Example sentences of "good [pers pn] [vb mod] do [was/were] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The best we could do was to arrange for some of our experienced investigators to spend a few days explaining how we worked , and then to attach our visitors to a particular investigation that was current so that they could experience the practical application of our methods . |
| 2 | Dear me I think Daryll was hoping the roof things the best they can do was Saturday morning . |
| 3 | The best he could do was to save a match point and take the third game . |
| 4 | No , the best he could do was to fortify himself with the Nielson family , and wait a century or two . |
| 5 | At Rouen , he finished third , a lap down , and at Brands Hatch , crucified by the pain in his wrist and driving mostly one-handed , the best he could do was sixth place . |
| 6 | The best he could do was to take up a central position in the ward , using a chair for a hassock , and to make a general supplication for all the patients collectively . |
| 7 | Without his aid , Edward was bound to negotiate for peace with Scotland ; but the best he could do was to conclude a thirteen-year truce in 1323 . |
| 8 | But the best he could do was it down behind a large rock and escape from the grasp of the wind , though the rain still got to him and he started to shiver violently . |
| 9 | The best it could do was what it has done : substantially reduce the Tory majority . |