Example sentences of "[verb] [be] at [pos pn] good " in BNC.
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| 1 | Eubank has been at his best when right up against it and facing defeat , especially in the battle with Nigel Benn that first gave him the world middleweight title and then when he climbed off the floor in the second , tragic contest with Michael Watson . |
| 2 | They might not have been at their best on Saturday , but until the outstanding Ruel Fox was injured they played some impressive football . |
| 3 | Back to his best Billy Lancaster , who goes from strength to strength each season , beat the talented Mark Jones , last year 's runner-up , by 21–16 , while Bob Severs was at his best to beat Michael Ryan 21–7 . |
| 4 | He 's scored four in just five starts , and said : ‘ It 's been a good start but I still do n't think I 've been at my best . ’ |
| 5 | Historically , England have been at their best defensively with a solid centre-half , and a more mobile central defender/sweeper type player ( e.g. Moore/Charlton , etc ) . |
| 6 | Notebooks out plagiarists while I reveal the secret of NME 's enduring success : some music papers have been good at treating Rock as An Art Form , others have been great at capturing the essential triviality , sensuality and sheer stupidity of pop ; NME , when it 's been at its best , has managed to combine the two things without going stark staring schizo-bonkers . |