Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] for the good " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was all intended for the best . |
| 2 | So when you holiday in Britain you can wish for good weather and only hope for the best . |
| 3 | So look for the good ones do n't spend too much t There 'll only be one little geometry thing |
| 4 | But it was probably too late to persuade Bigwig to be gentle : he could only hope for the best . |
| 5 | He was starting to appear distinctly shopworn , Lucy noted ; he seemed to have bought himself a new shirt , but a dip-through in a hotel washbasin did n't exactly make for the best possible finish . |
| 6 | East European countries are thus competing for the best western companies just as western companies are competing for contracts . |
| 7 | He does n't just hope for the best in other people — he genuinely believes in it . |
| 8 | Well we will just hope for the best , he 's not going up there so that 's one less . |
| 9 | I did not really know what to expect away from the National Health Service and my mum , and so , armed with a small library of books and the good wishes of a Jamaican midwife at Homerton hospital , I just hoped for the best . |
| 10 | There was no question of simply negotiating a deal with one American company , as producers had done in the 1930s , and then just hoping for the best . |
| 11 | ‘ We will go to Leeds , the defending champions , feeling confident , instead of just hoping for the best — and that 's a measure of how far we 've come . |
| 12 | This is not an amalgamation for its own sake , it is not an amalgamation to manage a continuing and more comfortable decline , it 's not bolting together two super unions into one mega union and just hoping for the best . |
| 13 | The Profitboss always goes for the best . |
| 14 | He always looks for the best in people or in any given situation . |
| 15 | Thus the best libretto ever written for the best opera ever written is scarcely tolerable as reading matter . |
| 16 | Nonconformity 's dependence on laissez faire and , in the case of Methodism , on competition among five separate bodies , had not always worked for the best and there had been a lot of wasted effort . |
| 17 | The policy of austerity and a strong franc , which he had so staunchly defended for the best part of a decade ( and which had earned him such praise abroad ) , was being blamed within France for recession and for the record level of unemployment ( it broke through the symbolic 3m mark the day he handed over the reins of government ) . |
| 18 | He 'd probably asked for the best sherry available , she rightly guessed . |
| 19 | In the case of Estella however her appearances are n't really deceiving as she looks arrogant and proud and has proud eyes though she really changes for the better even though it occurred because of her treatment by Bentley Drummle and in the end like Pip , she is wiser and has been softened by her experiences and lost her proud eyes and air . |
| 20 | In his time , Even allowing for the good fellowship that exists throughout bowls , he has been a beacon of sportsmanship . |
| 21 | Every change in our lives brings with it griefs , even changes for the better . |
| 22 | ‘ Might as well go for the best , ’ Roman said , and Claudia wrinkled her nose at him . |
| 23 | When asked how he has chosen between the various versions of the same subject by Titian , Laclotte says that he has simply aimed for the best . |
| 24 | One presumes Waterloo then asked for the best of three for just qualifying for Bath is worth a minimum of £1,500 . |
| 25 | My hope is that everyone will fully co-operate for the best beginning and development of this ‘ Day ’ . ’ |
| 26 | Tossing it all together in a heap in a pan , and then hoping for the best , would produce another totally inedible meal . |
| 27 | In the eighteen months since Mrs Thatcher had taken up employment at Dickins and Jones , the mood of the Party had perceptibly changed for the better , the great bulk of the membership having transferred its loyalty smoothly from the old Leader to the new . |
| 28 | People never change for the better by being hated , judged and condemned . |
| 29 | It 's hard to believe that the man who used to play the bass in a sullen and studenty pop group called The Housemartins is the creator of this year 's most significant number one single , but the success of ‘ Dub Be Good To Me ’ is a sing that things have truly changed for the better . |