Example sentences of "[conj] [pers pn] [vb past] [pers pn] the best " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | It contained four sheets of paper closely covered in unfamiliar handwriting , and it was a measure of how relaxed he was that it took him the best part of a minute to realise that he was holding a copy of the letter written by Ruggerio Miletti to his family three days previously . |
| 2 | For me , it was sufficient satisfaction that Eliot had approved my essay ; that he considered it the best thing I had done ; and that I had been one of the few to express opinions which had his total concurrence . |
| 3 | ‘ And I sold them the best . |
| 4 | ‘ And you gave me the best ! ’ |
| 5 | But I told him the best publishers to try — the pink-ohs , you know . |
| 6 | He said he liked us and wanted us to come back , though he liked me the best … |