Example sentences of "for the best of " in BNC.
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| 1 | The pack will pull the carcass apart , competing for the best of the kill , and Fido plays tug-of-war games , hoping to win the toy . |
| 2 | Scholes 's proposal to teach the ‘ cultural text ’ as well as the ‘ literary text ’ makes good sense ; but , for the best of motives , he tends to a brisk simplification in his approach . |
| 3 | We are interested in all time and money-saving designs from farmers , workers and contractors and will award a first prize of £1,000 , two second prizes of £500 and all three third prizes of £250 for the best of the crop . |
| 4 | Ian Fleming 's Casino Royale ( 1953 ) was not a bestseller but it introduced James Bond , the agent with the number 007 , a licence to kill and a taste for the best of everything , especially girls . |
| 5 | All this may be done for the best of reasons but it only ensures that children bottle up their feelings as well as their tears , which , as we have seen in previous chapters , can have far-reaching effects . |
| 6 | One presumes Waterloo then asked for the best of three for just qualifying for Bath is worth a minimum of £1,500 . |
| 7 | But for the best of both worlds ( smaller floats and speed of knitting ) do the first 12 rows as an intarsia and the rest with the mylar sheet ! |
| 8 | Notwithstanding the merit and extent of his achievements , Gavin Hastings still retains the desire to reach out for the best of which he is capable with as yet undiminished zest : ‘ Unless you set yourself tasks and ambitions , unless you have new targets , there is n't much point in playing . |
| 9 | In reality there is little Chris does not know , for the best of reasons — his constant personal participation at the toughest end of the game . |
| 10 | A not untypical background of an early headhunter was someone who had had general management experience and had worked in one or more functional roles , and then found themselves , for the best of reasons , on the market . |
| 11 | A significant number of the executive search consultants in the major firms have chosen , for the best of reasons , to come into this role and find it a challenging and stimulating career in itself . |
| 12 | Entitled The Gasworks , the club plans to feature new comedy from Ireland , the UK , Australia , Canada and America in a special ‘ 3 Night Stand ’ every Thursday , Friday and Saturday , with a showcase for the best of Irish talent every Sunday night . |
| 13 | PHIL Sorenti decided to launch himself off the tallest building on campus for the best of reasons . |
| 14 | Recent scholarship suggests that the tactic of anonymity may have been employed for the best of reasons . |
| 15 | They demanded that everybody get out of their way so they could launch their boat , while people who 'd been there for the best of the tide were already bringing their craft out . |
| 16 | In Table 7.1 the three methods are compared , scoring 1 for the best of the three , 2 for the second , and 3 for the worst . |
| 17 | All I can say is that it was for the best of reasons . ’ |
| 18 | There he was , an island of stillness in the flow of pre-Christmas shoppers and tourists , and Londoners heading into the glittering heart of the capital for the best of all possible times . |
| 19 | ‘ I did all the wrong things for the best of reasons , ’ she whispered sadly . |
| 20 | Up to one-third of people can not force themselves through this procedure , even for the best of diagnostic reasons , and the court would never enforce a complete stay of the action in these circumstances ( see further RSC Order 25 , r 6 ) . |
| 21 | but the point I 'm trying to make is that the person who made the presentation er o o on er for , for the best of riders , I think he 's rather missed the point because he was talking to you about the , including , more information on er within the T V P and we did discuss , er we did like to make it quite clear during our er discussions that riding of horses on the highway is a matter for the T V P , riding horses on bridleways is a matter that we will have to deal with in basic in time . |
| 22 | What a load of bull … the bidders fight it out for the best of British beef . |
| 23 | We would hate to see him invite his mother to a similar jaunt , even for the best of motives . |
| 24 | We 've it , researched it and what we 've found is that there is a niche for the best of British . |