Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] [be] the best " in BNC.
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| 1 | The most powerful ‘ lessons in wizardry ’ are those taken for the learning of shamanic powers , and in the Piaroa theory of knowledge , men who do undergo them are the best hunters in Piaroaland , even if they rarely hunt ( Overing 1988 ) . |
| 2 | They all say you are the best houngan in Haiti . |
| 3 | Erm , we also , again I mean , as you say , we always look at ourselves and say we 're the best team in the company . |
| 4 | ‘ There was something about him that made me know he was the best revue star we had . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ I have no rich things to give but I will take my black bread for they say it is the best in the whole world . ’ |
| 6 | There really is something to celebrate as the new hospital opens — its consultants say it is the best in the country — with a standard of care and treatment equalling that in private hospitals combined with the facilities to continue pioneering research into skin disease . |
| 7 | ‘ I never say it 's the best car in the world , ’ he replied , ’ but I believe we are the best at making a car in our class . |
| 8 | A family who 've been saved from eviction by an anonymous donor say it 's the best Christmas present they could have hoped for . |
| 9 | In a letter of ‘ unanimous support ’ published in The Times today board members say he is the best person to lead the corporation . |
| 10 | ‘ But the King says I am the best horseman in his army . |
| 11 | Loving you was the best thing that ever happened to me : I could never go with anyone else . |
| 12 | ‘ I 've always said you were the best blacksmith I ever had . ’ |
| 13 | Sheila says they 're the best in England . |
| 14 | ‘ Peter [ Scudamore ] says he 's the best hurdler he has ridden , ’ he added . |
| 15 | He says he is the best young goalkeeper by far in all the North-East clubs . ’ |
| 16 | Mrs Danby says it 's the best thing ! ’ |
| 17 | Jeff Jones , the developer says it 's the best site in the region . |
| 18 | Well she sa says it 's the best that she 's had lately . |
| 19 | The tops of ling heather ( Calluna vulgaris ) , produce yet another shade of yellow dye when boiled in water , and in fact that entire plant is wonderfully versatile : it was commonly used for thatching houses , and even today the few Highland thatchers that remain will swear it is the best thatch in Gaeldom ; it provided beds to sleep on , with the ‘ tops up and roots down ’ arrangement of the mattress assuring a pleasantly aromatic and sound sleep ; it was used in part of the process of tanning leather ; and the fresh , young tops of the heather were ( and at times still are ) brewed into a kind of ale . |
| 20 | I 've always said he 's the best man for the job . |
| 21 | Our father thinks you are the best man to carry out the task which is before us , and so you have our support , whatever you decide . ’ |
| 22 | Erm , there is a very small chance that he 's going to say , all the time that I was on , on top of Everest , er , I was thinking about you , because I 've heard you 're the best thing since sliced wholemeal bread , I have three thousand people that I want to put through a programme in the next six weeks . |
| 23 | A ride with the soldiers who 've shown they 're the best badger bunker builders in Britain . |
| 24 | and he reckons they 're the best sausages he ever , he 's ever had , from Kinbolton I do n't know the name of it , I know where it is , you know that S bend the tight S bend , Ferrari 's club |
| 25 | Even some Right-wing opposition politicians reckoned it was the best Mr Mitterrand could have done in the circumstances . |
| 26 | He said : ‘ I still maintain we were the best team in the tournament until injuries caught up with us . |
| 27 | ‘ The right hook that finished him was the best body punch I 've ever thrown ’ said Damien with the air of a winner . |
| 28 | But I felt guilty about her being in a Home … she just had to go in in the end — and I know it 's the best place , it 's safe and she has company all the time … ’ |
| 29 | I know it 's the best thing that ever happened to me . |
| 30 | The Scots have four decent locks , although they failed to cope with John Eales ; but remember he is the best lock in the world . |