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

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1 Being fascinated with the problems of developing highly professional staff , and having many years of experience in recruiting from almost every British campus , I could not accept them as good building stone and felt obliged to turn them down .
2 However , their resale value is generally poor , and it is advisable to consider them as good value furnishing items , rather than investment pieces .
3 Schools entering into an entrepreneurial spirit should not , for example , sell school records to promoters of consumer goods or allow journalists or public relations consultants to leaf through them for good stories .
4 them for Good Use .
5 Well I by good luck have had some copies of the petition sent down to me , so I started it , it immediately and I had in the first they made over one thousand one hundred and twenty five signatures .
6 We want you for Good Money .
7 I wonder if your relationship can contain a ‘ tarty ’ , sexy feeling as well — without ruining your home , threatening you as good parents and leading you into danger . ’
8 If you with good essays .
9 In any event , they should be able to provide you with good advice .
10 ‘ Is she in good health ?
11 The Queen says : ‘ The prayers , understanding and sympathy given to us by so many of you in good times and bad have lent us great support and encouragement .
12 The prayers , understanding and sympathy given to us by so many of you in good times and bad have lent us great support and encouragement .
13 So we look at the age , look at the level of cover , health , you look healthy Shirley , are you in good health ?
14 Keep you in good health .
15 You are good at expressing yourself , which stands you in good stead if you want to ask someone to do you a favour .
16 Developing such skills will stand you in good stead for when some stressful situation occurs to which you would normally respond by eating a box of chocolates or downing four or five gin and tonics or glasses of beer .
17 ‘ Ay , it 's where an ignorance of good book-keeping stands you in good stead . ’
18 Steel or silver , clean cut contemporary or simply traditional , a good set of cutlery will stand you in good stead for years to come .
19 However , it is one that , if you take the trouble to learn properly , will stand you in good stead .
20 DESPITE all the planetary ups and downs , the loyalty of friends will stand you in good stead .
21 Here are some further areas in which you may well have experience and that would stand you in good stead with a prospective employer .
22 It will stand you in good stead throughout your life because effective note-taking is as important in business as it is to study .
23 If you develop good habits they will stand you in good stead in your business and managerial career .
24 Because the subject is practically useful and will stand you in good stead when you set out on your chosen career .
25 Learn to overcome your shyness : it will stand you in good stead for the rest of your life .
26 But it 's well , ’ he said seriously , ‘ that you should have a token about you that will get you in to me or the prince at need , and stand you in good stead if ever you should fall foul unawares of any of his officers or mine .
27 What we were talking about , or what I think is interesting is your experience from your early days in horse shoeing has stood you in good stead for the revival of interest in driving erm if you 'd like to tell us a bit more about that I 'd love to hear it cos I 'm never tired of that .
28 That does n't stand you in good stead .
29 If we want to keep the best scientists and the best engineers in this country , we 'd better do two things : we 'd better attract them with good pay and we 'd better train them right and give them the proper facilities .
30 ‘ We are doing our best to replace them with good units , ’ King says .
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