 | The horseman was very particular about his harness and was as much concerned as the farmer to keep it in good order , making frequent visits to the saddler or harness-maker who had his shop in most of the larger villages . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | ‘ Ay , it 's where an ignorance of good book-keeping stands you in good stead . ’ |
| 21 | I wrote and said that a lot of members our pension , we could n't afford it , and that we owned our own hall so therefore we had a lot of cost to keep it in good repair and why was it nine pound . |
| 22 | However , it was a year of drought , and at the stud all the mares were given daily feeds of oats and hay to keep them in good condition ; but Minyip , due to long habit , refused to eat anything but the poorest hay . |
| 23 | ‘ His investigative talent , which he displayed in this instance , will no doubt stand him in good stead in the future and I hope that he will have a long and distinguished career , ’ he said . |
| 24 | The most important factor in keeping arrears down to the lowest possible level was exercising proper care in granting mortgage loans , checking the applicant 's income , his previous borrowing record , verifying that the property was relevant to the borrower 's needs and his ability to maintain it in good order . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | The experience in Gentle Jack and the speech that caused all the problems in that play stood him in good stead . |
| 27 | I was selling houses and apartments on a commission basis , and I think that my English accent stood me in good stead . |
| 28 | His previous experience stood him in good stead . |
| 29 | Tamar found the side-saddle strange at first , but her previous experience stood her in good stead . |
| 30 | His sister invariably had the power to restore him to good humour . |