Example sentences of "[vb infin] [prep] [art] good [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hand-beating an aluminium panel does not necessarily make for a better car , confers no empirically measurable added value : nonetheless , it is the hand-wroughtness of Aston Martins that make otherwise sensible men write out cheques for £120,000 . |
| 2 | Needless to say , this attitude did not make for a good marriage . |
| 3 | Either because he had the hump or because he thought it would make for a good show he started smashing the footlights one by one . |
| 4 | I 'd think about a better way to handle Eric once I had that out of the way . |
| 5 | One of the best ways of deciding which floorcovering to use where is to work around the house , thinking about what each room will need for the best combination of looks , durability , ease of cleaning and comfort , all at a price you can afford . |
| 6 | If the public knew they could be ‘ caught ’ by any passing bus driver , this would act as a good deterrent against infringement . |
| 7 | Any conflict within the enterprise can be explained away in terms of ‘ personality conflicts ’ which not only lodges the conflict in a few people but ensures that others can cooperate as a good family might do in phantasy . |
| 8 | And there 's a couple of blokes I need to talk to , old mates who I can trust for a good turn , if and when I hear that you need it . |
| 9 | Yes — he will obviously see and know of the good points , but it is his job to find the faults and problems . |
| 10 | Resolved not to do anything but wait like a good worker . |
| 11 | is that a person who acts as a representative of another is in a conflict of interest situation if , either at the time when he accepts appointment or subsequently while he acts as a representative , there is a material interest of his own or of a third person for whom he also acts , and the pursuit or protection of that interest would create a substantial risk that he may not act in the best way to pursue or protect the interest of the person he represents . |
| 12 | Only a parent has such a right , and even then the parent may only act in the best interests of the patient . |
| 13 | He is a representative who must act in the best interests of all his constituents . |
| 14 | It means , according to , ‘ meeting the client , not just during a transaction but regularly to show an interest in the business and make the client comfortable , that while a lawyer is there primarily to earn a living he or she will act in the best interests of the business rather than in the best interests of the till . ’ |
| 15 | Subject to this constraint and the firm 's other technical standards we must always act in the best interests of our client . |
| 16 | In F v West Berkshire Health Authority [ 1989 ] 2 All ER 545 , Lord Goff stated : where the state of affairs is permanent or semi-permanent , as … in the case of a mentally disordered person … there is no point in waiting to obtain the patient 's consent … the doctor must act in the best interests of his patient , just as if he had received his patient 's consent so to do … the lawfulness of the doctor 's action is to be found in the principle of necessity … the doctor must act in accordance with a responsible and competent body of relevant professional opinion … it may be good practice to consult relatives and others who are concerned with the care of the patient . |
| 17 | For example , the rule which automatically renders transactions carried out by company directors in breach of the prohibition on self-dealing voidable can be modified , but it has been held that the director must still act in the best interests of the company . |
| 18 | In his absence the task would fall to the best man . |
| 19 | Canadian Pound told a breakfast press conference for journalists : ‘ The best of riders can not win without a good horse — you could put a dog on a horse and it would still win . ’ |
| 20 | Even with the benefit of centuries of debate Hollis can think of no better way to support reason than a grand axiological claim : |
| 21 | Three and four decades ago , I was a star-struck cinema-goer who could think of no better way to pass a morning , afternoon or evening than by visiting the local flea-pit . |
| 22 | I can think of no better expression to characterise these similarities than ‘ family resemblances ’ ; for the various resemblances between members of a family … overlap and criss-cross in the same way . ’ |
| 23 | As he could think of no better plan , he did what she told him . |
| 24 | This is a subject to which more thought should be given , and I can think of no better organisation to pursue it than your own . |
| 25 | ‘ I can think of no better place to be married . |
| 26 | I can think of no better manual for life in the kingdom than this ‘ Queen of the epistles ’ . |
| 27 | Folly wanted to snatch it away , but she could think of no good excuse . |
| 28 | Whether he noticed was unclear ; probably not , since he made the eminently logical suggestion that they should drive to Randall Lodge together , and to her chagrin she could think of no good reason to refuse . |
| 29 | ‘ I can think of no good reason why I should shy from going openly and without having recourse to others . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ She can always think of a good plan . |