Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] [verb] the good " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Parsons had turned to stand with his back to the fire , the eternal male hogging the best place in the room . |
| 2 | Together we spent many painstaking months refining the best features from all the entries into one package . |
| 3 | The EC Biotechnology Framework Programme recognises the importance of classical taxonomy to genetic and molecular studies , and it is felt that collaborative research offers the best way forward in combining different the approaches . |
| 4 | Public NME had the good sense to decline an invitation to a party for FLOWERED UP and their short film Weekender . |
| 5 | In 1762 he was involved in the clash between moderate and evangelical factions over appointments of clergy to Edinburgh charges , and his well-meaning attempts to secure the best qualified candidates and to appease all sides provoked further animosity over civil and judicial promotions . |
| 6 | Several years ago the Daily Mail considered the best way of dealing with a flasher on a golf course and received in reply a letter which ran : |
| 7 | From here it 's a simple juggling act to find the best sizes to suit the application . |
| 8 | He was a great politician ; and the one whole of his creed , in reference to all public obligations involving the good faith and integrity of his country , was , to ‘ run a moist pen slick through everything and start fresh . ’ |
| 9 | It seemed that , every time she resolved not to let her wayward emotions get the better of her , he said something that had her responding to him like a fourteen-year-old star-struck teenager all over again . |
| 10 | Since published sources for instrument makers are extremely scarce the French archives provide the best ( and perhaps the only ) opportunity for new research on the Hotteterres . |
| 11 | Drifter ’ or ’ Super Drifter ’ with pull-free top eye remains the best tool for the job . |
| 12 | France , Germany and now the UK all produce Bries , although I think that the French varieties remain the best . |
| 13 | Has my right hon. Friend seen the good producer price figures issued today ? |
| 14 | She could n't bear the rift that had come between her and the aunt who had always understood and helped her ; who had so many times stood between her and her mother as faithful friend wanting the best for them both and who was now so alienated from her . |
| 15 | They offer a free service identifying the best building society account to suit your needs once you have revealed how much you have to tuck away and how long you are willing to leave it tied up . |
| 16 | Calm conditions produce the best founder action . |
| 17 | But pure animalistic lust gets the better of me . |
| 18 | Anthony Quinn 's Mexican/Irish temper got the better of him on the day he married Katherine De Mille , daughter of the director Cecil B De Mille . |
| 19 | An organised approach has the best chance of success in those areas where local councils are anti or are teetering on the verge of becoming so . |
| 20 | Cambridge struck 38½ to Oxford 's 40 in the first minute and despite the Light Blues having the better of the tide , the crews were level at Beverley Brook . |
| 21 | Fine Scottish food using the best of local produce including salmon , venison and seafood . |
| 22 | We have engaged a top barrister to mount the best defence possible for this nationally important site ( 3 ) . |
| 23 | I 'm afraid curiosity got the better of me and now I have broken your mood . |
| 24 | John Lindsay , vice-chairman of CIPFA 's Scottish branch , said that if cost was a factor which was driving local government reorganisation then it was important that ministers and officials of the Scottish Office had the best information available . |
| 25 | Supporters of the Gloucestershire Old Spot say the best way to protect the pig is to eat it . |
| 26 | Which public house has the best beer ? ’ |
| 27 | The shape matrices are then tested against those of the appropriate sub-dictionaries to find the best match , either between the unknown word and a dictionary entry , or a composite for suffixed forms . |
| 28 | The TGAT report is long and difficult in places , but has made a skilful attempt to match the best of teacher practice in the field of assessment with the general constraints imposed by TNC . |
| 29 | When it comes to motor sport Central South boasts the best in Britain … the world … this coming weekend could see Nigel Mansell and the Williams team from Didcot in Oxfordshire win the formula one championship … while from Banbury comes news of a revolution in rally driving which could take the Prodrive team to the top … |
| 30 | Now France says it wants to concentrate its effort to help less developed countries to make the best use of computer technology through its World Centre for Informatics , in Paris . |