Example sentences of "best [to-vb] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is best to scatter the seed evenly across 3–4in-wide bands made with the blade of an onion hoe . |
| 2 | She hints that teachers and local officials will do their best to blunt the impact of the market . |
| 3 | Mildred did her best to arrange the bucket hanging from the back , but it was obviously going to spill the minute they took off , she put the bucket back onto the window-sill , climbed onto the broom first , and then settled the bucket in her lap . |
| 4 | Mike was an excellent shot at short and long distances and taught me how to control my weapon , how to change magazines with a simple wrist flick operation , and where it was best to hit a person if you wanted to be sure of incapacitating him . |
| 5 | I regard barbaric sport , not only perhaps as fox hunting but also such things as boxing , where two people , two individuals do their best to hit the life out of the other and it is watched by thousands of people . |
| 6 | ‘ Thousands of people pass through our doors every night and whilst we continue to do our best to combat the problem we can not be held responsible for the actions and intentions of each individual ’ . |
| 7 | It is best to mount the camera on a tripod so that the lens is some two inches above the spawning stone and the camera is placed such that the field of view is sufficiently large to capture both fish during spawning . |
| 8 | He jumped down to the grass and did his best to search the clearing . |
| 9 | It can not be much fun to have a big crowd turn against you when you have come up with the top score of the day , inspired your team , and done your best to uphold the game 's standards of decency and chivalry . |
| 10 | They have already said it to the Wilson Committee : we are doing our best to preserve the value of the funds entrusted to us , and any attempt to force us to invest in projects offering sub-optimal returns for ‘ social ’ reasons is an attempt to make us break faith with our customers . |
| 11 | While Deng is doing his best to assure the world that nothing has changed , that China will push ahead with its reforms and will hold its door open for foreign business and investment , the post-Tiananmen purging of liberal intellectual elements and the new emphasis on ‘ political education ’ have enormously strengthened the position of the Communist Party 's hardline Marxists , led by Yang Shangkun , the president , and Li Peng , the prime minister . |
| 12 | It is probably best to acknowledge the barrier and so seek to make it into part of the perceptual bubble . |
| 13 | ( Note that where the errors do not immediately show what the correct word is , it 's best to write a reminder of the word beside it . |
| 14 | I do want to record that during the past colleagues have , almost without exception , done their best to work the system and I have greatly appreciated that . |
| 15 | No matter what the problem is Christine will do her best to find a solution . |
| 16 | Any light fitting which is secured to a ceiling should ideally have at least one of its screws going into a joist , but where this is not possible , it is best to secure a piece of wood between the joists to take the securing screws , rather than relying on hollow wall fixings into plain plasterboard or , especially , into lath-and-plaster . |
| 17 | During the talks Shar " indicated that the Syrian government would do its best to secure the release of British hostages held in Lebanon . |
| 18 | Timber can usually be treated in situ , so if you detect or suspect infestation it is best to obtain a survey from a reputable timber treatment firm ( or more than one ) , who will provide a 30-year guarantee of their treatment . |
| 19 | When the loads are comparatively small in relation to the size it is generally best to concentrate the compression loads into a few compact , rod-like members and to diffuse the tensions into fabric and cords . |
| 20 | Nora looked up to see John doing his best to hide a smile of triumph . |
| 21 | Looking at the audience , you may find that only those in the first five rows are alert and interested — the next five rows are straining forward , probably frowning , while the people in the back of the hall have given up and are doing their best to hide the fact that they are nodding off . |
| 22 | Other parents do their best to frighten the life out of those who have not arrived at this stage , with doom-laden tales of trouble and strife . |
| 23 | Outside , doing their best to frighten the cat spitless with their howling , were fifty sledge dogs , each chained to a kennel , well separated to stop their most frequent game , that of tearing lumps out of each other . |
| 24 | If for any reason the existing trap on a basin , sink or bath needs replacing , it is best to replace the waste pipe at the same time if it is lead , although traps are available which can be connected to materials other than plastic . |
| 25 | Nicandra had to jump her best to reach the latch on the friendly green door . |
| 26 | ’ sometimes best to sell a player so they can further their career ’ |
| 27 | * I always think that it is best to pour the tea onto milk in the cup as this distributes the milk more evenly — it also seems to produce a better colour . |
| 28 | King rightly points out that a scheme which is intended to weed out poor teachers is not necessarily the best to engender the trust and confidence required to develop the work of teachers . |
| 29 | Most sailing clubs will have a few catamarans clustered together in one end of the dinghy park , but if you are keen to race one it is best to choose a club that has plenty of water space and specialises in a large multihull fleet . |
| 30 | The most common type of instrumental argument relies , as a reason for recognizing the validity of consent , on the facts that the agent has the best information to judge whether it is best to create the right or not and that he is sufficiently motivated to act for the best . |