Example sentences of "[adv] [v-ing] [prep] [art] good " in BNC.
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| 1 | All I 'm try we 're only speaking from the best interests here , speaking from the bloody heart rather than the head probably here but we we do want th we do want the best but it 's the old old story , it 's botching it up is n't it , it 's fudging it , it 's trying to fit a square pet into a role cos we pay crap money y'know |
| 2 | East European countries are thus competing for the best western companies just as western companies are competing for contracts . |
| 3 | The assessors explain that they are not looking for the best ; ‘ that 'd be hopeless . |
| 4 | ‘ He is not acting in the best interests of national heritage . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | There was no question of simply negotiating a deal with one American company , as producers had done in the 1930s , and then just hoping for the best . |
| 7 | ‘ We will go to Leeds , the defending champions , feeling confident , instead of just hoping for the best — and that 's a measure of how far we 've come . |
| 8 | This is not an amalgamation for its own sake , it is not an amalgamation to manage a continuing and more comfortable decline , it 's not bolting together two super unions into one mega union and just hoping for the best . |
| 9 | ‘ Sometimes , old boy — and I speak as one who has changed a good many nappies in his time and is not a total stranger to either the washing-up bowl or the kitchen stove — sometimes I wish we were still living in the good old bad old days . ’ |
| 10 | I do not want to make too big an issue of the large sums of money that are spent on taking LTA committee members and officials around the world , travelling in premium class and always staying in the best hotels , although it would seem that it is considerably more than the amount of money actually spent on transporting the competitors themselves . |
| 11 | This was implemented early in 1946 and opened in temporary quarters in St John 's College , later transferring to a good site in the centre of the city . |
| 12 | A CANINE hero who helped save a dog which was dying from rat poison is now looking for a good home . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | In his time , Even allowing for the good fellowship that exists throughout bowls , he has been a beacon of sportsmanship . |
| 15 | But I do n't expect you to believe I was simply looking for a good time . |
| 16 | I believe that the original Arbortech Woodcarver was one of the most dynamic inventions for woodworkers of recent time , offering fast cutting with a good finish and potential for fine detailing . |
| 17 | You know , they , they yes , yes they go to the Madechie shops and Athena or whatever and there looking at the best , and you ca n't afford it See Maryann and Richard are given up on erm buying Christmas presents because she says your buying things for people they do n't really want , everybody , therefore I think tokeny things are the best , and that 's what I 've bought this year . |
| 18 | Many of the GPs who are now budget holders are proudly boasting of the better service they can offer patients but all freely admit that it is at the expense of the patients of nonbudget-holding GPs . |
| 19 | The most direct approach leaves the village by way of Glen Canisp , taking advantage of a rough road to a shooting lodge and then continuing on a good track along the north base of the mountain until opposite the obvious saddle ; here the track , which heads for the more orthodox mountain of Canisp , is left and a watery beeline made for the foot of the gully descending from the saddle . |
| 20 | He would have been in there swinging with the best . |
| 21 | Tossing it all together in a heap in a pan , and then hoping for the best , would produce another totally inedible meal . |
| 22 | The Curators , with no other concerns in the matter , were truly speaking in the best interests of the children . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | Not to do so means that they are not truly working in the best interests of the children . |