Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] [pers pn] [prep] [adj] stead " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | You are good at expressing yourself , which stands you in good stead if you want to ask someone to do you a favour . |
| 2 | Lanfranc , who had a practical mind , had foreseen this need when he was still prior of Bec , and had put together a collection of Canon Law , which stood him in good stead as archbishop . |
| 3 | She is the first to admit that she was bitten by the Puppy Love bug from quite an early age — which stood her in good stead when it came to dealing with the opposite sex in later years . |
| 4 | Burns 's poetry and songs have played an important part in my life from the earliest years , not only because of their simple beauty , but also because of their directness , honesty , and wry , lop-sided , humour ; the appreciation of which stood me in good stead the last time I was in Mauchline . |
| 5 | As we thawed out so our curling improved , which stood us in good stead when the tour progressed into the curling hotbed regions of Edmonton , Weyburn , Saskatoon and Calgary . |
| 6 | They stood her in good stead when her father enrolled her at her next school , Riddlesworth Hall , two hours ' drive from Park House . |
| 7 | It stood her in good stead when it came to the areas of change which are always necessary in an organisation approaching its centenary . |
| 8 | James had armed himself with the sword of Robert the Bruce , but it stood him in poor stead . |
| 9 | It stood them in good stead again in 1976 when drought caused many villages to be supplied with stand pipes . |
| 10 | At least it stood us in good stead for Tuesday night 's game at Scrimley Arsenal , where we came away with a very creditable 2–4 defeat . |
| 11 | He found the experience of working in a wide variety of company departments invaluable and believes it held him in good stead when he reached the higher echelons of management . |