Example sentences of "have [verb] the best [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the court has to do the best it can by way of what are really conventional figures in relation to injuries , the court assessing , of course , on the individual facts of the case , what is sometimes called the tariff , making adjustments for particular facts of the particular case . |
| 2 | If it had been impossible for one reason or another to use a boat on the water I would have done the best I could with a plummet and noted what I could see from the banks . |
| 3 | Having bought the best you can afford and laid it properly , you should keep it clean . |
| 4 | But we 'll just have to do the best we can . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ You 'll just have to do the best you can , ’ said Hurley . |
| 6 | ‘ We 've done the best we can to put things right . |
| 7 | ‘ I 've done the best I can but the cut 's in an awkward place . |
| 8 | Nearly always some compromise can be reached with the vendor , depending on whether it is a buyer 's or a seller 's market , but at least you will have the satisfaction of knowing that you 've been through everything with a fine tooth comb , that you 've done the best you possibly can and know what you are letting yourself in for ! |
| 9 | ‘ Her colleagues had done the best they could to administer first aid using dressings . |
| 10 | Madra helped Ratagan with the fire , and when Riven had done the best he could with his ripped clothing he wandered about the campsite looking for firewood . |
| 11 | The odds , as they well knew , were against them finishing even one tour , but war is a horrible business and we all had to do the best we could in discouraging circumstances . |
| 12 | But she had to do the best she could . |
| 13 | And er and then er of course I went back to me mother after me grandmother died , I went to me mother and er mind you when I was th young there was a lot of poverty about you know there was er no security pay and no er and you could n't get any money from anywhere or anything like that you know and er so it used to er had to do the best you can . |
| 14 | We continue experimenting with different transformations from the summary values until we have done the best we can to promote symmetry and Gaussian shape . |
| 15 | ‘ You have done the best you could . |
| 16 | Once out on the big seas of life , we each have to do the best we can , whether we have sails , or engines , or nothing but a wooden paddle . |
| 17 | ‘ Oh , we all have to do the best we can until the damn thing is over . |