Example sentences of "[noun sg] for [art] good " in BNC.
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| 1 | Apart from the doctor and his wife and Giles Carnaby they were all people from the village who had not had an opportunity for a good look at the inside of Greystones for quite a while and were busy taking note . |
| 2 | 4 It 's easier to get forgiveness for a poor decision than permission for a good one . |
| 3 | That is the key paragraph in a paper which logically argued the case for a better budgeting system , and set out a number of principles on which it should be based . |
| 4 | And the cost of admission for the better seats in the house — £30 and £23 . |
| 5 | As an actor myself , I wanted a part , too , but there is n't a speaking part for the best man at a wedding ceremony . |
| 6 | Silly noises like raspberries are an excuse for a good giggle — see how many you can come up with , and let him copy you . |
| 7 | It destroys hope for a better life . |
| 8 | And the prospect of that new century , and with it the hope for a better future , was something the people of Frome , like the people of Britain itself , sorely needed . |
| 9 | Before the Somme campaign , the spirit of patriotic young Britons was epitomised by the poetry of Rupert Brooke — a belief in the justice of their cause and their hope for a better world . |
| 10 | The coverage of the new business park was encouraging , however , as it showed that Scotswood had not been forgotten , and there was hope for a better future . |
| 11 | Throughout England there are projects nationwide , they need practical support , counselling , and specialist treatment , but above all there are sixteen thousand children a year that hope for a better future . |
| 12 | Through our two hundred projects nationwide we give practical support , counselling , and specialist treatment , but above all we give sixteen thousand children a year the hope for a better future . |
| 13 | It is the hope for a better life that keeps the characters ' heads above water . |
| 14 | They were used to seeing 3 × 80 oz. bottles put in with too much colour and a ‘ hope for the best ’ attitude . |
| 15 | just pushing it in and hope for the best |
| 16 | Stick yourself in the general direction of Manchester , and hope for the best ? |
| 17 | What I 'll just get on with my jibe and hope for the best . |
| 18 | When the patient is removed there is a dramatic change for the better ! |
| 19 | the ability to effect change for the better . |
| 20 | The Palestinians do , however , acknowledge signs of change for the better in US Jewry , Congress and the Administration , and that it is up to themselves to push them forward in much more effective ways than they have managed hitherto . |
| 21 | Rosslyn realised that the horse was asking for help , and that his manners had n't just experienced a mysterious and miraculous change for the better during the course of the day ! |
| 22 | It will mean change for the better . |
| 23 | In the normal way , there should be some change for the better in the patient 's condition , so if weeks pass and the patient seems static , you need to know why . |
| 24 | If I am daft enough to tackle up in those conditions I usually go to sleep and hope I wake up to a change for the better . |
| 25 | But what a change for the better , I kept thinking , when compared to old committee meetings I used to attend when we haggled over lists of topics for inclusion in a syllabus . |
| 26 | In ordinary affairs , for which we aspire only to the best choice on the available information , the only assurance we need is that each veering of spontaneous reaction with expanding awareness is objectively a change for the better . |
| 27 | It is a fundamental change for the better , but the Revenue needs to ensure that there are no major commercial disadvantages in the replacement system for businesses . |
| 28 | One trusts that the desert winds blowing through Vegas this week represent the winds of change for the better in boxing . |
| 29 | Another change for the better is that the secretary-general is now equipped with a bunch of good military advisers . |
| 30 | If you ask me , I reckon we 've all made a big change for the better . |