Example sentences of "the [adj -est] thing be [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Er , the biggest thing is for us is is making payable for you . |
| 2 | For society as a whole , as it were , the best thing is for the students to put all their money into the public account . |
| 3 | The best thing is for everybody to get on as usual and Mr Kennedy here can ask anything he wants to . |
| 4 | We looked into all sorts of different buildings , and that would be suitable , and we 've decided the best thing is on the shipping containers , they 're water proof , they 're vandal proof , and they 're recycled as well , which helps . |
| 5 | my Lord may , may well be right , would , would the best thing be for simply er for Mr clerk to get in contact with your clerk and to try and arrange er with all the other clerks to try and arrange a system , mutually convenient time in the nearest possible future |
| 6 | Finally , if the fish shows signs of distress , is not feeding , or none of the above treatments shown any signs of working , the kindest thing is to painlessly destroy it . |