Example sentences of "[conj] it [verb] the best " in BNC.
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| 1 | THIS ALBUM 'S predecessor , ‘ The Psychedelic Years ’ , was possibly the best compilation album ever , in the sense that it contained the best songs by the best bands in its field of reference ; in fact , it seemed to have all the good songs that came out of psychedelia ( It also had The Incredible String Band , but presumably only as a sorbet to clear the palate . |
| 2 | We believe that it represents the best way forward , not just for this country but for Europe . |
| 3 | The emphasis was now to be increasingly on service , given to and paid for by the state , which assumed the right to appoint its commanders ( this was made easier by the fact that all accepted the state 's money for service in war ) and to demand that it got the best available in return for its money . |
| 4 | One way and another Mossad has a lot to offer and makes certain that it gets the best of the bargain . |
| 5 | Chez Gerard boasts that it does the best steak frites in town — and judging by the quality of their thin , crispy and piping hot chips , I 'd be inclined to believe them . |
| 6 | If you play against a particular army a lot then you 'll naturally try to assemble your own force so that it stands the best possible chance against that foe . |
| 7 | The rationale for trying to obtain verbatim records of children 's speech in naturalistic settings is that it provides the best indication of what language a child actually uses in ordinary , everyday settings . |
| 8 | Vodafone Group Plc claims that a survey by the Office of Telecommunications shows that it provides the best quality of service available to mobile phone users : Vodafone has more than 820,000 of the 1.4m UK subscribers and in its first quality survey Oftel monitored 120 routes across the UK , finding that Vodafone had an overall success rate for call connection of 93% against 88.7% for Cellnet Mobile Communications Ltd ; some 95.8% of calls on Vodafone 's network from mobile to fixed line phones were set up and completed at the first attempt , said Oftel , compared with 92.5% on Cellnet 's network ; fixed to mobile on the same basis were 92.4% for Vodafone and 89.8% for Cellnet ; Cellnet reckons it comes out tops in trials of hand portables in the Greater London area . |
| 9 | Having just completed long negotiations with the various provider units in the area , the authority is now keen to ensure contracts are honoured and it gets the best value healthcare available . |
| 10 | ‘ Swan Light reduced its price from 52p to 32p a can and it performed the best of the nablabs , even out-selling Kaliber , ’ she says . |
| 11 | ‘ Swan Light reduced its price from 52p to 32p a can and it performed the best , even outselling Kaliber ’ — Ann Tonks |
| 12 | Th and it has the best graphics . |
| 13 | It was necessary in 1859 to write about the process of evolution as if it produced the best of all possible worlds , a substitute for the finger of the Almighty at work . |
| 14 | It may not be cheap , but it offers the best of diesel driving for those , perhaps , who might not have considered making the switch before . |
| 15 | Mind you , the accountant , C.J. Broderick , soon saw what was happening , but it took the best part of a year to re-arrange matters so that the newspaper could save money by hiring me back at $28 per week . |
| 16 | He chose to sleep in Three because it had the best view of the Jubilee Line , unobstructed by trees , and as he came into the room and crossed to the window , he saw beyond the garden and the trees and the rhubarb plantation a silver train speeding southwards . |
| 17 | They explained that in no way could it have come from the plant because it had the best preventive system for any smell , dust or poisonous substances that might otherwise destroy the environment . |
| 18 | an alloy is best when it combines the best of it 's component metals . |