Example sentences of "[v-ing] for the best [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This was it , the confrontation-point which he had been dreading for the best part of a week . |
| 2 | It is good for managers who can concentrate on their core activities , looking for the best deal for their customers . |
| 3 | When money is tight , passengers are looking for the best deal . |
| 4 | They emerged as a result of substantial research undertaken by a series of urban experiments operating for the best part of a decade . |
| 5 | Her anger kept her going for the best part of two days , but then Mick bumped into her and asked how Jack was , and she told him , in words of one syllable . |
| 6 | Gentlemen ushers in knee-length black tunics fuss about , directing last-minute guests to their seats , although most have been waiting for the best part of an hour , making stilted smalltalk to conceal their pride . |
| 7 | Nevertheless , the good news will bring some welcome relief to those homeowners who have been waiting for the best part of 1991 to sell their home . |
| 8 | They had been drinking for the best part of an hour but none were drunk . |
| 9 | In some parts of African game reserves , such as the Masai Mara , it is not unusual to come across dozens of tourist trucks jostling for the best position to view game . |
| 10 | But in fact the Mort Homme , with its sinister name acquired from some long-forgotten tragedy of another age , was to be the centre of the most bitter , see-saw fighting for the best part of the next three months . |
| 11 | Deport Peter Schmichael for having an out of date work permit , let Scumtona and Hughes run off to the Cayman Islands for a peaceful life together , Ryans potty training to let him down at home games as well as away , Lee Sharpe to OD on E and think he 's playing for the best team in the country . |
| 12 | After the ‘ how your child 's life can be enriched ’ section , there 's advise on the basics like deciding what you want the computer to do , finding the software to do it , finding a computer that will run the software and shopping for the best deal on service and support . |