Example sentences of "[vb mod] be [vb pp] to good " in BNC.
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| 1 | These lessons should be put to good use by the rightful participants in an appropriate forum . |
| 2 | This led him to suggest that perhaps bladders full of oxygen and gunpowder might be used to good effect in mining . |
| 3 | But all this could be turned to good account . |
| 4 | For it had occurred to me that the proposed trip in the car could be put to good professional use ; that is to say , I could drive to the West Country and call on Miss Kenton in passing , thus exploring at first hand the substance of her wish to return to employment here at Darlington Hall . |
| 5 | The Church has already agreed to let Pat have our morning tapes to give them free of charge , and if anyone else would like to send anything , it could be put to good use . |
| 6 | Woodworm and beetle infestation makes much of it unsuitable for structural work but treated and cleaned up with an adze to give it the right period look , much of it could be put to good decorative effect . |
| 7 | Those resources in property and money could be put to good use to top up the £23 million housing improvement programme allocation this year , the £12.5 million of estate action money , the £71 million of Housing Corporation money and the £15 million for the vacant dwellings initiative . |
| 8 | There are three basic books which may be studied to good effect : A Complete Guide to Heraldry by A.C. Fox-Davies , revised in 1969 by John Brooke-Little , the present Norroy and Ulster King of Arms ; Boutell 's Heraldry , also revised by Brook-Little ( 1983 ) ; and A New Dictionary of Heraldry ( 1987 ) edited by Stephen Friar . |
| 9 | If any readers have an idea what it might be and how it may be put to good use , please let me know — IM |
| 10 | Although I was unemployed I paid my subscription as I knew the money would be put to good use . |
| 11 | It was still there , and would be used to good effect in the relatively near future when the pitched battle returned as the more usual way of deciding the outcome of wars . |
| 12 | This is particularly so in beef herds where nutritional supplementation will be limited to good quality roughage . |
| 13 | Donations to the raffle ranged from champagne to ‘ coasters ’ and together with the bar , helped to swell the profits from the evening to just over £400 , a sum which will be put to good use in helping us to continue to offer free pregnancy testing at our Lancaster office , together with confidential counselling for those with problem pregnancies and a helping hand for those experiencing difficulties following an abortion . |
| 14 | Ten hard years in many ways , which I 'm sure will be put to good use , as the Lord does n't waste anything . |
| 15 | The charity said the cash , from the cost of calls to a special number , ‘ will be put to good use ’ . |
| 16 | so that even if we get a young person coming out of the workshops that may not be the best electrician going , we can find them something in a related area — an electrical warehouse , where their knowledge of the bits that they know will be put to good use and they 'll still be in that environment they want to work in . |
| 17 | This is greatly appreciated and will be put to good use in furthering the protection of the beautiful Welsh countryside . |
| 18 | ‘ The new skills and knowledge will be put to good use in the Occupational Health Department . |
| 19 | The central development of courses and units will assist this process , as not only will HN unit exemplars be made widely available but also the experience and staff development received by NDOs and Unit Writers at SCOTVEC will be extremely valuable and will be put to good use by their respective colleges . |
| 20 | The money will be put to good use , and the work is labour-effective . |
| 21 | She wo n't take any rent — says the fact that I will be in the house and that the outbuildings will be put to good use is enough . |
| 22 | But the timber is still much prized and Westonbirt arboretum hopes all the felled trunks will be put to good use . |
| 23 | The Doc Martin Company based near Northampton says normally counterfeit goods are destroyed … but this time these shoes and boots will be put to good use in Bosnia : |
| 24 | But as with most things scientific , it 'll be at least 5 years before the information gathered from the Oxfordshire countryside will be put to good use by the forecasters . |
| 25 | The money raised will be put to good use . |
| 26 | This race is distinctly darker than our British bird and can be seen to good advantage on Sea-lion Island , the most southerly inhabited island in the Falklands . |
| 27 | But the absence , say , of sterile dressing packs can be turned to good use . |
| 28 | These motives can be exploited to good effect by skilful MPs who understand the system and work with it rather than try to change it . |
| 29 | This can be put to good use in soaring conditions as a means of getting into the lift when cruising at a high speed . |
| 30 | The old money-lender with her ‘ Jewish ’ interest rates is to be murdered because her life is worthless and her hoarded wealth can be put to good use ; when the unimportant deed is done the doer will launch himself into something that really matters , a large-scale philanthropic exercise . |