Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] the good " in BNC.
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| 1 | One thinks rather the better of Phyllis Bottome for wanting to believe that what had to happen could in fact have been averted . |
| 2 | I buy a harmonium — nearly an organ — and spend the rest of my life playing it , thickened with doleful dirges , vainly trying to lay the trauma , my only satisfaction the ashen faced , staring eyed audiences staggering out at the end of performances , primed , and ready to carry on the good work . |
| 3 | Lettaford in North Bovey parish , consisting of three longhouses with later farm buildings , represents perhaps the best surviving example . |
| 4 | Moreover , as interpreters of animal behaviour we have our own convenience to consider ; to dissolve species ( and human societies too , as in classical economics ) into uniformly egoistic atoms offers much the best prospect of finding simple laws to apply to them . |
| 5 | Nevertheless this lamentable epitaph should not obscure the fact that at least in part he achieved his purpose of " bringing together the best in new thinking and new writing in its time 's " and that , as he confessed in an interview , editing it had been " one of the most important and rewarding " of all his activities . |
| 6 | Hamer say that they are committed to producing instruments of the highest quality , using only the best woods , so that any potential purchaser may have a vintage quality guitar without the mega-buck price tag . |
| 7 | However we make sure that they are manufactured to the latest BSI standards using only the best quality materials . |
| 8 | The house was built by an Edwardian doctor using only the best materials — oak cured for eight years for the lower rooms ' panelling , fine teak for the window frames and mahogany for the fireplace . |
| 9 | Television offered either live coverage or by editing down the best moments presented a particularly dramatic version of events . |
| 10 | Christopher Taylor has given perhaps the best example of this in a study of settlements in the Nene Valley . |
| 11 | He ensures that they get to the best conferences and from time to time will organize his own , bringing in the best speakers . |
| 12 | LAURA STONE , of the Liverpool Notre Dame Association , who sent us this report , commented : ‘ Let us remember all lay and religious people who are away from their own countries and families , working for those less fortunate than ourselves and bringing in the Good News from afar . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ How many of them lacked only the good fortune that saved you ? ’ |
| 14 | He has carried on the good work this term and is well on the way to establishing himself in the top 10 with 16 wins in the current campaign . |
| 15 | Indeed , the party might well stay in power unless the Liberals win outright since it has much the better chance of putting together a coalition with other parties . |
| 16 | The iridescent films of oil on top of puddles provide perhaps the best analogies . |
| 17 | If you then say , ah well it might expand to double that number or to five thousand , as was postulated , that then begs an even larger question , because in my submission you would then go back and revisit the alternatives of , for example , should you expand Tadcaster , which has not the best facilities in its town centre , er to quote but one example of er viability and sustainability of towns . |
| 18 | Although it is still early in the Finn selection battle , Childerley already has easily the best record . |
| 19 | With such a variety of similar instruments and competitive rates it is difficult and costly in time for all participants to know exactly the best terms and rates . |
| 20 | Send Forth the best ye breed |
| 21 | ALSO , Liverpool wo n't want to write off the best part of £1 million spent on recruiting Souness : £500,000 a year salary and £400,000 compensation to Rangers . |
| 22 | The British education system contains both the best and the worst — from atrocious elitism to brilliant inventiveness in curriculum development . |
| 23 | Caniço has probably the best selection of restaurants outside Funchal and is very popular with both Madeirans and foreigners . |
| 24 | They are all serious and Trevor has probably the best chance of playing . ’ |
| 25 | Keeping up the good old traditions . |
| 26 | Keeping up the good work , they are now holding meetings and demonstrations every six weeks to motivate young people coming into the industry . |
| 27 | The right hon. Gentleman ignores the fact that I head a Government who have cut interest rates seven times in the past 12 months , halved inflation in a year and built up the best industrial relations in half a century . |
| 28 | Gary Shandling , host of the ceremony in Los Angeles , warned the audience after Clapton had picked up the Best Album Grammy : ‘ If you are up in any other categories against Eric Clapton , I would go home now . ’ |
| 29 | The Atlas folding in north-west Africa conforms remarkably with that of the Pyrenees , which provide probably the best evidence we have in Europe of the coincidence of Hercynian and Alpine fold belts . |
| 30 | We congratulate him on spelling out the good things that we shall be offering . |