Example sentences of "not [prep] the best [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Also , the engines originally ran on ‘ Pool ’ petrol which was not of the best quality . |
| 2 | These were not of the best quality ; lighting in the first instance was oil , then gas , but on the introduction of electrically lit stock , the batteries were always run down or low in the winter , and described by one wag , a regular user of the service , as reminiscent of ‘ a red hot hairpit ’ . |
| 3 | One advantage is that the students are not in competition with each other , as each student 's achievement is assessed against the criteria laid down and not against the best student . |
| 4 | Some of the loudest voices there are not in the best tradition . |
| 5 | Perdita , not in the best mood after a cold shower , found him having breakfast . |
| 6 | That does address itself to a real evil , the grossly excessive creation of credit , but not in the best way . |
| 7 | They thought the entrance to the car park on the sheet was not in the best place , so they changed it . |
| 8 | Thirdly , and linked with the above point , it is sometimes not in the best interest of the victim to report a crime to the police . |
| 9 | In the game beginning at that time , which is a proper subgame of the original game , it is not in the best interest of the non-deviating firm actually to minimax the other . |
| 10 | You lie low for a while , and you disperse a handful of coins , singly , perhaps not to the best advantage , but still it 's all clear profit . |