Example sentences of "[vb infin] for [art] best " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | One of the best ways of deciding which floorcovering to use where is to work around the house , thinking about what each room will need for the best combination of looks , durability , ease of cleaning and comfort , all at a price you can afford . |
| 3 | Organizations do not search for the best mushroom on the prairie if they have an hour in which to find it ; they choose the first mushroom which satisfies their aspiration level . |
| 4 | On balance , the best policy ahead of such a closely-fought election is to hang on and hope for the best . |
| 5 | The next day , and the day after , his requests for an audience met with a blunt refusal and the clerk had to stay and hope for the best . |
| 6 | ‘ Let's hope for the best , sir , ’ he said . |
| 7 | Well , it will be nice for you to have your brother here , and we will hope for the best . |
| 8 | Let us hope for the best but be prepared for the worst . |
| 9 | The others will have to stay here and hope for the best . |
| 10 | But it was probably too late to persuade Bigwig to be gentle : he could only hope for the best . |
| 11 | It was far safer to start a town off with a charter , a market and a fair , and a few other practical inducements to settlers , and then to sit back and hope for the best . |
| 12 | She tried to decide whether she should swallow her pride and tell John how she felt or whether to just go on and hope for the best . |
| 13 | His smile was tantamount to an unspoken ‘ We must hope for the best ’ . |
| 14 | He does n't just hope for the best in other people — he genuinely believes in it . |
| 15 | Well we will just hope for the best , he 's not going up there so that 's one less . |
| 16 | ‘ Might as well go for the best , ’ Roman said , and Claudia wrinkled her nose at him . |
| 17 | IBM always did go for the best , aiming for the long term . |
| 18 | My hope is that everyone will fully co-operate for the best beginning and development of this ‘ Day ’ . ’ |
| 19 | I 'll arrange for the best possible care . |