Example sentences of "[verb] [adv prt] [prep] the best " in BNC.
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| 1 | La Hepburn is the all-time Oscar champion , with twelve nominations spanning forty-nine years — and four wins , from Morning Glory in 1932 to On Golden Pond in 1981 , without once stepping down into the Best Supporting category . |
| 2 | ‘ It would be naive to think that all a Labour government has to do is increase revenue support , encourage greater investment and Britain 's railway system would automatically catch up with the best in Europe , ’ he said . |
| 3 | The panel will be asked to come up with the best all-time team on earth after viewing Pele 's new six-part , 12-hour range of football films . |
| 4 | The professor said that the plans , which will not involve incineration , followed the region 's appointment of consultants to come up with the best environmental option for the disposal of the region 's sewage sludge without excessive cost . |
| 5 | Whether of the early Imperial centuries or from the later periods of the fourth and fifth centuries , Aphrodisian portrait sculpture stands out among the best , especially in the intensity displayed by the late-Roman physiognomies . |
| 6 | Small orders for main equities are entered into the SAEF terminal by the broker and the transaction is carried out on the best price available on SEAQ . |
| 7 | You can shoot the material in any order , the edited movie can be built up from the best parts of the recording , and the overall shape of the movie can be finally determined when the material to be retained is known . |
| 8 | In such a situation , the colours show up to the best advantage , and the angling of the light helps to ‘ model ’ the detail and separate the planes to increase the illusion of depth . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | Now that circumstances have conspired to make an immediate share issue an unattractive option , Dell Computer Corp is looking around for the best alternative to raise cash to finance its soaraway growth . |
| 11 | Shop around for the best possible deals and the best service . |
| 12 | With higher power , you need more light , so bigger lenses — so try 8x30 , 8x40 , 10x40 or 10x50 at a good store , and shop around for the best price . |
| 13 | The European champions got off to the best possible start when the full-back Graeme Rutjes headed them into the lead after 12 minutes . |
| 14 | Abingdon got off to the best possible start when the live wire , Liam Herbert latched on to a ball in the penalty area , only to be brought down by Egham keeper , Paul Allis in the second minute . |
| 15 | In Guatemala too , the 1980s marked a high point of repression in a political conflict which has been going on for the best part of thirty years . |
| 16 | It 's a special signal or you tune in , not to a certain frequency , but to Radio One and then wherever you go in the country it , it tunes in to the best transmitter . |
| 17 | He 's through to his first World Longtrack final … where he 'll be lining up against the best speedway and grasstrack riders . |
| 18 | ‘ Well ’ — she straightened her broad shoulders ‘ perhaps everything 's turning out for the best then . |
| 19 | Yet all turned out for the best : on 20 July 1836 , Daniel Jones returned Benjamin his indenture , only too pleased to inscribe on the back of it the fact that he had appreciated the boy 's seven years with him , and making him a generous gift of five pounds in the process . |
| 20 | So it , it was it turned out for the best . |
| 21 | I 'm sure everything will work out for the best . ’ |
| 22 | Lets look back at the best of the season 's action now … through the eyes of the best players of the season . |
| 23 | ‘ First , because other insurers have intermediaries who are forced by competition to look around for the best price . |
| 24 | Judging by the loud protests when the girls had to be evacuated to Norfolk , the enterprise lived up to the best expectations . |
| 25 | How does the performance measure up against the best in the world ? |
| 26 | The study , ‘ Made in Britain : the true state of British manufacturing industry ’ , is a joint project by IBM Consulting Group and London Business School to test whether British manufacturers measure up to the best in the world . |
| 27 | ‘ Do n't you think that if after seven hundred years of London government , you ca n't do better than this , you ought to leave Ireland to govern itself , and get out with the best grace you may ? ’ |
| 28 | Much has been said about what a Labour Government could and could not do , but I am certain that a Labour Government would set out with the best of intentions to improve the situation . |
| 29 | When it was easy to reach this man whose spirit was born out of the best of the desert traditions . |
| 30 | At least Gooch had the consolation of getting out to the best of the home bowlers , and to a man who is coached by former Indian captain , Kapil Dev . |