Example sentences of "[vb -s] for a good [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you are to be awkward then my mother will not know where she stands for a good deal of time . ’ |
| 2 | A TOTALLY PSYCHEDELIC GUY , aged 16 , who lives for a good time is out to see if there are any zany females into Pink Floyd , Cult and The Who . |
| 3 | TIM SWALES : Looks for a good season |
| 4 | ‘ Feeling the necessity that exists for a better regulation in the management of our profession and for a more organised system of educating and examining its practitioners , we have condensed in the annexed Petition the principal substance of our wants and to which we most humbly but most anxiously solicit your Lordship 's kind attention ’ . |
| 5 | And yet , awkwardly , schizophrenically , these twisted sickos are taken up by the right-on , their cause espoused in the same breath as calls for a better world the assumption being that the better things in life — hip hop imports , clothes , socialism — would undoubtedly cohabit in utopia . |
| 6 | His imitations of other voices calls for a good sense of mimicry , and should bring the dreariness of his life into focus . |
| 7 | ‘ You must understand , gentlemen , this calls for a good eye , a steady hand — and of course , a total disregard for mother 's nicely-painted ceiling . |
| 8 | One wishes for a good bath at the mere reminder . ’ |
| 9 | At weekends it makes for a good day 's outing to take the family for a picnic , after which they can gather as many strawberries as they want at the various fruit farms dotted around . |
| 10 | We believe that this aspect of general SVQs makes for a better programme , because it emphasises the vocational relevance of skills like numeracy and information technology . |
| 11 | The correct shaft makes for a better shot and added length . |
| 12 | If she is lucky she may find that at least a few children appreciate that ( 4 ) makes for a better drama game than ( 3 ) , and that ( 1 ) is so bland that it does n't feel like a game at all ! |
| 13 | The Group , now with over 100 members , also presses for a better deal from the rich countries of the world , mainly in the north . |