Example sentences of "[verb] out for the [adj -est] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If it had been someone else 's funeral George would have been looking out for the nearest pub . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | ‘ Well ’ — she straightened her broad shoulders ‘ perhaps everything 's turning out for the best then . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | So it , it was it turned out for the best . |
| 6 | When Tiananmen finally broke their reserve , a million or more , a fifth of the population , turned out for the biggest of several demonstrations in sympathy with the Peking students . |
| 7 | I 'm sure everything will work out for the best . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ Oh , it all worked out for the best . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ So things worked out for the best , I suppose , ’ Maggie said carefully . |
| 10 | A man stranded on a desert island builds a rowing boat and sets out for the nearest land . |
| 11 | ‘ It has all worked out for the best , yes ? |
| 12 | She kicked out of the bikini-bottom that Fernando had succeeded in half tearing from her and struck out for the furthest end of the pool , laughter gripping her and weakening her limbs as he lashed out after her . |
| 13 | We can only pray and hope it 'll turn out for the best . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ It 'll all turn out for the best , you mark my words . |
| 15 | ‘ Joan , it will all turn out for the best — I know it will , ’ Anne assured her , seating herself on the edge of the bed . |
| 16 | It would turn out for the best in the end ; it must . |
| 17 | To have self-confidence is great and it helps when you apply for a new job , but to eat up your seed corn because you 're sure all will turn out for the best is foolhardy . |
| 18 | ‘ Do n't worry , Mary , ’ her mother said , as she said so often these days , her own face a portrait of Anxiety , ‘ everything will turn out for the best . ’ |
| 19 | A feeling all will turn out for the best . |
| 20 | Things will turn out for the best , ’ he added cryptically . |
| 21 | ‘ Strangely , things work out for the best , ’ she whispered . |