Example sentences of "try to get the good " in BNC.
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1 | Some groups seem to try to get the best of both worlds , tacking an FM " wolf-whistle " onto the end ( or sometimes the beginning ) of a long , constant-frequency " hoot " . |
2 | But if anyone should try to get the better of Jimmy Dick , they 'd better take a lengthy piece of cutlery with them . |
3 | When er when the time came that you decided that er y you and your tape recorders whatever , had to part company , how do you how would you go about trying to get the best price for them ? |
4 | I suppose what it really amounts to , it 's probably someone who 's in the same line of business and they 're trying to get the best way are n't they ? |
5 | Isabel Lavender felt uneasy , as though he were mocking and trying to get the better of her , as though she were guilty of something . |
6 | But you had to get past that first because Bill was always frightened of somebody , perhaps , trying to get the better of him . |
7 | Because you 're always trying to get the better of me . |