Example sentences of "[pron] [be] for [art] good " in BNC.
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| 1 | He can smell nothing , which is for the best . |
| 2 | He set forth an idealistic view of a society in which all privilege would be done away with , and in which wealth and power would be fairly shared , on the basis of competitive public examinations with General Essay papers on EITHER Natural Justice OR ‘ Everything is for the best in the best of all possible worlds . ’ |
| 3 | One of the most distressing factors is the ‘ jollying up ’ attitude of staff and their expectations that the patients and their families will collude with the ritual pretence that everything is for the best in this best of all possible worlds . |
| 4 | If everything is for the best in Castlereagh , why are there so many out-of-court settlements in actions for damages brought by former detainees ? |
| 5 | ‘ So everything was for the best , Maggie ? ’ |
| 6 | erm well I mean there are some MPs any day of the week will do you know there anybody 's for a good meal but erm |
| 7 | I 've decided to add my own gown to the auction as it 's for a good cause , Guy 's Hospital cancer unit . |
| 8 | It 's for a good |
| 9 | It 's for a good cause Miss . |
| 10 | ‘ If you think it 's for the best , Daddy . ’ |
| 11 | We hope it 's for the best , ’ said Mr Gennady Gerasimov , the chief spokesman , in pithy words which encapsulate the bold leap towards the Common European Home that Mr Egon Krenz , with Moscow 's backing , has made . |
| 12 | ‘ perhaps it 's for the best . |
| 13 | ‘ Oh well , maybe it 's for the best . ’ |
| 14 | Naaah , it 's for the best … d' you wan na talk to these two ? |
| 15 | But as one passenger said : ‘ Perhaps it 's for the best . |
| 16 | But happen it 's for the best ; you had to know some time . |
| 17 | Well , I think it 's for the best , Kate . |
| 18 | ‘ I think it 's for the best , ’ she said . |
| 19 | ‘ It 's for the best . ’ |
| 20 | It 's for the best , trust me . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ I 've set my face towards it , and it 's for the best . |
| 22 | Then with a sigh , ‘ Perhaps it 's for the best . |
| 23 | ‘ You 're right , it was n't , but something has changed and I 'm not at all sure it 's for the best . ’ |
| 24 | It was not easy but I think it is for the best , in the long run . |
| 25 | This is a decision by the Natural Environment Research Council and it is for the best scientific reasons . |
| 26 | Those who were libelled in the Fanzine may feel less aggrieved knowing it was for a good cause . |
| 27 | Whatever lay ahead , maybe it was for the best . |
| 28 | ‘ They said it was for the best , ’ said Gloria . |
| 29 | We were both sad , but it was for the best . |
| 30 | ‘ Father O'Neill has gone — it was for the best , ’ he told her . |