Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] for a good " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hand-beating an aluminium panel does not necessarily make for a better car , confers no empirically measurable added value : nonetheless , it is the hand-wroughtness of Aston Martins that make otherwise sensible men write out cheques for £120,000 . |
| 2 | Needless to say , this attitude did not make for a good marriage . |
| 3 | The herbs must be in the best possible condition and generously used for a good refreshing taste . |
| 4 | Teenage farm workers are particularly sensitive to their image at an age when they are dating girls who may or may not hope for a better future than that of a farm worker 's wife . |
| 5 | It is time that your creative talents were developed alongside individuals who are of like mind and outlook , and you could not wish for a better planetary set-up to further your aims and ambitions : the past few years have taught you all you need to know about self-survival . |
| 6 | He was into his stride early in the session , dipping under world champion Ayrton Senna 's record pole time set last year and finally settling for a best lap of 1min 15.703sec , at an average speed of 127.799mph . |
| 7 | You could not ask for a better curtain-raiser to the day 's racing . |
| 8 | At first it will be surrounded and sniffed and if it appears friendly then a good licking follows and if this is accepted by the stranger then it 's usually used for a good old scratch . |
| 9 | ‘ Women always ask for a good contraceptive because they really need one . |
| 10 | We live in hope that John Hume 's mission to the Provos will succeed , like we always wish for a good summer . |
| 11 | Later she also campaigned for a better understanding of anorexia . |
| 12 | and new manager John Gorman could't have dreamt up wished for a better start … |
| 13 | Good bonding with reliable adhesives also makes for a good leak-free join . |
| 14 | They are both required for a good comprehensive system of community care and the presence of the former will reduce , but not remove , the need for the latter . |
| 15 | The Group , now with over 100 members , also presses for a better deal from the rich countries of the world , mainly in the north . |
| 16 | We have made real progress in developing our non-oil related businesses where sales now account for a good proportion of the Group 's turnover |
| 17 | A CANINE hero who helped save a dog which was dying from rat poison is now looking for a good home . |
| 18 | They are now looking for a good buyer who would be willing to continue their lifetime 's work , and either buy the stock separately , or as a whole package complete with factories . |
| 19 | But unlike a lot of us who think it will be severely abused for a good many years to come , new agers are optimistic . |
| 20 | David Cameron , a 34-year-old Coleraine engineer , and Lisburn 's Robert Heasley both made 71 here and are well placed for a good finish tonight , after which the field will be trimmed to 64 players and ties for the knock-out tournament proper . |
| 21 | But I do n't expect you to believe I was simply looking for a good time . |
| 22 | We think you 'll agree — you could n't wish for a better match . |
| 23 | ‘ Sure I could n't wish for a better husband for her . ’ |
| 24 | You could n't wish for a better place to work . |
| 25 | The chap is very very experienced , he knows what he 's doing and he 's he you you could n't ask for a better worker really but yes d I I do believe he 's got a problem with his eyesight . |
| 26 | Thus deceived , lied to by the leaders they had trusted , in the chill , grey dawn on Friday 6 December 1745 the unbeaten Jacobite army turned its back on its objective and the long and pointless retreat — pointless because they could never hope for a better opportunity than this — began . |
| 27 | This led to the highest possible in Rugby League other than actually playing for a good team : I began to be invited to games by the committee . |
| 28 | His prophecy had proved to be correct , for the trade he brought her way currently accounted for a good thirty per cent of her income . |