Example sentences of "[verb] [pn reflx] [prep] the good " in BNC.
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| 1 | No doubt she will also enjoy herself with the best of our manhood . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ I would like to spend one year here , continue my studies and test myself against the best British players . ’ |
| 3 | Another way of creating a bad impression at a social interview is by being so self-conscious and aware of what is going on that you are unable to act naturally and show yourself in the best possible light . |
| 4 | He decided to use the letter ; the editor of his gossip column astutely elected to buy himself into the good graces of Buckingham Palace by informing their Press Secretary . |
| 5 | A sport 's first concern , Pascoe says , should be its own development and that means presenting itself in the best possible way . |
| 6 | Cleaning myself to the best of my ability , I left the hut and set out downhill , in what I hoped was the direction of Geneva . |
| 7 | It promotes itself as the best candidate to advise the government on energy matters . |
| 8 | One of his regrets is that in four series against West Indies his record is very ordinary — one innings in which he took eight wickets , but little else of note — and he is aware that not having proved himself against the best team in the world will be held against him when reputations come to be assessed . |
| 9 | But Jane insists she 's still a Gazza fan … and that no-one would be happier than her if he put his troubles behind him and established himself as the best , as well as the most talked about , footballer in the world . |
| 10 | Mosley , with his combative language and stormy oratory , proved later to be no sluggard at defending himself with the good old British fist . |
| 11 | Er to work on the key issues which are common to all options for the future , er such that th we can put ourselves in the best position to secure future business success . |
| 12 | He knew he had performed well and he was able to present himself in the best possible aura , that of self-satisfaction , because Hopper gave him carte blanche to edit his own part on film . |
| 13 | seven o'clock , well I thought I 'd come a bit earlier forget that they want a tidy living room , they want to get the toys out of the way , they want to present themselves in the best possible light so they 'd be more forgiving if you 're late than if you 're too early to be on time . |
| 14 | Going on tour , exposing yourself to the best that there is , painful as it might be , is the only way to get better . |
| 15 | So it is vitally important to complete the form to show yourself in the best possible light . |