Example sentences of "[adv] in good [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Sometimes there 's nothing at all , especially in good summer weather .
2 ‘ They asked me if there was anything worn under the kilt and I told them no , it was all in good working order , ’ remarked Lewis drily .
3 It dropped a message from Jack ‘ All in good health — J Alcock , H Aird , S J Wise ’ , and also a message from the Germans ‘ The three British Naval officers are prisoners , uninjured , but should you have any clothes , tobacco , soap , and any gear of theirs , if you wish to fly over Chanak aerodrome at 10am on October 1917 we promise not to molest you .
4 Yet once that dominant interest existed , the option of directing available money away from consumers to producers was no longer real if the system were to grow sufficiently in good times , survive in bad .
5 You could , of course , reply , " Nonsense , there are no such things as magic spades " ( and I 've been tempted often enough ) ; but that would n't be very supportive , and there 's a good chance that the child who offers the spade is doing so in good faith .
6 Such duties derive from decisions of the Courts of Chancery in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries , intended to ensure that persons/trustees who held assets or provided services for the benefit of others did so in good faith and for the benefit of those they represented .
7 Nor ( in many cases ) is it necessary for the exchange to ascertain all relevant facts before taking action , provided it does so in good faith .
8 When they endorsed the democracy declaration did they do so in good faith or not ? ’
9 And I will endeavour to do so in good time for the Swiss conference . ’
10 A further ‘ flaw ’ in the Bond conditions , but written in in good faith for the security of the Club in its early days , was the option of the Bondholders to receive either 3% interest , or free playing membership if holding a block of 4 x £25 bonds .
11 This evidence should then be filed so that if it is challenged or its validity is questioned , the company can show that it has acted not only in good faith but with due care and prudence .
12 The justification for such a rule is not at all obvious , particularly when in the typical case the plaintiff will have handed his goods over to a rogue on some flimsy excuse while the defendant has acquired the goods not only in good faith but from some reputable dealer who has himself been deceived .
13 However , high shutter speeds reduce the exposure time and so are best used only in good light .
14 I will feed them in good pasture and their grazing ground will be on the mountain heights of Israel , there they will lie down in good grazing ground , and they will feed in rich pastures on the mountains of Israel .
15 I am sorry to say I have such a headache at this very moment because the thin winter light has faded outside the window and I have had to light a candle in order to get all this down in good time .
16 A purchaser , ‘ not in good faith ’ ( i.e. one who is negligent or reckless in his belief about the ownership rights of the seller ) may nevertheless acquire full title after a lapse of twenty years .
17 Furthermore , the objects clause continues to limit the directors ' authority ( as distinct from the company 's capacity ) , though this will only affect a third party who is not in good faith , a requirement which is widely defined .
18 ‘ I could not in good conscience tell people to buy disposable diapers . ’
19 Not in good shape .
20 The handsome summer plumage of chocolate-brown head and neck may be coming through on some adults already , but birds which are not in good condition may not attain full breeding plumage until late spring — if at all .
21 The Shining Light of the World , the Hero of Heroes , the Genius of the Carpathians , has turned 70 , and is not in good health .
22 But I am mindful in the midst of my own troubles ma'am that you are not in good health for Miss Blagden has told me so and I am sorry to hear it and to think of you unable to leave your room and I am sorry too that the Rome winter does not prove as gentle as you had hoped .
23 ‘ He is not in good health , and he asks only that his nephew , Nathan , who is sixteen , shall be given the opportunity to work with the firm , starting at the lowest rung of the ladder , to learn the publishing business thoroughly .
24 Most of our lodgers go out to work during the day , but Miss Hoffmann is not in good health .
25 The Guardian apologises for the inadvertent omission of the word ‘ North ’ and for any impression that the premises of Manchester High School for Girls were not in good repair and in an appropriate condition for the education of its pupils .
26 In Jahangir 's absence , the three Australians meant to offer the strongest challenge — Chris Dittmar , Rodney Martin and Chris Robertson — are not in best fettle judging by their performances in the three most recent tournaments , all won by Jansher .
27 ‘ But supplies are beginning to get through in better order than before .
28 The work was carried out during the period 1980–1 and the existing building construction was found to be generally in good condition .
29 ‘ My hair 's generally in good condition but the ends are slightly dry and tend to kink .
30 Cadfael hoped and thought his prayers towards her in resigned humility , but always in good north Welsh , the Welsh of Gwynedd .
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