Example sentences of "[verb] at [art] [adj] of [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Motorways are dangerous enough place at the best of times . |
| 2 | Oh I think there 's no doubt about that and also their their their wages were low in the beginning you know and and their their their hard work that they 've put into it for the last you know I mean it had it I mean David Price says at the best of times is not easy to run a quarry you know you know and they they ha all work in a quarry so it had to be a cooperation and you know the management said you come up with us and and they were n't complaining actually about the wages it was quite good wages for . |
| 3 | ‘ Which does n't go far beyond maim , raze , kill at the best of times , if you remember , ’ Rosheen said . |
| 4 | Whilst we talk freely about a " car " when looking at the thousands of bits ( or entities , in CAD terms ) there is no one part that contains the " true essence of a car " . |
| 5 | A salmon is slippery enough to handle at the best of times , but one of this size … . |
| 6 | She hated losing at the best of times but this was the worst . |
| 7 | After a stop for lunch ( not included ) your coach will take you to the famous Keukenhof Flower Gardens where you can spend the afternoon at leisure wandering around the 65 acre estate and marvel at the millions of flowers displayed with perfect artistry in the greenhouses and beautiful landscaped gardens . |
| 8 | Visit the famous Keukenhof Gardens and marvel at the thousands of flowers displayed with perfect artistry in the greenhouses and beautiful landscaped gardens spread across the 65 acre estate . |
| 9 | A serious petrol shortage is only making things worse — bus travel , crowded at the best of times , is now cruel and inhumane . |
| 10 | Such a transfer is difficult to achieve at the best of times . |
| 11 | It is difficult to achieve at the best of times , but is , perhaps , especially problematic in education . |
| 12 | All at once she began to laugh , and her anger , never very swiftly roused at the best of times , left her entirely . |
| 13 | ‘ I disapprove of killing at the best of times , Ace , but , and this is vitally important , you must never kill anyone with a role in recorded history if you can possibly avoid it . |
| 14 | Once in the car on their way to the reception , Ace , still smiling at the hundreds of fans who had turned up , spoke out of the side of his mouth . |