Example sentences of "[adv] for the best [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 1982 ) , monogamous males might be expected to compete as intensely for the best mates or territories as do polygynous males for the biggest harems . |
| 2 | Now the search is on for the best container display in Britain . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | They talked on for the best part of an hour , ending in agreement that there was no solution to this problem , short of the mass emigration of millions . |
| 5 | The search is on for the best pancake tosser in the North . |
| 6 | But Great Malvern was worth visiting , if only for the best one-liner of the conference , from Joan Beck , chief inspector of Doncaster SSD : ‘ Equal opportunities is all very well until someone else gets the job you wanted . ’ |
| 7 | The Agent has , therefore , decided to encourage Great Indian Peninsula railwaymen to take a greater interest in such matters by the institution of a competition under the rules of which first , second and third prizes of Rs. 150 , Rs. 100 and Rs. 50 respectively will be awarded annually for the best station platform gardens and premises . |
| 8 | this season we 'll be cheering louder than ever for our three teams … in the new first division we 've got Oxford United … they 've new owners and new heart after escaping relegation … we 've first division football at the County ground as well … where style and skill have always been swindon town 's hallmarks … this time around they 're hoping for strength too … in division three Hereford United have been rebuilding … they 're going continental with a player-coach instead of a manager … so for the best season ticket sit down for Central South … . |
| 9 | There are not many precedents for the same Secretary of State and the same Permanent Secretary serving together for the best part of six years . |
| 10 | With the lever of the four-speed auto gearbox shifted manually for the best results , the Safrane sprints from rest to 60mph in 9.9secs , cover the quarter mile in 17.6 secs and completed the 30–70mph increment in 9.3secs . |
| 11 | Below : The hard centres of such flowers as hellebores should be pressed separately for the best results . |
| 12 | His sports and hobbies frequently took him away for the best part of the weekend ; work also ate into parts of Saturday and Sunday . |
| 13 | Each month we have a pair of Saucony shoes to give away for the best letter on a running issue . |
| 14 | But you , you sat outside for the best part of quarter of an hour , twenty minutes , cos it was so sunny . |
| 15 | ‘ When you travel round the world , and being brought up in a family like mine , you learn that what happens on the field is actually very important to people elsewhere , and you feel , perhaps not so much a sense of responsibility , as a sense of focus in which people identify nationally for the best kind of reasons , and are made aware of who they are and what they came from . |
| 16 | Ant : And now for the best bit ! |
| 17 | And it is no bad thing that Karajan , whose concerts have been gala occasions now for the best part of forty years , also sold around one hundred million records since he began recording in earnest in 1946 . |
| 18 | Follow the given preparation and cooking order correctly for the best flavour and beautiful vivid colours . |
| 19 | Whatever the precise date , she knew she had been here for the best part of a month , confined in this tumbledown shepherd 's dwelling among the mountains . |
| 20 | ‘ … she 's been here for the best part of a week and you 're no further forward . ’ |
| 21 | But an IFA can shop around for the best deals . |
| 22 | On the other hand there will be a greater onus to shop around for the best home for whatever spare cash you may have . |
| 23 | ‘ First , because other insurers have intermediaries who are forced by competition to look around for the best price . |
| 24 | Unless something is done , dealer margins will continue in free fall and the customers will continue to shop around for the best price in the belief that service is universally lousy , and that 's in nobody 's interest . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | The plaintiff can not shop around for the best offer , the two parties must deal with each other and strike an acceptable bargain through their own negotiating skill . |
| 28 | In 1984 we had ended the opticians ' monopoly and taken off the ridiculous restrictions on advertising which prevented the public from shopping around for the best value . |
| 29 | Companies therefore began to compete strongly for the best staff , wooing them with better salaries , conditions of work and career development opportunities . |
| 30 | After high school in Greece , to which the family returned when Mendoros was in his teens , he looked round for the best place to pursue his obsession — which is what brought him to Perth . |