Example sentences of "[adv] [adv] the good " in BNC.
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| 1 | With relief he discussed the emigration of the James family with the nuns ; so much the best thing — if there was no chance of a reconciliation — all round . |
| 2 | But so much the better ; not every 80-year-old survives an entirely new experience so succesfully . |
| 3 | When there is nothing above your head but the bracing T-bar — fitted as much to provide body rigidity as to anticipate US safety regulations that did not materialise — so much the better . |
| 4 | If this was stimulated by selling off BR , so much the better . |
| 5 | If you can make use of natural or artificial time-cues ( such as daylight or traffic noise ) then so much the better . |
| 6 | If a union creates a better understanding , so much the better . |
| 7 | If a union creates a better understanding , so much the better . |
| 8 | If , as the government 's first reports suggested , the blame lies with disaffected Tamils , so much the better — the Indian masses care little about the problems of Tamil separatism in Sri Lanka . |
| 9 | If some factories are now producing fewer feet-breaking shoes and unusable machines than they were a year ago , so much the better . |
| 10 | ‘ So much the better . ’ |
| 11 | If , on top of this , you can find an additional sport or exercise you enjoy , so much the better . |
| 12 | The crowds are mostly supporters , but if there is barracking from a foe so much the better . |
| 13 | And , if you can give it a specifically City slant , so much the better . ’ |
| 14 | The object is to build a picture of standards not to catch people out and if the expectation of an inspection causes staff to be that much more diligent so much the better . |
| 15 | If your apprenticeship has been in the district where you intend to farm , so much the better , for you will have experience of local conditions and friends to help you look sensibly at whatever offers . |
| 16 | If it is a wet day or it has recently been raining , so much the better for showing up leaks and dampness . |
| 17 | He had always enjoyed the company of intelligent women , and if they were pretty , then so much the better . |
| 18 | In this he/she will be influenced by a knowledge of what is available in other institutions in the locality ( and if cooperative arrangements for acquisition can be made , so much the better ) . |
| 19 | If this induces a feeling of unease in you such that you start routinely checking the concrete around the foundations of inferences drawn from social science data , so much the better . |
| 20 | The appearance of a famous face in the show rooms always caused a stir amongst the girls , who all longed to hook a wealthy husband — and if he had a title , like the Aly Khan , or was a film star like Omar Shariff , then so much the better ! |
| 21 | If Upper Gumtree proved listless , so much the better for Flokati 's chances . |
| 22 | If we can ask others to pray with us , so much the better . |
| 23 | As well as their daily pint of fresh milk taken in one form or another , if they can be encouraged to cook themselves some fresh green and root vegetables several times a week , so much the better , but these menus are designed primarily for old people who dislike spending much time on the preparation of their food and are unlikely to be persuaded past a certain point of effort . |
| 24 | So a single fluorescent tube will be adequate , and if you have used floating plants , so much the better . |
| 25 | If the straps are padded with foam plastic , especially in the area that comes across the back of the hand , then so much the better . |
| 26 | Hollywood black males were perceived as an amiable lot , eye-rolling , singin'n'jiving , ever ready to provide a shoeshine , while bandanas were obligatory for the female of the species — and if they spoke in a tiny , cutesy voice like Butterfly McQueen , then so much the better . |
| 27 | If he 'll have me with him and Charlotte , then so much the better for me . ’ |
| 28 | If she was outcast as he was , so much the better . |
| 29 | And ‘ so much the better for him ’ . |
| 30 | If you can take a member of the family with you to stand in as a practise subject , so much the better . |