Example sentences of "best thing [that] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Deep down , he is convinced that he is the best thing that has happened to his country since the invention of goulash . |
| 2 | The best thing that could happen now would be for the scheme to be killed by another backbench Tory revolt , like the rebellion which quashed Sir Keith Joseph 's 1985 effort to make student fees income-related . |
| 3 | The best thing that could happen now would be for the scheme to be killed by another backbench Tory revolt , like the rebellion which quashed Sir Keith Joseph 's 1985 effort to make student fees income-related . |
| 4 | Regional Railways : ‘ Best thing that 's happened to the valley in years ’ Lynne Edmunds hears how the Welsh have bucked the trend by stoking up regeneration of their train services |
| 5 | People come up to them daily and thank them for helping with ‘ the best thing that 's happened to the valley in decades . ’ |
| 6 | It was the best thing that happened to her . |
| 7 | My life would have been much poorer without Brownsea Island , and I always think that the National Trust was the best thing that ever happened to me . |
| 8 | It was the best thing that could have happened to him — he was out of the way of everybody . |
| 9 | ‘ Andy , that 's the best thing that could have happened to you . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ ANDY THAT 'S the best thing that could have happened to you . ’ |
| 11 | With hindsight , it was probably the best thing that could have happened to him , otherwise he would no doubt have ended up as a Bomber Pilot , and no-one knows better than I what a dead-end occupation that was . |
| 12 | This college seemed as if it was going to be the best thing that happened to me . |
| 13 | So when God looks at you he does n't see FAILURE stamped across your face , because you ( and every other human being ) are the best thing that he ever created . |
| 14 | It was the best thing that ever happened to me , really , to be asked by my hero . |
| 15 | ‘ If Barry was reinstated , it would be the best thing that could happen to us . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ This is the best thing that could happen here , ’ says Alex Lowes , organiser of the Southampton weekenders and a regular at Flying 's latest Saturday night . |
| 17 | Best thing that could happen , the way I see it . |
| 18 | Which was probably the best thing that happened to him . |
| 19 | ‘ Perhaps England winning is the best thing that could have happened to South African rugby . |
| 20 | They did n't come haring towards them as if the mere sight of them was the best thing that had happened all day . |
| 21 | I was angry as hell at the time and disappointed , too , for this was a strongly Labour-controlled council , but looking back now I realize that this was the best thing that could have happened to the group , for now we could present ourselves to the people of Rotherham as a genuine minority with a grievance . |
| 22 | ‘ Nothing to be sorry for ; it 's the best thing that could have happened . |
| 23 | With all these elements in mind the best thing that a designer can do is tell you to cast off the stitches and leave the method to you . |
| 24 | Her husband later told a news conference : ‘ She was the best thing that any man could wish for . ’ |
| 25 | In many ways the results are the best thing that could have happened and all is certainly not lost . |
| 26 | But , says WAYNE SHELFORD , much as it hurts , defeat was the best thing that could have happened … |
| 27 | Perhaps it 's the best thing that could have happened . |
| 28 | ‘ Keep the old place in the family , I thought — best thing that could happen if I could n't stay there myself . |
| 29 | ‘ It 's the best thing that could have happened , ’ says Barclay , who guided Pat Cash to the senior Wimbledon crown . |
| 30 | ‘ It 's the best thing that could have happened , ’ says Barclay , w ho guided pat Cash to the senior Wimbledon crown . |