Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] stand [pers pn] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | I was selling houses and apartments on a commission basis , and I think that my English accent stood me in good stead . |
2 | Yet I found that the breadth of my Scottish education stood me in good stead in the work of assessing and editing material from the whole agenda of a serious newspaper . |
3 | I suppose that simple precept from that old foreman stood me in good stead for thirty odd years , until now . ’ |
4 | Beattie 's outstanding record as a dedicated social worker stood him in good stead at the ‘ Diplock ’ tribunal and partly explained the presence of a total of twenty-four persons who came to testify on his behalf . |
5 | During this period of voluntary ostracism from social contact with those around him , Mr Thesiger 's fondness for out-of-doors sports and predilection for the simple life stood him in good stead . |
6 | The superior numbers of the Imperial army stood them in good stead : within a few minutes , Dara 's forces had broken through the rebels ' artillery and put to flight the infantry . |
7 | His previous experience stood him in good stead . |
8 | Tamar found the side-saddle strange at first , but her previous experience stood her in good stead . |
9 | ‘ Ay , it 's where an ignorance of good book-keeping stands you in good stead . ’ |
10 | experience of project managing the construction of a new store stood him in good stead for creating a corner of Cornwall in Stamford Street in just two days . |
11 | LOW cloud caused problems for some of the runners in the 11.5-mile Carneddau mountain race but Kevin Hagley 's navigational skills stood him in good stead . |