Example sentences of "[vb pp] for a good [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | David Cameron , a 34-year-old Coleraine engineer , and Lisburn 's Robert Heasley both made 71 here and are well placed for a good finish tonight , after which the field will be trimmed to 64 players and ties for the knock-out tournament proper . |
| 2 | Larkins , who made 103 before retiring to give his team-mates a bat , could not have wished for a better comeback , and with Robin Smith making a stylish 70 , England made 263 for four from 50 overs . |
| 3 | He always got that train , he was entirely reliable , steady , though no older than she , designed for a good husband and father . |
| 4 | She hoped such mundane matters would keep his mind occupied for a good while , because , if he ever discovered how helplessly she had responded to him , Isabel knew she would die of humiliation . |
| 5 | Everyone had come for a good time , and they did not want it spoiling by some wildmen . |
| 6 | Bread never went mouldy in Algeria , which meant that so long as I was prepared for a good chew , I could always buy enough to last to the next village . |
| 7 | Second , the criteria adopted for a good decision are satisficing not maximizing rules . |
| 8 | Like all of God 's gifts , they are meant to be used for a good purpose and to assist individuals and communities to grow in knowledge and appreciation of the truth , as well as in sensitivity to the dignity and needs of others . |
| 9 | Of all the opportunities I 'd had for a good chat-up line , simply croaking ‘ Hospital ’ was n't one of my best . |
| 10 | ‘ Hopefully people will buy the booklet and will be sponsored for a good cause when they do the walk so charity will gain twice . ’ |
| 11 | Shaftesbury Homes ' report was praised for a good treasurer 's report , accounts and cash flow statement . |
| 12 | She , like her trainer , could be set for a good season . |
| 13 | The Prince could not have hoped for a better platform . |
| 14 | Walker recorded a time of 8 mins 26.50 secs in Auckland two years ago , and after a highly successful , injury-free winter , had hoped for a better opening to his steeplechase season . |
| 15 | Carl Llewellyn , 26 , was having his third ride in the Grand National and could never have hoped for a better experience around the huge Aintree fences . |
| 16 | For a teaching museum we could n't have hoped for a better gift . |
| 17 | The Deaf Broadcasting Council ( DBC ) , a standing committee , which since 1980 has with considerable success campaigned for a better service for hearing-impaired people from the broadcasting media . |
| 18 | Wright could n't have asked for a better way to celebrate his 29th birthday today . |
| 19 | I could n't have asked for a better family ! |
| 20 | I could not have asked for a better introduction to the summer Alps ’ . |
| 21 | But it is also uplifting to find a course charted for a better world that combines environmental protection , civil liberties and economic development as three sides of a single strategy , rather than bolted together in disjointed and contradictory declarations . |
| 22 | However , if , as applies to many women , despite having worked for a good number of years you have made insufficient contributions to qualify for a full pension , you should contact your local Social Security office , quoting your pension number and national insurance number . |
| 23 | SCOTS PINE : Has longer needles which are retained for a good length of time . |
| 24 | The lingering doubts were probably always there , even if a war received the approval of the Church that it was being fought for a good cause . |
| 25 | my Lord I , I think it takes the view and probably not unreasonably that assuming good faith on the part of the disciplinary tribunal and assuming that there is er review by the courts , you will have complete objectivity and someone who has been excluded for a good reason , maybe fraud or something of that nature should not be competing in the first place , but he will not be excluded unreasonably and therefore if he was excluded unreasonably erm the fact of he 's exclusion could be anti competitive because it takes out of the market a player |
| 26 | He should have waited for a better moment instead of acting impulsively . |