Example sentences of "[pron] [to-vb] [prep] [art] [adj -est] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The manager would have had them all in at 8 a.m. , forcing them to try on the latest zipper tops over their Iron Maiden T-shirts , and making them practise slouching around the sales floor trying to look cool in clothes designed to save lives in sub-zero temperatures . |
| 2 | I have made it abundantly clear that the licences of the regional electricity companies require them to purchase from the cheapest suppliers . |
| 3 | But talent can be developed and trained and provide a sound basis for you to give of the best there is inside you . |
| 4 | It would be a long time before anyone inherited — and his sons knew that sooner or later Henry would take something from them to give to the youngest of them all , John . |
| 5 | Had he not suffered from cerebral palsy , said , Cathy Williams , he would be a fine athlete , one to compete with the best . |
| 6 | Then , at last feeling fairly safe , she allowed herself to sink into the nearest chair , totally drained by everything that had happened since she had woken up this morning . |
| 7 | This may mean forcing the worst of them to merge with the best ; it will certainly mean a widening of China 's budget deficit . |
| 8 | His face was still , his mouth held in a taut beautiful line , his eyes as cold as an arctic glacier as he encouraged her to continue with the slightest nod of his head . |
| 9 | Indeed it is a credit to Wilko that the board have been confident enough in him to compete at the highest levels in the transfer market . |
| 10 | Instinct was telling her to collapse against the nearest tree and cry like a baby , but instinct could go and chase itself . |
| 11 | She got him to send round the largest and best fillet he had , ’ said Milsom . |
| 12 | 1.13 Our fundamental assumption is that all pupils are entitled to an education that will provide the opportunity for them to develop to the best of their abilities a competence in and appreciation of English . |
| 13 | I do n't know what to do for the best . |
| 14 | We made the cut , but he was so bad-tempered he would n't speak to me , and sometimes I just did n't know what to do for the best . |
| 15 | Yes , it had not been easy knowing what to do for the best . |
| 16 | She did n't know what to do for the best . |
| 17 | What to do for the best has been the subject of much discussion at local aquatic societies over the years . |
| 18 | She 'll know what to do for the best . ’ |
| 19 | She became depressed at not knowing what to do for the best , and at leading the life of a whore . |
| 20 | Determination to deal with the situation " properly and once and for all " but coupled with the confusion of not knowing precisely what to do for the best , particularly in the face of vast quantities of advice all of which seems perfectly clear — except that it directly conflicts with other equally vast and equally clear advice from other sources . |
| 21 | Just vanish , leaving her not knowing what to do for the best . |
| 22 | When confronted with a small garden for the first time , its often difficult to know what to do for the best . |
| 23 | She 'll tell me , all right , and then we can go from there and decide what to do for the best . |
| 24 | ‘ For once , not Rosemary , though I 'm getting more and more desperate about not knowing what to do for the best , ’ he confessed , but went on to explain , ‘ I spent a lot of time yesterday in realising that I must have been a real wet blanket when Naylor announced your engagement on Saturday . ’ |
| 25 | And what to do for the best . |
| 26 | I said I du n no what to do for the best so , I just leave things the way they are and er hopefully that er you get some warm days where you need n't have the fire on , so you do n't have fumes you know |
| 27 | Tell yourself to prepare for the worst . |