Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv prt] the best [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is for reasons like these that I crossed out the best part of two months each autumn to devote to the public-spending discussions . |
| 2 | In the continuing war of words between reformers and hardliners , Mr Nemeth conjured up the best insult of the day when he referred to his opponents as ‘ Stone Age conservatives ’ . |
| 3 | In New York , Robert Schwartz , chairman of the Tarrytown Group of New York , offered $10000 to the person who actually carried out the best test of the hypothesis . |
| 4 | At last week 's advertising awards , the Esso tiger picked up the Best Animal trophy when to me it was obvious that the Andrex puppy was the better creature . |
| 5 | There was a growing consensus that sex hygiene teaching held out the best assurance for eliminating vice . |