Example sentences of "[noun pl] for a good " in BNC.
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| 1 | But she knew that Chinese Charlie would clean and press a garment to make it look almost new and she could get as much as two shillings for a good overcoat or a suit . |
| 2 | Above is a list of ten guidelines for a good group . |
| 3 | Also , as you all know , the festive season is fast approaching and in Glasgow the Committee will be helping to sell raffle tickets to raise funds for a good cause , every year we hold a raffle on the day of the Christmas lunch and we are hoping that this year we will raise a substantial amount . |
| 4 | Viewers do n't switch channels for a good professional journalist ; what prompts that switch is something less tangible . ’ |
| 5 | THE sun 's out and hundreds of Merseysiders are flocking into their gardens for a good old barbie . |
| 6 | I picked up one of the old models for a good price , but the new style is still reasonable . |
| 7 | AT THE May meeting of Claudy WI , N Brown of Walworth Garden Centre showed the members how to plant tubs and hanging baskets for a good display during the summer . |
| 8 | Apart from supplying the ingredients for a good evening , he also supplied the boats with essential services , as we found out , and in so doing , he distributed work . |
| 9 | No , those long-winded gentlemen put me off sermons for a good long while . |
| 10 | For clothes , I suggest catalogues for a good selection . |
| 11 | There 's no hurry for that now that the money 's been cut back , Mr Silver can go on economising on space and heat and lighting for his twelve women workers for a good few years yet , and in any case , no-one 's been round to check up on him for a long time now . |
| 12 | I have never shared the wild enthusiasm for anything ‘ single-bit ’ with which its arrival was greeted in some quarters ; indeed there are still only a handful of players of that ilk which I would contemplate as replacements for a good multi-bit machine , but this is one of them . |
| 13 | Do you think it would be OK to fit 9.00 x 16 tyres to improve road speed , and would they fit onto the standard wheels , which I think are 5 x 16 , or will I need wider wheels for a good fitting . |
| 14 | They would n't join the grown-ups for a good many years , though the Sheikha 's daughter had been my meal companion before I myself had been accepted by the ‘ grown-ups , . |
| 15 | The woman searches — though these days she does n't know it , matters of procreation being so far from anyone 's thoughts — for a good father for her young , adequate in looks , more than adequate as a provider ; the man searches for a good , kind and competent mother for his children , not such a dog as to make copulation a problem — both settle for the best he or she can do . |
| 16 | Beto is again a fellow spirit , for his recipe for the basic necessary conditions for a good prison , or any other total institution , consists of four absences : |
| 17 | The mortises for the laths are cut slightly undersize with a round front edge so that a slight taper is planed on the laths for a good wedge fit . |
| 18 | Spectator sports like football are normally zero sum games for a good reason . |
| 19 | Diana waited outside the main entrance of Great Ormond Street holding a clutch of excited little hands for a good five minutes before the Wishing Well song , which pop star Boy George had specially recorded for the appeal , struck up ; and then Father Christmas , in the shape of a heavily disguised Jimmy Tarbuck , juddered round the corner on his sleigh , pulled by two little white ponies . |
| 20 | After discussing memory and numeric coprocessors the rest of the requirements for a good spreadsheet machine are more variable . |
| 21 | Having craned my neck in likely locations for a good many years , I finally discovered it displaying its gorgeous wings over an oil-stain beside my car . |
| 22 | But make a point of trying a few of the most promising new bedding plants each year to see whether they do well in your garden , and match your criteria for a good bedding plant . |
| 23 | After all , he 'd been ferreting in the records for a good while . ’ |
| 24 | Try to obtain recommendations for a good kennel in your area , either from breeders or possibly your vet . |