Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] for a good " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sixty miles they used to come over for a good evening at those and maybe two principles |
| 2 | It was they who inspired me to struggle incessantly for a better world . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | She squirmed around for a better view of it . |
| 6 | Well that 's what you can spend now for a good one . |
| 7 | The method will depend on the variety so look out for a good reference book , such as Pruning by Christopher Brickell , £7.99 , Mitchell Bleazley — part of The Royal Horticultural Society 's Encyclopaedia of Practical Gardening series . |
| 8 | He could have destroyed Tottenham except for their world class goalie who is shaping up for a good World Cup eh Halvard ? |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | Wallace Mercer holding out for a better offer . |
| 11 | East Belfast-based midfielder Keery ( 28 ) has been holding out for a better deal than the one on offer . |
| 12 | The crowd pressed round for a better view . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | With Amstrad shares edging ahead to 29p , just 1p below the offer price , analysts were expecting shareholders to hold out for a better offer . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | If you are lucky you might get a codex thrown in for a good measure for telecomms application . |
| 17 | They were but it , well it was an event , a big event in , in the , among the younger people anyway in Brooks in Willenhall then and er it was really lovely , really lovely I forget if we had to pay to go in , but er we had er we saved up for a good few weeks before , so that we would have some money to spend at the Wakes it was one of the an event of the year then , but erm I used to like Willenhall Wakes and er I used to go dancing a lot well I was allowed to go dancing cos I 've always loved singing and dancing you see and er I was allowed but I had to be home before my father got home , but I was n't always . |
| 18 | " 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 . |
| 19 | 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 ) . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | All dressed up for a good cause |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | This brought a lot of laughter and people on the rim of the crowd pushed forward for a better look , squeezing the inside circle until there was no room left for fighting , though Paddy had managed to free himself . |