Example sentences of "[vb infin] for [art] [adj -est] " 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 | Those of a pike have become elegant filmy sculls , rotating slowly back and forth from a joint within the body , so that the fish can compensate for the tiniest variation of current and hang above a rock as though it were suspended from an invisible wire . |
| 3 | I tell myself I must prepare for the worst . |
| 4 | Once again Charles was astonished how easily Malcolm would fall for the oldest cons in the business . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | However , Crodh Mara cattle need to be closely penned in at night , else they will head for the nearest loch and dive in , followed by the rest of the herd . |
| 7 | Apart from China , it is to Japan that we must look for the largest influence on the martial arts . |
| 8 | You should look for the biggest gap between waves , this will probably occur on a gentle slope of the beach , as on a steep part of the beach the waves will break closer together . |
| 9 | What this , this union must do and what Labour must do is campaign for the earliest possible opt-in to the Social Chapter . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | New studies will search for the tiniest blips in the microwave background . |
| 12 | The teacher can now say , " We can plan for the worst , but we can never know what exactly will happen . " |
| 13 | However in applications where the load is likely to fluctuate the timings must he set for the worst conditions ( i.e. largest load ) and the control scheme is then non-optimal for all other loads . |
| 14 | Therefore , instead of the budget running out , say , after nine months of the year , the commissioner will preselect for the greatest perceived need ’ . |
| 15 | If the chosen section has the greatest possible diversity and abundance of rapidly evolving fossils , we can then hope for the greatest possible number of different means for correlation . |
| 16 | On balance , the best policy ahead of such a closely-fought election is to hang on and hope for the best . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | ‘ Let's hope for the best , sir , ’ he said . |
| 19 | Well , it will be nice for you to have your brother here , and we will hope for the best . |
| 20 | Let us hope for the best but be prepared for the worst . |
| 21 | The others will have to stay here and hope for the best . |
| 22 | But it was probably too late to persuade Bigwig to be gentle : he could only hope for the best . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | His smile was tantamount to an unspoken ‘ We must hope for the best ’ . |
| 26 | He does n't just hope for the best in other people — he genuinely believes in it . |
| 27 | Well we will just hope for the best , he 's not going up there so that 's one less . |
| 28 | GARY McAllister last night vowed to make Spurs pay for the darkest moment of Leeds ' reign as champions . |
| 29 | By JOHN EDWARDS GARY McAllister last night vowed to make Spurs pay for the darkest moment of Leeds ' reign as champions . |
| 30 | For example , many a small child knows that to alleviate the pain and irritation of a nettle sting he need only reach for the nearest broad-leaved docken , ( Rumex obtusifolius ) and rub it on the offending part for instant relief . |