Example sentences of "[vb past] [pers pn] for the good " in BNC.
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1 | He lived down Gypsy Lane with his two sisters , he was a single man you see and my father and mother lived here and my , they not only mended shoes but they made them and er course naturally , you know , well of course Needham was n't as big as it is now but they made them for the best people , if that , if that 's the right , not the right expression say , but er but you know what I mean er and er and he , you know , all his life you see he did that and then one day he had a shock because his er , what would you call him colleague , he , he died suddenly in the night . |
2 | Fraulein Winkelmann told him for the Good God 's sake to get the papers fast , and Bruno went away and came back and pointed the Luger yet again . |
3 | I only meant it for the best . |
4 | I 'm sure he meant it for the best — I always told you , he means well — but I have to admit , he 's not an easy man to talk to . |
5 | He said it 's my fault ; but I did it for the best . ’ |