Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb past] it [prep] the [adj -est] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He said it 's my fault ; but I did it for the best . ’ |
| 2 | The surprise here is that they did it with the best , very purest intentions , poor lambs . |
| 3 | He thought it about the stupidest remark he 'd ever made — and so did she by the look on her face . |
| 4 | I 'm sure he meant it for the best — I always told you , he means well — but I have to admit , he 's not an easy man to talk to . |
| 5 | The blue eyes regarded the world with the slightly cynical assurance of a man accustomed to getting what he wanted when he wanted it by the simplest of expedients , that of paying for it . |