Example sentences of "[prep] be [vb pp] to good " in BNC.
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| 1 | But if disaster is to be averted , time bought needs to be put to good economic use . |
| 2 | Smith looked to the discipline which he encountered in the Volunteer Force to be put to good use , while the programme of uniform , bands , drill , camps , recreation rooms , and religious instruction was intended to attract young adolescents so that their leisure time might be ‘ organized ’ . |
| 3 | This done , it was not long before the advantages of trusts in creating rights in third parties came to be seen and to be put to good use . |
| 4 | Edward may well have been thinking of exploiting his Gascon possessions militarily , as well as financially , and the frequent references to military service in the Recogniciones were to be put to good use . |
| 5 | Eva 's voice lessons were to be put to good effect . |
| 6 | The money in her bank account was going to be put to good use , on this occasion . |