Example sentences of "[vb infin] [adv prt] [prep] [art] good " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It would be naive to think that all a Labour government has to do is increase revenue support , encourage greater investment and Britain 's railway system would automatically catch up with the best in Europe , ’ he said . |
| 2 | I 'm sure everything will work out for the best . ’ |
| 3 | Lets look back at the best of the season 's action now … through the eyes of the best players of the season . |
| 4 | If they are unusually anxious or irritated , they may find the noise just too much to deal with and stalk off in a feline sulk rather than squat down for a good meal . |
| 5 | How does the performance measure up against the best in the world ? |
| 6 | Often people will move up to a better word processor or spreadsheet , but will want to carry on using the other applications in their integrated package . |
| 7 | Much has been said about what a Labour Government could and could not do , but I am certain that a Labour Government would set out with the best of intentions to improve the situation . |
| 8 | Some of the sites are enormously rich , however , and the history of palaeontology is punctuated by quite unscientific feuds between experts trying to find and hold on to the best sites for the most spectacular vertebrates . |
| 9 | While murmurs of hope return to the streets of Cardiff , Australian prepare for their 16th international against Wales with coach Bob Dwyer admits : ‘ A win here would go down alongside the best of our achievements while I have been in charge . ’ |
| 10 | Expatriates may feel that Britain has gone ‘ downhill ’ while they have been away and homecoming does not match up to the good life abroad . |
| 11 | I can hardly stand up at the best of times — which is n't surprising when the only ice I 'm interested in is in my Scotch on the rocks ! |
| 12 | If you find a swim where you can trot down you could end up with a good bag of dace as large , individually , as those you may catch from the main river . |
| 13 | Of course , while the wider range of lenders and mortgage products mean that borrowers can end up with a better deal than in the past , it also means spending more time and effort choosing the best mortgage for your particular circumstances . |
| 14 | And they 'll reach out to the best part of your body . |
| 15 | Concerned Crues Fan Yes , let's go back to the good old days when young , inexperienced Crusaders were getting stuffed every week . |
| 16 | Do you wish you could go back to the good old days ? |
| 17 | They said the mules would go round by a good track but we 'd explore the river . |
| 18 | In some areas , most notably the liturgical and the ecumenical , Rome did get off to a good start in providing directives of a sort that would carry confidence at least temporarily ; even here , however , there was the inherent problem that a body of directives implied the establishment of a stable state ( e.g. in ecumenical relations ) , while the reality was in fact necessarily more fluid . |
| 19 | Often they germinate well at this time of year , and will overwinter and get off to a good start next spring . |
| 20 | ‘ I know you and Niall did n't exactly get off to a good start , but if it 's any consolation you caught him at a bad time . |
| 21 | She had remained her strong English self , and in truth she did put up with a good deal for in her terms a scholar 's life must always have stood for a life of privation , which would explain the furious resolve that clenched the lines in her face . |
| 22 | Why ca n't someone come up with a better boot than a rubber one ? |
| 23 | Even Nails , Hoomey thought proudly , could n't come up with a better name than that . |
| 24 | Unless someone can come up with a better answer . |
| 25 | A resolution passed by the Democrat-controlled House 27 votes to 13 advises Exxon to renegotiate and come up with a better offer . |
| 26 | There was much competition during the war as to who could come up with the best bomb story , and my mother had a great time telling this one to all the aunties , especially as it was only due to her nagging that I had n't been in my bed at the time . |
| 27 | It should be thrown out and the electorate should make their views known at a general election so that the Government can come back with a better Bill at a later stage . ’ |
| 28 | But then we would send our teams away , and they 'd come back with no better than an honourable defeat in the Test Series . |
| 29 | We can only pray and hope it 'll turn out for the best . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ It 'll all turn out for the best , you mark my words . |