Example sentences of "[vb past] [pron] was the best [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even some Right-wing opposition politicians reckoned it was the best Mr Mitterrand could have done in the circumstances . |
| 2 | ‘ The right hook that finished him was the best body punch I 've ever thrown ’ said Damien with the air of a winner . |
| 3 | I figured it was the best way to keep the interaction between the guitar and the lyrics , which is the whole point for me . |
| 4 | When she was kind to me I thought she was the best person in the world , but she did not always have time for me . |
| 5 | Like any good manager Donald Wilson chose David Whitaker to story edit Doctor Who because he felt he was the best man for the job . |
| 6 | ‘ I went away and left him ’ , now even if they went , went away and left and , because they had to bring the children home , or if they went away and left him because they knew it was the best thing for everyone concerned , because the foreign office wants as many people , we all need as many people to get out of the area as possible ; their guilt will be huge . |
| 7 | Children would normally go to London when they ran away from home , because they thought it was the best place to go to get a job , and where they could sleep easily . |
| 8 | But he insisted it was the best way to banish the bitterness of the recent past . |
| 9 | John Heminges said I was the best properties man in the city . |
| 10 | But the managers I played for all said I was the best professional . |
| 11 | He 'd got all the er information about it when he came and he said it was the best type of covering if you 've got dogs or cats . |
| 12 | He said it was the best thing since Bethlehem . ’ |
| 13 | In a letter of ‘ unanimous support ’ published in the Times today , the ten board members said he was the best person to lead the corporation . |
| 14 | He was selected because those responsible for choosing the successor to a hugely popular MP considered he was the best candidate . |