Example sentences of "good [noun sg] for his [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ There 's loads of them at the Standard , ’ said Cooper , persuasively , so persuasively in fact , that we ended up at 7.00 am outside Holborn Tube with a banner declaring Flirting for London , handing leaflets to men and flowers to women , so he could get a good photograph for his story . |
| 2 | He felt he might even have given the captain a good run for his money if it had n't been for the damn man 's obvious advantage of height and weight . |
| 3 | ‘ This has been a good test for his knee and we do n't think it is a big problem . |
| 4 | To give him his due , Sorley had picked a good place for his sneak preview of Patterson 's mail . |
| 5 | Six fish later , I called it a day ; thanked the good Lord for his kindness , strapped the creel to the back of my motor bike , and roared triumphantly home . |
| 6 | It is good news for his firm , Chemical Discoveries ; ‘ But perhaps more importantly it will enhance our ambitions for innovating large-scale land reclamation projects to benefit underdeveloped countries . |
| 7 | That is a benefit to him which is good consideration for his promise to pay maintenance . |
| 8 | Mr Robin Cook , Labour 's health spokesman , said Mr Clarke had given no good explanation for his precipitate action . |
| 9 | Mr Robin Cook , Labour 's health spokesman , said Mr Clarke had given no good explanation for his precipitate action . |
| 10 | Mr Robin Cook , the shadow Health Secretary , who advised the Government to call in the arbitrators rather than the army , said that Mr Clarke had given no good explanation for his precipitate action . |
| 11 | If an applicant has a good explanation for his claim it may , far from harming him , enhance his credibility . |
| 12 | Cruachan a close second To Tel Quel in the Dubai Champion Stakes here last October , may resume winning ways in the Earl of Sefton EBF Stakes ( 3.05 ) ; the improving Wolfhound is expected to complete his hat-trick in the European Free Handicap ( 3.35 ) and John Gosden 's Coniston Water is reported in good form for his debut in the Wood Ditton Stakes ( 5.15 ) . |
| 13 | Lord Cumbermound , a lucky gambler , had pointed out that he usually got good weather for his show . |
| 14 | He allowed her more freedom of choice than many of his clients who were perhaps a better advertisement for his dressmaking skills . |
| 15 | Hunt , with his car damaged by a piece of debris from Scheckter 's eventual crash , finished fourth : not the best result for his championship hopes . |
| 16 | Rumour has it that he has taken up residence in the port of Leith , near enough to Edinburgh but , should matters go wrong , the best place for his departure by land or sea . |
| 17 | The runner would tell him in cases when the dealer clearly did not mind whether or not he would get the best price for his client . |
| 18 | Gough is the best man for his job and both full backs , Dave McPherson and David Robertson , are pacy and good in the air . |
| 19 | If she fails at the substantive hearing , that will be because the court will then have decided that it would not be in [ J. 's ] best interest for his life to be artificially saved or prolonged . |