Example sentences of "be [prep] the good " in BNC.
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| 1 | Having watched Leeds from an early age when my father was a season ticket holder in the 60's , I have been through the good times and the bad times . |
| 2 | He lay with her for a little while as if all had been for the best and when , with a sudden , slithering movement , she was off the bed and into her dress , he thanked her , wished her good night . |
| 3 | Well , I had done what I could to protect the new catapult and , while I was sorry that what had happened at the Rabbit Grounds had cost me a trusted weapon with many battle honours to its name ( not to mention a significant sum out of the Defence budget ) , I thought that maybe what had happened had been for the best . |
| 4 | And that would undoubtedly have been for the best . |
| 5 | 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 ’ . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Some of the Government 's changes have been for the better . |
| 8 | The funny thing is that , although all these changes are for the better , many of them will seem like gimmicks when compared to the personal service a handful of cosmetic companies have always offered . |
| 9 | Not to my way , gentlemen Those creeks on Winter Marsh are about the best oyster grounds in Europe ! |
| 10 | The 275 acres of pasture are of the best and surround the house on all sides , undulating towards distant hills — and to Dublin airport only half-an-hour away . |
| 11 | IT is , I am reliably informed by one whose manners are of the best , perfectly correct when served dinner to begin to eat even if table companions have not yet been served . |
| 12 | The wheels are of the best construction , having wooden felloes six inches deep , with strong iron centre pieces , and the inconvenience arising from sudden concussion has been guarded against so far as possible by the finest description of buffer springs . |
| 13 | These three cases are of the best , and none of them is particularly convincing . |
| 14 | The graphics are well presented and are of the good quality EGA type , the AD Lib sound board is supported , albeit sparingly , and the basic interface is easy to use . |
| 15 | What Mr seems to be directing is that the settlement should be directed to those areas which are at present have pleasant tree cover and things , which theoretically can assimilate a new settlement which in the context of the Vale of York , tend to be those areas which are th are of the better landscape quality . |
| 16 | " The sooner we 're off the better , I reckon , " said Dandelion . |
| 17 | You can be confident you 're with the best in the business . |
| 18 | As I told you , they 're from the best breeders — those whose kennels have passed inspection . ’ |
| 19 | Keep drawing , Ms Madelin , you 're in the best of company ! |
| 20 | Plus , you 're in the best place to know exactly what the modification is that you want . ’ |
| 21 | Keep drawing , Ms Madelin , you 're in the best of company ! |
| 22 | You 'll enjoy standards of service and food which are amongst the best in Europe . |
| 23 | This means that tunes like ‘ Got To Be Free ’ and ‘ The Message ’ are amongst the best Italian House tracks I 've heard . |
| 24 | Dentdale is superb walking country : the high ridge walks along Rise Hill and Barbon Fell are amongst the best in the Dales , while lower down , the Dales Way long-distance path follows the river for much of its length into Sedbergh , and some of the wooded gills like Flinter Gill , which arc a typical feature of Dentdale , have footpaths along them leading on to the fells or on to the old packhorse routes . |
| 25 | Any decision that has been made has been with the best intentions of the people of at heart , to maintain as a leading European city and to derive benefits for the people of this community . |
| 26 | Any decision that has been made has been with the best intentions of the people of at heart , to maintain as a leading European city and to derive benefits for the people of this community . |
| 27 | And the 1991 Wimbledon champion declared : ‘ I am in the best shape ever . ’ |
| 28 | Still , however difficult he had been in the good days , when they were all riding high , he was still most certainly loyal . |
| 29 | Mrs Thatcher stonewalled her way through Question Time , repeatedly arguing that the Rover deal had been in the best interests of the taxpayer . |
| 30 | At no time could the department justify why they had not allowed a rabbi to visit the two Jewish children in the mainland foster homes , or permitted Quakers to visit the two Quaker children , Can all these refusals really have been in the best interests of the children ? |