Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] at [pos pn] best " in BNC.
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| 1 | You know , when the chips are down , when the deadline gets near , that 's when I work at my best . |
| 2 | She looked at her best as she ran laughing into the warm wind . |
| 3 | Basically that it 's there to be enjoyed and that it is only when you enjoy it that you play at your best — I always enjoy my cricket . |
| 4 | Social workers are committed to promoting the well-being of individuals , families , groups , and communities and are expected to identify , develop and mobilize available resources to meet people 's needs and help them function at their best possible level . |
| 5 | They can help a crew lose and they can help them go at their best . |
| 6 | He very much admired the poetry of Ebenezer Elliott , the Corn Law Rhymer , that is , a poet who helped to lead the opposition to the laws which kept the price of bread artificially high , and said ‘ None of us have done better than he has at his best ’ . |
| 7 | It looks at its best if the stems are kept trimmed , which makes it more compact . |
| 8 | " Everything has to be done as quickly as possible ; the only time we spend extra hours in the garden is over the few weeks we are entering competitions , just to make sure it looks at its best , " says Barbara . |