Example sentences of "[verb] for [art] good " in BNC.
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| 1 | The pack will pull the carcass apart , competing for the best of the kill , and Fido plays tug-of-war games , hoping to win the toy . |
| 2 | East European countries are thus competing for the best western companies just as western companies are competing for contracts . |
| 3 | Hand-beating an aluminium panel does not necessarily make for a better car , confers no empirically measurable added value : nonetheless , it is the hand-wroughtness of Aston Martins that make otherwise sensible men write out cheques for £120,000 . |
| 4 | Either because he had the hump or because he thought it would make for a good show he started smashing the footlights one by one . |
| 5 | Needless to say , this attitude did not make for a good marriage . |
| 6 | He was starting to appear distinctly shopworn , Lucy noted ; he seemed to have bought himself a new shirt , but a dip-through in a hotel washbasin did n't exactly make for the best possible finish . |
| 7 | You can see the parallel in real life to these experiments for those children who are frequently punished for no good reason . |
| 8 | ‘ But you ca n't be generous , you have to go for the best person for the job . |
| 9 | I hope you will choose a different path — to go forward , not back ; to go for the best , knowing that Britain can be the best and do it best . |
| 10 | Nothing else was right , you had to go for the best in life , and I suppose we 've always felt that . ’ |
| 11 | Not only do you need to know where to go for the best prices , but you need information on when shops open and how to get there . |
| 12 | Second , the fall in unemployment adds something to the theory that the economy has in fact been recovering for a good deal longer than generally realised . |
| 13 | In his time , Even allowing for the good fellowship that exists throughout bowls , he has been a beacon of sportsmanship . |
| 14 | In certain areas no figures were given for a good many parishes , even the values of some livings being omitted . |
| 15 | Top awards are given for the best net and best gross scores with over £200 in cash prizes . |
| 16 | Albert writes : ‘ The inescapable conclusion is that the two models of capitalism diverge on the fundamental question of whether to live for the present moment — and to hell with the consequences for future generations — or to plan for a better tomorrow , though it may require sacrifices today . |
| 17 | The answer is one of two things — a Labour government which he can not influence for the good , or a Labour government which he turns out in a few months , provoking another election . |
| 18 | CHANGE FOR THE BETTER |
| 19 | Employees change for the better when they work in the community . |
| 20 | People never change for the better by being hated , judged and condemned . |
| 21 | Some people change for the better . |
| 22 | Details of the proposals will be contained in a brochure , A Change for the Better , which Prof Anderson said would form part of a major consultation process with the public throughout the region . |
| 23 | The three major schemes — the Library of Congress Classification Scheme , the Universal Decimal Classification Scheme and the Dewey Decimal Classification Scheme — are treated in most detail , since they account for a good proportion of classification practice . |
| 24 | We have made real progress in developing our non-oil related businesses where sales now account for a good proportion of the Group 's turnover |
| 25 | Scott inherited the family estate in 1596 , but from 1612 until towards the end of his life he lived for a good part of the year in Canterbury . |
| 26 | One presumes Waterloo then asked for the best of three for just qualifying for Bath is worth a minimum of £1,500 . |
| 27 | Dawn Adams and Ann Welsh received the Charles Whiteside memorial trophies for their 1500 displays , with the Norman Graves award for the best boys middle distance win going to Liverpool 's Paul Lamb . |
| 28 | A level-top , apart from its looking well , was emphasized for a good economic reason : if the ploughland was level , the drill coulters would bite in at an uniform depth , and sow the seed in the same way ; the ears of corn would then mature at approximately the same time and all the seeds of corn would be approximately the same size . |
| 29 | It was all intended for the best . |
| 30 | The Profitboss goes for the best people , but never apes . |