Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] for a good [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She hoped such mundane matters would keep his mind occupied for a good while , because , if he ever discovered how helplessly she had responded to him , Isabel knew she would die of humiliation . |
| 2 | He told a key meeting in Dunkirk at the end of August : ‘ You must find the nerve to ask for a better treaty ; one that hands less power to Brussels , controls bureaucracy more stringently and leaves France her autonomy in foreign and monetary policy . ’ |
| 3 | New York has always been the place to come for a good show trial . |
| 4 | The exhibition runs until the middle of August , with Desmond hoping for a better reception than last time , when his work was slated by the critics . |
| 5 | Your father worked for a good man . ’ |
| 6 | But it is also uplifting to find a course charted for a better world that combines environmental protection , civil liberties and economic development as three sides of a single strategy , rather than bolted together in disjointed and contradictory declarations . |
| 7 | Households will do their best , with the main earner searching for a good job , undertaking training and pursuing overtime , while the second earner goes out to bring the household income up to that socially approved target . |
| 8 | The Deaf Broadcasting Council ( DBC ) , a standing committee , which since 1980 has with considerable success campaigned for a better service for hearing-impaired people from the broadcasting media . |
| 9 | The correct shaft makes for a better shot and added length . |