Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] [to-vb] the best " in BNC.
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| 1 | Just as surely the sponsors will only want to pay the best and the number of highly paid players may fall . |
| 2 | Those who talked to Harold Macmillan at this time were sure that this cold politicking did not enter his head ; that he was sincere and only wanted to do the best that he could for the Church . |
| 3 | A highly selective bibliography produced by the Book Trust , which annually attempts to choose the best children 's books for a range of ages . |
| 4 | I just tried to do the best I could . |
| 5 | I just want to do the best I can . " |
| 6 | I liked to find my own stories — and I was just beginning to place the best of them in national papers when I was whisked off for two years ' National Service . |
| 7 | … in Justice to the Memory of the Author , as well as for the Satisfaction of all those who have so chearfully and generously contributed to improve the best Legacy she could bequeath to her Father , we beg leave to inform them , that her Conduct and Behaviour entirely corresponded with those virtuous and pious Sentiments which are conspicuous in her Poems . |
| 8 | But we 'll just have to do the best we can . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ You 'll just have to do the best you can , ’ said Hurley . |
| 10 | She 'd just have to make the best of it . |
| 11 | You 'll just have to make the best of the situation . |
| 12 | I have already worked to get the best possible compromise for residents regarding the development of Lucy 's North Site . |
| 13 | ‘ But everyone is just trying to cope the best way they can with the injuries before them . |
| 14 | They just have to make the best of things and not confuse ‘ sorrow ’ with ‘ despair ’ ; even the hobbits ' schoolboy humour has a point . |
| 15 | How can anyone possibly budget to make the best use of the chargepayers ' money if unspecified amounts are to be taken from the Parish Council account by the bank ? |
| 16 | ‘ I always tried to do the best or what I thought was best . |
| 17 | Davie always seemed to have the best girls , and none of them seemed to complain . |
| 18 | Consequently , unless there are ‘ gangsters ’ around , they usually manage to get the best jobs in prison … |
| 19 | As Mr Chatrier put it : ‘ All I would ask of any successor is that he will always try to put the best interests of the sport before money . |
| 20 | NCp7 and NCp7B were always found to provide the best protection against restriction enzyme digestion . |
| 21 | When planning the time to knit a garment , always try to choose the best day to knit each piece . |
| 22 | ‘ Of course , having excellent tools with which to work is no guarantee of an excellent end result , but I firmly believe it always helps to use the best materials you can afford . |
| 23 | I 've always liked to believe the best of people . ’ |
| 24 | No longer sure that she could believe it , but still determined to make the best of her marriage , Julia managed to pull herself away from David . |
| 25 | While whole hops are repeatedly claimed to produce the best hop character in a beer , problems may be encountered . |
| 26 | ‘ The funding of the difference will need to be carefully considered to ensure the best long-term advantage . ’ |
| 27 | The company claims that the new release will also continue to provide the best foundation for Microsoft Windows by offering Drag-and-Drop network resource capabilities . |
| 28 | The size of Swainson 's plates also failed to make the best use of the lithographic process : they are as small as regular engravings , with the size of the bird in most considerably reduced . |
| 29 | Such families have been well placed to secure the best contacts and the best education , and rising young stars have often married into them , so social prestige and heredity have continued to count for a considerable amount . |
| 30 | In place of bureaucracy , revolutionary leaders would simply need to borrow the best models furnished by the advanced countries and employ existing functionaries in the service of the new state . |