Example sentences of "[adv] for a good " in BNC.
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| 1 | " We in Christian Aid are proud to have been in at the start of this magazine which campaigns relentlessly for a better , fairer , environmentally purer and politically more aware world . |
| 2 | Harry Dodson and his wife are well versed in the language of flowers , and have made wedding bouquets professionally for a good long time : they made the beautiful posies for the Victorian wedding in the forthcoming television series The Victorian Flower Garden . |
| 3 | Just as zooming should be done only for a good reason , panning is also a camera move which should be used sparingly if it is not to become visually irritating . |
| 4 | 1.40 What adds additional force to this argument is that under the Rules of the Supreme Court writs can be renewed only for a good or sufficient reason ( see Kleinwort Benson Ltd v Barbrak Ltd , " The Myrto " ( No 3 ) [ 1987 ] AC 597 ) . |
| 5 | So many days of late , although dry , have been dull and overcast , but as someone said to me , you ca n't wait too long for a good thing , so here 's hoping . |
| 6 | ‘ That 's OK , I can deal with it ; I 'm all for a good fight , especially with you as my opponent — it keeps life from being dull . |
| 7 | " Fine , " said John , " but they are too far away for a good picture . " |
| 8 | Hoomey 's trunks had green pineapples and monkeys printed on them ; Nails picked up lost or abandoned ( usually for a good reason ) trunks in the changing room and only Jazz had a reasonable garment . |
| 9 | They are prepared to pay a little more for a better quality of service . |
| 10 | Rail fares have been rising at around 1 ½ per cent over inflation in recent years and the new corporate plan also warns that BR has 12 months to assess whether passengers would pay even more for a better service . |
| 11 | Have you ever paid a little more for a better seat at the theatre , and thus enjoyed a far more memorable evening ? |
| 12 | It was they who inspired me to struggle incessantly for a better world . |
| 13 | Susan bent forward slightly for a better view and saw what it was . |
| 14 | Well that 's what you can spend now for a good one . |
| 15 | I hope there will yet be occasion to make use of them again in the same cause , even if we must wait now for a better opportunity . |
| 16 | We had a mixed bag on the night , Professionals , Semi-Professionals , Amateurs and members out simply for a good nights fun . |
| 17 | When Bernard came out of hospital he did not walk very well for a good long time . |
| 18 | ‘ We are here for a good time , it is n't a crusade , but we want to win , ’ said Masters champion Couples . |
| 19 | And Couples warned : ‘ We are here for a good time , but we want to win . |
| 20 | We will help those that we have to help legally , or perhaps those whom people want to help , but we will not have foisted upon us those who come here for a good time and a good life . |
| 21 | ‘ Nobody 's been past here for a good fifteen minutes , ’ said Malpass suddenly . |
| 22 | He said : ‘ People come here for a good night out , the restaurant is always busy and we are opening a new betting shop at the track where punters will be able to place bets tax free . |
| 23 | You 'd 've been better off to have been booked in here for a good night 's sleep and then driven up the next day but then you 're virtually sort of getting up there turning round and coming back are n't you ? |
| 24 | But in South Africa today , and surely for a good many years to come , there are also additional considerations that demand from a large company actions and policies that go beyond its immediate business interests and seek to ameliorate the excessive social and economic imbalances that have developed in our society . |
| 25 | ‘ They were there for a good couple of hours and when I left at around 2.00pm they were still interviewing players in the spare dressing rooms . ’ |
| 26 | She must have sat alone there for a good quarter of an hour , singing to herself , before Henry and Lettice came crashing back through the woods , squealing that they had seen Humphrey and Janet and must take to the skiff at once . |
| 27 | There were a lot of people there who felt seriously about what they were fighting for but people went there for a good fight really , they had n't been able to show any aggression for the last two years . |
| 28 | ‘ I was making saggars there for a good number of years after the move to Barlaston , where they were used in firing , ’ re recalled . |
| 29 | She was in there for a good five minutes crashing around and swearing occasionally . |
| 30 | From then onwards , indeed for a good many years , nothing more appears to have been done on the Coniston Manor . |