Example sentences of "be for [art] good [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | People like myself , would n't have had the bottle , would n't have dreamed of coming up here if it had n't been for the good work of people like Mike and Harry , who in my opinion do a superb job in training me , you , all of us in this union . |
| 2 | He records Smart 's statement that he ‘ must have finished an unfortunate life in jail had it not been for the good nature of a Friend , who could not bear to see his tears ’ . |
| 3 | I 've decided to add my own gown to the auction as it 's for a good cause , Guy 's Hospital cancer unit . |
| 4 | It 's for a good cause Miss . |
| 5 | erm well I mean there are some MPs any day of the week will do you know there anybody 's for a good meal but erm |
| 6 | In this business , you 're on dodgy ground trying to attach the words ‘ courage ’ and ‘ integrity ’ to anything ; certainly the Heavenly EP is for a good cause , and those involved are doing a lot for their profiles in the worthiest possible way , blah blah , charidee , blah blah AIDS , but Sinead has done too ( see following letter ) and in any case , she 's on another planet to these people . |
| 7 | ‘ I am very upset because the stall was for a good cause . ’ |
| 8 | Those who were libelled in the Fanzine may feel less aggrieved knowing it was for a good cause . |
| 9 | Certainly marriage was very much a practical necessity for working class girls , and the chief hope was for a good bargain . |