Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] for the good " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Palings was an old building ; it had stood full face to the sea and the prevailing wind for the best part of a hundred years . |
| 2 | In the normal way , there should be some change for the better in the patient 's condition , so if weeks pass and the patient seems static , you need to know why . |
| 3 | Another change for the better is that the secretary-general is now equipped with a bunch of good military advisers . |
| 4 | Some felt the present arrangements to be satisfactory , believing that ‘ there had been a marked change for the better in the CNAA system over the years and felt that subject boards fulfilled a useful role ’ . |
| 5 | Cecil Melling ( the chairman of the Eastern Board , who had supported Schiller 's work since before nationalisation and took costing more seriously than his fellow chairmen ) for a time gained the support of the Central Authority 's commercial department for the better reflection of off-peak costs in the bulk tariff , but the other Area Board chairmen strongly opposed the initiative . |
| 6 | Casts between 50 and 100 yards are all it takes when fishing at high water for the best sport and most baits can be used . |
| 7 | Dr Mann 's central theme was the ability of humanity to use scientific knowledge for the good or the bad of his fellow man . |
| 8 | Because a young couple going in well even in our situation , you have n't got much money and you want the cheapest thing for the best we you know . |
| 9 | and the Commission , expedite this matter for the best part of twelve months already |
| 10 | No matter which coach you went on in the old days ( and the Brightside and Carbrook Co-op ones were the best ) there was always a shilling sweep for the biggest fish and another shilling for the best roach . |
| 11 | In the group awards , Pardesi and Achaanak shared top spot for the best band , with Apna Sangeeta the best live band and Shaktee best upcoming band . |
| 12 | Then he announced the winner of the Lloyd George Memorial Prize , an annual award for the best novel by a handicapped person . |
| 13 | An account of Sir Kenneth Cork 's contribution to the accountancy and charitable bodies reads flatly without some attempt to record , among other things , his involvement in the International Year for the Disabled and his encouragement to me when I instituted fro Accountancy the ( now ) annual award for the Best Report for the Accounts of a Charity ( writes Colin Cassie , former associate editor of Accountancy . ) |
| 14 | In short the perfect venue for the best in Ulster fun … |
| 15 | With his eye for talent behind the scenes , it seems the Rock Garden is destined to become a prized showcase for the best in Irish rock . |
| 16 | The winner of the individual prize for the best shot was Mr Imran Khan , with the Hon. |
| 17 | The individual prize for the best lady shot went to the Duchess of Roxburghe , with Dame Kiri Te Kanawa second , Lady Fairhaven third , Rosie Marchioness of Northampton fourth , the Marquesa de Ardales fifth , and Miss Tracy Edwards sixth . |
| 18 | The BBC is encouraging the fashion by offering an annual prize for the best Gaelic radio play . |
| 19 | The annual prize for the best ARC wall painting was awarded to Joanna Reekie , of Viva |
| 20 | The Boston and Maine Railroad Company established an annual prize for the best station gardens . |
| 21 | The Peel Park building was selected for the short-list of the Glasgow Institute of Architects annual competition for the best new building . |
| 22 | The overall prizewinner for the best new product at last year 's DIY 90 exhibition was the Harris 6-in-1 Painters Tool . |
| 23 | Rosslyn realised that the horse was asking for help , and that his manners had n't just experienced a mysterious and miraculous change for the better during the course of the day ! |
| 24 | She should have accepted a comfortable change for the better . |
| 25 | As an actor myself , I wanted a part , too , but there is n't a speaking part for the best man at a wedding ceremony . |
| 26 | Here well-dressed factory representatives show up once a week and sell their goods at 30 per cent discount to wholesalers who then sell them to people like Marta — but not before a hard haggle for the best deal . |
| 27 | My other half ordered from a catalogue disc drives to assemble compu , er a home computer and he was looking very carefully cos computer parts can be quite expensive and he was looking at national catalogue for the best prices . |
| 28 | The 1993 Good Pub Guide singles out Liverpool and surrounds in the 976-page book for the good ‘ crack ’ in bars . |
| 29 | Ask God to use you to change that person for the better . |
| 30 | There was some scepticism about this solution — given that we had altered the recommendations for doctors and dentists — but it says a great deal for the good sense of the nurses that they accepted the plan . |