Example sentences of "[vb past] [verb] at the [adj -est] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She hated losing at the best of times but this was the worst . |
| 2 | Characteristically , Adam decided to stay at the best hotel in Dresden . |
| 3 | He cursed himself inwardly for this sudden indisposition , which had come at the worst possible moment . |
| 4 | She said she was sure she had rung at the worst possible moment — she always rang important people at the worst possible moment . |
| 5 | Now that he had arrived at the wildest part of Britain , he wished to use his adventure in the same spirit as that in which Montaigne wrote his famous Essais — as trials of himself , as investigations of the ideas that arose in the non-stop chatter of his mind . |
| 6 | Of course , it had n't so far done anything of the kind , and he had to arrive at the best thing to do in the circumstances . |
| 7 | Of course they had to stop at the nearest tavern for Sir John to take refreshment and S over his sword play , step by step , blow by blow . |
| 8 | Secondly , applications had to be made direct to the appropriate Secretary of State who , if not available , had to sign at the earliest possible opportunity ( though they could be issued initially by a civil servant ) . |