Example sentences of "be [v-ing] for the good " in BNC.
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| 1 | This was it , the confrontation-point which he had been dreading for the best part of a week . |
| 2 | Programme makers are searching for the best children 's museum in Britain . |
| 3 | When money is tight , passengers are looking for the best deal . |
| 4 | Gentlemen ushers in knee-length black tunics fuss about , directing last-minute guests to their seats , although most have been waiting for the best part of an hour , making stilted smalltalk to conceal their pride . |
| 5 | Nevertheless , the good news will bring some welcome relief to those homeowners who have been waiting for the best part of 1991 to sell their home . |
| 6 | Health Promotion will be looking for the best young smile of the week . |
| 7 | He had always claimed to be acting for the best ; not selfishly , but for all men , as the great sage Confucius had said a ruler should act . |
| 8 | In negotiating this or that pay increase , they must be supposed to be settling for the best terms they can get in all the circumstances of the negotiation . |
| 9 | They had been drinking for the best part of an hour but none were drunk . |
| 10 | We are hoping for the best for Over The Road , who has shown no signs of suffering any virus at the moment . ’ |
| 11 | Now it 's bucking the national trend … with crime elsewhere on the increase , Penhill 's changing for the better . |
| 12 | Deport Peter Schmichael for having an out of date work permit , let Scumtona and Hughes run off to the Cayman Islands for a peaceful life together , Ryans potty training to let him down at home games as well as away , Lee Sharpe to OD on E and think he 's playing for the best team in the country . |
| 13 | And just when I thought everything was changing for the better . |
| 14 | It looked as though Hereford 's away form was changing for the better on Saturday when they drew at Mansfield , but last night an attacking display by struggling Doncaster had them on the retreat again . |
| 15 | I was hoping for the best , never believing this sort of thing could happen to my own little horse . |