Example sentences of "[vb mod] [verb] [pron] [prep] good " in BNC.
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| 1 | A person may buy something in good faith , but may find out afterwards that the seller had no title to it , perhaps because the seller or somebody else stole it . |
| 2 | The national curriculum should do nothing but good if it is a means of ensuring that schools do not , for example , permit children to give up all science subjects at the age of thirteen , or fail to reach a reasonable competence in read g and calculating by the time they leave school . |
| 3 | He may be an unlikely civil servant , but his qualities should stand him in good stead for the job of producing a national strategy for the NHS 's science . |
| 4 | Meanwhile , the Picasso Trigger needs constant water tests and monitoring , like all marine fish , and should get us into good habits again . |
| 5 | Hu Kun is a good violinist , and he should attach himself to better things than this . |
| 6 | It may reassure your readers who need protection from reality , but grown-ups must find it at best sloppy and at worst malicious . |
| 7 | They 'll keep us in good standing with the king still . |
| 8 | Let me but get my hands on one of that grisly crew , and you 'll put me in better fettle than all the rest in the world . |
| 9 | She liked the reflected glory of her daughter 's being with such a famous star , and thought it could do nothing but good for the girl 's future in the theatre . |
| 10 | Having turned only 25 last month , while possessing the fighting qualities which Souness admires , the Reds ' chief could see him as better value than Scales — and the man to put steel into a brittle defence which cost so many points last term . |
| 11 | She had a strong sense of the dramatic , and could use it to good effect when occasion demanded . |
| 12 | He 'd keep it in good order from now on . |
| 13 | Christmas , Christmas would be twice a year so we could have lots of good cheer . |
| 14 | it looks like they 'd have lots of good stuff in |
| 15 | And so , resentfully , he learned concepts that could stand him in good stead . |
| 16 | ‘ We 've had to chop and change on a regular basis this season , but it could hold us in good stead because when everyone is fit again , we 'll know we have people who can operate well in different positions . ’ |
| 17 | If that had happened after the sale of the National Bus Company , one could accept it as good business . |
| 18 | I had intended to emerge while Mr Cardinal was still a reasonable distance away , so that he would see me in good time and suppose I was on my way to the summerhouse , or perhaps to the gardener 's lodge . |
| 19 | It was provided and further agreed that the widow would pay to the executors ‘ the sum of £1 yearly , towards the ground-rent , payable in respect of the said dwelling house , ’ and would keep it in good repair . |
| 20 | He would take her to good restaurants . |
| 21 | He himself spent hours in the chapel reserved for cadets , praying to the image of Rogal Dorn , and to the Emperor , attempting to recapture the moment when he had flown through fire , sure that this would stand him in good stead in battle . |
| 22 | The intent of the politician was of course to create a feeling of obligation , which he undoubtedly hoped would stand him in good stead at the next election , but such feelings were all the stronger because the shrewd political manager never breathed a word about a bargain or the anticipated political return . |
| 23 | Still , I 'd always tried hard to be a good golfer , and playing off three handicap I knew would stand me in good stead . |
| 24 | Here are some further areas in which you may well have experience and that would stand you in good stead with a prospective employer . |
| 25 | From the point of view of certain owners , these diet-shifts are nothing but a nuisance , but if ever , for some dramatic reason , the cat found itself without its usual owner , they would stand it in good stead . |
| 26 | Give her some of her favourite grilled kidneys , it may put her in better humour . ’ |
| 27 | I am convinced it will do nothing but good . |
| 28 | A varied diet of earthworms , aquatic insects , shrimps , small fish and tablet foods will keep it in good health . |
| 29 | We have brokers here who will sell them at best . |
| 30 | Habits of good manners , honesty and consideration for others , which a child acquires by imitating the good examples set by his parents , will stand him in good stead all his life . |