Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] for a good " in BNC.
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| 1 | What begins in justifiable enthusiasm for a good end ( stopping Communist penetration of this hemisphere is a good end ) can easily overlook the need to proceed by ponderously lawful means . |
| 2 | It is important because they come to trust you implicitly , and trust is the only sound basis for a good working relationship . |
| 3 | Sometimes friendship is a sound basis for a good marriage . ’ |
| 4 | The ribs should be barbecued well away from direct heat for a good two hours — begin basting with sauce only during the last 15–20 minutes of cooking , otherwise the sauce will taste bitter . |
| 5 | It would seem to anyone the perfect recipe for a good holiday but to these youngsters it is particularly special . |
| 6 | Formed in 1980 , it began by producing a newsletter ( Co-operative library media group newsletter ) to review programmes , list purchase details of presentations , report on trends , and emphasize the constant need for a better exchange of ideas between librarians and commercial producers , and much closer co-operation in preparation of such programmes . |
| 7 | Larger leaves like these are best left completely submerged in cold water for a good six hours before being used in arrangements . |
| 8 | and there 'll be talk of another Grand National in Gloucestershire on Sunday when David Nicholson opens up his new stables at Jackdaws Castle for the very first time … they 'll be off and running there at half past ten … and its a sure winner for a good day out |
| 9 | Our office is indeed the Great Outdoors for a good part of the year . |
| 10 | Fans of the exciting Paul Mitchell Systems range will be aware of the company 's relentless campaign for a better world . |
| 11 | George and John , who started with a modern fun pub , discovered they were forever seeking a traditional pub for a good pint on their days off , so they decided to start their own . |
| 12 | Authors in both traditions happily wrote away in the footsteps of the great Sherlock for a good many years after his second , slightly less flamboyant departure from the scene . |
| 13 | Makes it a good recipe for a good marriage . |
| 14 | He would not have created around him such a large and adoring circle had he not had very real capacities as a teacher , a gift for friendship and for infecting others with his passion for art , literature , films and music as well as a readiness to share in the post-war desire for a better world . |
| 15 | All I want out of life is some good old-fashioned revenge for a good old-fashioned love-affair that went wrong . |
| 16 | I 'M normally very cautious about participating in moral crusades , especially when they are orchestrated by newspapers in their eternal quest for a good story that will run and run . |
| 17 | Two thousand points is the usual size for a good evening 's battle , and three thousand points will give you enough troops for a battle that will take the best part of a day to fight . |
| 18 | Hemingway said , rightly I think , ‘ The most essential gift for a good writer is a built-in , shock-proof , shit detector . |
| 19 | He said : ‘ It wo n't be long before this area of town is the only place for a good night out . ’ |
| 20 | A few groups of migrants , notably among Germans and Scandinavians , who went to the Great Lakes area of the United States , or the earlier Scots settlers in Canada , exchanged a poor agricultural milieu for a better one : only 10 per cent of the foreign immigrants in the United States in 1880 were in agriculture , mostly not as farmers ‘ possibly ’ , as an observer claimed ‘ on account of the capital required to purchase and stock a farm ’ , ’ the equipment of which alone was reckoned to cost $900 in the early 1870s . |
| 21 | The awards scheme , launched last year , aims to demonstrate how game shooting and conservation work for a better countryside . |
| 22 | ‘ Thanks to Mrs Ashley we employed more people , the weavers were paid overtime and we enjoyed an Indian summer for a good few years . |
| 23 | A lovely setting for a good night out . |