Example sentences of "[vb base] for [art] good [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The three major schemes — the Library of Congress Classification Scheme , the Universal Decimal Classification Scheme and the Dewey Decimal Classification Scheme — are treated in most detail , since they account for a good proportion of classification practice . |
| 2 | We have made real progress in developing our non-oil related businesses where sales now account for a good proportion of the Group 's turnover |
| 3 | Whatever the colour scheme , whatever the style , these pretty white duvet covers and pillowcases from Lace Lady will fit in like a dream — and make for a good night 's sleep . |
| 4 | Journalists blame this on the fact that Mr Heseltine , David Mellor and the other ‘ dogs of war ’ who make for the best viewing concentrated on attacking Labour . |
| 5 | Japan 's chip-makers head for the good life |
| 6 | The computer can check for towns that are missed off signs , those that appear for no good reason or appear only intermittently , to the great confusion of amateur navigators . |
| 7 | But if you want real change , if you long for a better future for yourself , your family , your community and your country , then read on . |
| 8 | Seasonal style Great ideas for Christmas decorations READERS ' HOMES MICROWAVE MAGIC We test for the best CHRISTMAS COOKERY Festive dishes with a difference WINTER GARDENS How to breathe life into yours |
| 9 | They do n't set their own terms about what they expect for a good quality of life , so other people do it for them and we do a bad job of it . ’ |
| 10 | But the Wimpey Homes Southampton regional director was happy to get his hands wet for a good cause . |
| 11 | Middlesbrough hope for a good crowd despite it being the third home game of the week . |
| 12 | HOPE FOR A BETTER WORLD |
| 13 | If you hope for a better world then maybe if you try hard enough , it can be achieved . |
| 14 | ‘ Perhaps an escort , ’ hinted Isabel , worried that Matilda was going to suggest she wait for the good father 's return . |
| 15 | Administrative considerations , which look for the best assignment of tasks within a hierarchical structure , can in this way augment other considerations outlined above . |
| 16 | All entrances close using zips — look for the better quality self-repairing coil zips . |
| 17 | In the opening ‘ Funeral March ’ , for instance , Ozawa chooses tempi which allow for a good deal of flexibility , but although the Boston strings produce much expressive warmth in their long melodic lines , the doom-laden atmosphere is not immediately obvious . |
| 18 | When the complexities of circumstance defeat analysis , and we grope for the best prediction or choice attainable , we do not doubt that there is a better founded prediction or better informed choice which no one perhaps will be lucky enough to hit on . |
| 19 | Please support this motion , and go for a better life for all . |
| 20 | For this amount , go for a good quality bed of cheaper construction ( such as open springs ) rather than a bottom-of-the-range pocket-sprung model . |
| 21 | Subject : I go for a good win |
| 22 | ‘ Women always ask for a good contraceptive because they really need one . |
| 23 | We both fight for social justice , we both strive for a better quality of life for our people and most importantly we both demand equality . |
| 24 | We live in hope that John Hume 's mission to the Provos will succeed , like we always wish for a good summer . |
| 25 | John o' Groats is commonly but wrongly regarded as the most northerly tip of the country and because of this popular misconception attracts many visitors , most of whom come for no better reason than to be able to say they have been there and , having satisfied this ambition , turn round and return south . |
| 26 | It is up to each one of us , he wrote , at every point in our lives , to decide how much order and how much disorder , how much discipline and how much freedom we need for the best realization of our project of the moment , even though that project may turn out to be flawed or even utterly mistaken in the short run , of course I am only talking about the short run , he wrote , in the long run , as I have already said , both success and failure are quite without meaning , the notion of meaning is quite without meaning . |
| 27 | Chris was plagued by a dry ticklish cough which kept him ( and Carolyn ) awake for the best part of three nights , and on which the cough medicine had little effect . |
| 28 | People continued to go about their daily lives , make their plans , take decisions , eat , drink , love , pray for a good harvest , pray for rain , in complete ignorance of the dramatic effect this far-off encounter would have on their lives . |