Example sentences of "good [noun sg] for [verb] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For example , Meric Casaubon , a prolific classical scholar , made out a good case for supposing there to be much of human value in the tradition he wished to defend . |
| 2 | There is still a good case for booking ahead now , but look for high resorts , preferably with a glacier as well as access to some non-skiing activities . |
| 3 | This is good practice for verbalising more difficult ideas later on . |
| 4 | The capture of two 10lb bream from Grafham reservoir on fish imitating lures was treated as though the incidents were especially significant ; that lure fishing could be regarded as a specially good method for catching exceptionally big bream . |
| 5 | Although one or two local DUP and OUP groups continued to squabble about tactics , the leadership of the two parties managed to present a common front and the signing of the Anglo-Irish accord in November 1985 gave unionists a very good reason for laying aside their differences . |
| 6 | High purpose was something that could be recognized in someone , like a gleam in the eye or a tone of voice ; it meant that even when that person dabbled in something doubtful , they undoubtedly had good reason for doing so . |
| 7 | Questioning is by way of being a bargain : ‘ You are asking me to give something up ; well then , give me a good reason for doing so . ’ |
| 8 | Moreover , none of the arguments put forward in favour of keeping IBM in one piece actually offers a good reason for doing so . |
| 9 | 1 Entertain only if you have a good reason for doing so and only if you have something of value to impart to the guest . |
| 10 | In making his decision , he seeks the advice of the judiciary , but if he has good reason for doing so , he is , as a matter of law , entitled to set a tariff period different from that recommended by the judges . |
| 11 | Once you have decided which tense to use for a particular section of your essay , check that you are consistent — do not for example start a narrative in one tense and later change into another , unless you have a very good reason for doing so . |
| 12 | Staff commission has issued a number of consulta or has issued a consultation paper , and I detail that in paragraph eight , and in our response to that , basically , we have said the nineteen seventy-four arrangements for the staff commission seemed to have worked very well , and we hope the staff commission will , the new staff commission will stick very closely to that , and only vary them when they 've got a perfectly good reason for doing so . |
| 13 | Fair enough he may have had a very good reason for doing so but I thought that that would have been a typical apack erm he did say well you know I just want to run it by him , you know , just to make sure but you , you still needed to know why he thought that his accountant had to be involved . |