Example sentences of "it [was/were] for the best " in BNC.
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1 | Whatever lay ahead , maybe it was for the best . |
2 | ‘ They said it was for the best , ’ said Gloria . |
3 | We were both sad , but it was for the best . |
4 | ‘ Father O'Neill has gone — it was for the best , ’ he told her . |
5 | Despite his brotherly teasing and criticisms , he was devoted to her and would not be speaking in this fashion unless he felt it was for the best . |
6 | ‘ But it was for the best that it did n't survive , ’ Cynthia said quickly . |
7 | I thought it was for the best . |
8 | I decided to decide that it was for the best . |
9 | Perhaps it was for the best . |
10 | All I can say is that it was for the best of reasons . ’ |
11 | As it happened , it was for the best . |
12 | Her soul , God rest it , it has left — People say " it was for the best " . |
13 | Well , maybe it was for the best . |