Example sentences of "the good i could [verb] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | ‘ Yes , it was the best I could do at short notice . ’ |
| 2 | It was the best I could do . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ It ai n't very good but it 's the best I could do . ’ |
| 4 | The best I could do would be to say ‘ I like peaches better ’ , but quite apart from the logical objection to deriving ‘ Choose the peach ’ from this psychological statement , reliance on a generalization about my preference could get me into a habit which would dim my awareness of the tastes , until I fail to notice that I no longer like peaches as much as I did , or that at this moment I hanker after a pear , so that the abortive try at rationalization would make my choice less intelligent . |
| 5 | It was a flimsy pretext and might not get me anywhere , but it was the best I could do at such short notice . |
| 6 | Do n't look at me like that , it was the best I could do on the spur of the moment . ’ |
| 7 | My studies were n't going so well ; a 2.2 was probably the best I could hope for . |
| 8 | " How pretty , " was the best I could manage in my present mood . |
| 9 | ‘ She 's the best I could get … ’ |
| 10 | Here , the best I could get for you is evens , but with another fiver collected for you from me mates , and the prize for winning , you 'll go home with fifty pounds in your pocket . |
| 11 | About the best I could get off them . |
| 12 | I thought my eyes must be starting out of my head , too , but there was little I could do ; I was trying the best I could to think of something distracting to say to Eric . |