Example sentences of "[coord] [adv] for [art] good " in BNC.
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| 1 | Things change and not for the better , to my mind . |
| 2 | erm There is a general concern I think with multiple occupancy that there 's , a whole way of life of East Oxford is changing , and not for the better , and indeed I was part of this when I moved into the area ten years ago . |
| 3 | A separate report indicated that Iran may have been working on the development of such a weapon on and off for a good decade . |
| 4 | Ant : And now for the best bit ! |
| 5 | But in South Africa today , and surely for a good many years to come , there are also additional considerations that demand from a large company actions and policies that go beyond its immediate business interests and seek to ameliorate the excessive social and economic imbalances that have developed in our society . |
| 6 | It is not a bad idea to say ‘ thank you ’ every now and then for the good things in your life . |
| 7 | The following quotation from Norman Conway , a grammar school chemistry teacher interviewed by Brian Jackson and Dennis Marsden ( 1962 ) , shows how the competition for scarce university places ( and ultimately for a better job for the teacher ) , especially in the context of bureaucratic mass-assessment can allow the instrumental pursuit of extrinsic rewards to drive out the expensive ‘ educational side ’ : |
| 8 | ‘ Come now , boy , ’ his father said , finally pulling his eldest son away , but not for a good half minute . |