Example sentences of "[vb past] [pers pn] [prep] good [noun] when " in BNC.

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1 And this stood him in good stead when he moved to the Darlington area .
2 She is the first to admit that she was bitten by the Puppy Love bug from quite an early age — which stood her in good stead when it came to dealing with the opposite sex in later years .
3 They stood her in good stead when her father enrolled her at her next school , Riddlesworth Hall , two hours ' drive from Park House .
4 It stood her in good stead when it came to the areas of change which are always necessary in an organisation approaching its centenary .
5 He found the experience of working in a wide variety of company departments invaluable and believes it held him in good stead when he reached the higher echelons of management .
6 As we thawed out so our curling improved , which stood us in good stead when the tour progressed into the curling hotbed regions of Edmonton , Weyburn , Saskatoon and Calgary .
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