Example sentences of "[adv] for a good [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I tell you what I 'll do — I 'll pop downstairs and put the kettle on for a good cup of tea . ’ |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | A band played and onlookers waved and cheered as men , women and children wedged themselves into the tub carriages and settled down for a good day out . |
| 5 | If they are unusually anxious or irritated , they may find the noise just too much to deal with and stalk off in a feline sulk rather than squat down for a good meal . |
| 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 | If that can happen to one of the most prestigious shopping streets in the world , we can be sure that dispossessin' is in for a good run . |
| 8 | If you are lucky you might get a codex thrown in for a good measure for telecomms application . |
| 9 | As children , we all got up to tricks like pinching a few apples or knocking on someone 's door and running away — all rather harmless , but if our parents found out , we would be in for a good hiding , a cut on the backside . |
| 10 | HAYDN-LOVERS are in for a good time this autumn : coming up are the Haydn at Esterhaza concerts at the Wigmore Hall ( part of the Magyarok Britain Salutes Hungary Festival ) ; already on display is the Haydn and England exhibition at the British Library ; and just started is the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment 's QEH Haydn series concentrating on his late choral works . |
| 11 | From what she had read in the diary , it seemed any boy with a pleasing face and the latest clothes was in for a good time . |
| 12 | Ed was just like a one off and I 'm not forward any more at all and , you know , everyone thinks I am you know and Pete thought right I 'm in for a good time here , you know , I can probably get her you know , and so Charlie would have to carry out his part . |
| 13 | Some Orcadian cat was in for a good supper . |
| 14 | " Fine , " said John , " but they are too far away for a good picture . " |
| 15 | Sixty miles they used to come over for a good evening at those and maybe two principles |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | They are prepared to pay a little more for a better quality of service . |
| 19 | Have you ever paid a little more for a better seat at the theatre , and thus enjoyed a far more memorable evening ? |
| 20 | A separate report indicated that Iran may have been working on the development of such a weapon on and off for a good decade . |
| 21 | It was they who inspired me to struggle incessantly for a better world . |
| 22 | Yeah , then you I know , but John I mean you 'd be up for a good couple of grand if you did stick it out . |
| 23 | ‘ I watch everything I can because I feel this is a tie that could set us up for a good run in Europe , ’ added Creaney . |
| 24 | Comparing notes with an airship enthusiast the other day , I learned that the Falklands campaign might bring the airship back into favour because it can be sent up for a good look at the surroundings , especially at sea . |
| 25 | They were all having a packet of chips and fish — whoever fetched them I do n't know , cos they were all up for a good age : tell you , she were a hundred just in St Patrick 's Day . |
| 26 | All dressed up for a good cause |
| 27 | He could have destroyed Tottenham except for their world class goalie who is shaping up for a good World Cup eh Halvard ? |
| 28 | Susan bent forward slightly for a better view and saw what it was . |
| 29 | East Belfast-based midfielder Keery ( 28 ) has been holding out for a better deal than the one on offer . |
| 30 | If I 'd been a union member I might have held out for a better offer or some redundancy money , but I was n't , so that was that . |