Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb mod] [be] the good " in BNC.
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1 | No I 'll be the best team we 've had . |
2 | Sally , forced to settle for the silver medal in last year 's world championships , revealed : ‘ I was determined to prove after Tokyo that I could be the best . |
3 | But I 'm not sure that I 'd be the best person to judge whether I turned to writing by way of compensation or not , though I can see that a serious death like that would lead to a world that was whole being broken . |
4 | You know , you may , you may be the best , and therefore think , think you have a , or have a high opinion of yourself , and therefore try your luck , you know , if somebody must be getting those jobs it could be me . |
5 | My eldest , Maria , was a good , clever girl — I thought she must be the best pupil in the school . |
6 | She must be the best , one of the best customers they 've , she , they 've got . |
7 | I 've do It 's like it 's like practising for football I mean you might be the best footballer in the world and you say you know they say well you 've just won the cup say |
8 | You 'll be the best judge of that . |
9 | ‘ You will be the best judge of that , sir . |
10 | But the less elaborate you can be the better . |
11 | If we get it right we will be the best in the field . |
12 | They may be the best bullet catchers you 've got but they do n't have C.W. ‘ s experience . |
13 | They can be the best friend you have ever had in the world at one moment and an indifferent stranger the next . |
14 | In some circumstances it may be the best thing to do . |
15 | It may be the best thing for him . |
16 | Last time we had it , and two from Haylands , so er , tea and biscuits will be provided , we 're playing it may be the best |
17 | Also he may be the best person to make certain extrajudicial decisions and his opinions on a range of public matters may be worth hearing . |
18 | In fact he must be the best handicapped horse in the race . |
19 | It must be the best of its kind . ’ |
20 | Carpet is acceptable in town houses or flats but it must be the best quality you can afford because hallways take a lot of through traffic . |
21 | It might be the best bottle of beer he had ever drunk . |
22 | Honestly , it 'll be the best for all concerned in the long run . |
23 | I think it 'll be the best thing , you know , just in case you do get crayon and felt tip over the walls and that ! |
24 | So be patient with the driver of that slow little tractor if you meet him again , perhaps he might be the Good Samaritan who stops to help you some day . |
25 | It could be the best thing , might even do some good . ’ |
26 | The pop singer is interesting and er l er we 've got a record , i it could be The Best of Adam Faith and I think every track is practically worn out . |
27 | He has a tremendous respect for Fowler , adding : ‘ If he applied himself and packed in his job as a taxman he could be the best in the world . |
28 | He 'd be the best boy with a 'fro ! ’ |
29 | He turned on his considerable persuasive powers to convince the player not merely that the full-back position was right for him but that he would be the best full-back in the country . |
30 | Sir Thomas , who set great store on his cultural activities , ’ trying to keep the sarcasm from her voice , ‘ considered he would be the best chairman for such an important event . ’ |