Example sentences of "he [vb past] [pron] the best " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well , he found them the best ski runs in the Cairngorms when they started and they could n't afford to give him anything very spectacular , so he said , ‘ Can I have the ski shop and the bobble hat concession ? ’ |
| 2 | ‘ The omnipotence of the House of Commons , ’ he wrote , ‘ is revolution itself and death to the true old English constitution ’ — of which he fancied himself the best judge . |
| 3 | He said he liked us and wanted us to come back , though he liked me the best … |
| 4 | He wished us the best of luck and advised us that the Brigade was here to stay . |
| 5 | For me , it was sufficient satisfaction that Eliot had approved my essay ; that he considered it the best thing I had done ; and that I had been one of the few to express opinions which had his total concurrence . |