Example sentences of "be [verb] for [art] good " in BNC.
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| 1 | The child handler competition is open to anyone under 16 and the judges will be looking for a good rapport between kids and dogs . |
| 2 | If you have £10,000 or more to invest , you 'll be looking for a good return on your money . |
| 3 | Sailors from off the boats would be looking for a good time and public bars would resound to the sound of many voices . |
| 4 | At other times you may simply be looking for a good story with situations and characters which will interest and entertain your students . |
| 5 | As for the other Britons , Niall MacKenzie — who has loads of experience in this sphere — would appear to be the best , but the North West 200 promoters will be looking for a good result from Kevin Mitchell who is one of their key men for the May meeting at Portstewart . |
| 6 | ‘ I will be looking for a good attitude from everyone . ’ |
| 7 | Health Promotion will be looking for the best young smile of the week . |
| 8 | All this may be done for the best of reasons but it only ensures that children bottle up their feelings as well as their tears , which , as we have seen in previous chapters , can have far-reaching effects . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | Like all of God 's gifts , they are meant to be used for a good purpose and to assist individuals and communities to grow in knowledge and appreciation of the truth , as well as in sensitivity to the dignity and needs of others . |
| 11 | He gave detailed instructions for the procedure to be followed if no suitable dissertations were submitted , concluding : ‘ But if no such dissertations , worthy , in the opinion of the said Examiners , of any such reward as aforesaid should be offered for seven years , then a Medal , to be purchased with the said accumulations , shall be offered for the best dissertation on any Veterinary subject thought worthy by the said Examiners of such reward , but at all times the Foot of the Horse is to be the subject preferred , and next to that the nature , causes and treatment of Glanders , and the diseases of the Eye in horses : And if there should be no successful dissertation at the end of seven years , then the amount of the said accumulations shall be disposed of by the said Governors in such manner as they in their discretion may think proper , so as they are applied for the promotion of Veterinary Science ’ . |
| 12 | He will be entered for the good autumn races . |
| 13 | ‘ Hopefully people will buy the booklet and will be sponsored for a good cause when they do the walk so charity will gain twice . ’ |
| 14 | She , like her trainer , could be set for a good season . |
| 15 | These environmentalists should be campaigning for a better world environment from their own backyard … |
| 16 | All Governments like to have the opportunity of introducing guillotines at certain times , but that desire should be resisted for the good reasons put forward by the hon. Member for Wolverhampton , South-West ( Mr. Budgen ) . |
| 17 | PRIZES will be awarded for the best carnations and bonsai at the Royal Horticultural Society 's show in Greycoat Street , London SW1 , to be held this Tuesday ( 11am-7pm , admission £2.50 ) and Wednesday ( 10am-5pm , admission £1.50 ) . |
| 18 | Notice was to be given to the pupils that prizes would be awarded for the best essay on the eye of the horse , embracing its anatomy and physiology , and also the laws of light applicable to vision , the chemical composition of the humour , and the pathology , treatment and results of the disease known as constitutional ophthalmia . |
| 19 | The sum of £25 will be awarded for the best new captions to the cartoons below , which were first printed in 1881 and 1938 . |
| 20 | Two bottles of J&B will be awarded for the best new captions to the cartoons below , which were first printed in 1881 and 1938 . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | Full-time workers are engaged to promote ‘ The Maharishi Effect ’ — the theory that a community or area will be changed for the better if one per cent of the population meditates . |
| 23 | Terry Philpot , in the second of two articles , suggests how the situation could be changed for the better and the profession portrayed more positively |
| 24 | You have plenty of good ideas about how things can be changed for the better or how your home can be improved , modernised or beautified . |