Example sentences of "[adj -est] thing [to-vb] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yeah well it 's not really the wisest thing to do on a Thursday night anyway |
| 2 | Just what this wondrous new jargon phrase means is a considerable mystery to many yet to others it is the best thing to happen on a micro . |
| 3 | The truth of this statement will become even more apparent to you around the 14th — and really the best thing to do over the next couple of weeks is to keep your plans flexible and your options open and let others live with their consciences — if they can , that is ! |
| 4 | ‘ Parents may think the best thing to do with a nervous child is to tell him or her not to worry . |
| 5 | The best thing to do with a 24v Land Rover is a compromise . |
| 6 | Is n't this the best thing to do with a lock them in their office ? |
| 7 | I I think the best thing to do with the flutes is to put them along with the first |
| 8 | For her , the dreadful underlying fear is that the space can never be filled : any such attempt would be futile , and so the best thing to do in the circumstances is to accept that the space exists , and to turn this fact to advantage . |
| 9 | I believe she was very young — just a little thing — but it must have seemed the best thing to do in the circumstances . |
| 10 | Of course , it had n't so far done anything of the kind , and he had to arrive at the best thing to do in the circumstances . |