Example sentences of "[det] [noun sg] for the good " in BNC.

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1 In the normal way , there should be some change for the better in the patient 's condition , so if weeks pass and the patient seems static , you need to know why .
2 Another change for the better is that the secretary-general is now equipped with a bunch of good military advisers .
3 and the Commission , expedite this matter for the best part of twelve months already
4 No matter which coach you went on in the old days ( and the Brightside and Carbrook Co-op ones were the best ) there was always a shilling sweep for the biggest fish and another shilling for the best roach .
5 Ask God to use you to change that person for the better .
6 With restaurants , supermarkets , wholesalers , single fishmongers and foreign buyers all scrabbling for the best fish , the implications for Billingsgate are clear .
7 Nobody seemed to accept that I 'd been in charge of my own body and my own medication for the best part of my life ; they seemed to think that was a very strange idea .
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