Example sentences of "it is best [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yet in a country where the pull of the past is so strong and the future so tantalising , it is best when you are travelling to live exclusively in the present . |
| 2 | It is best if lead training is started quite young so that , as an older puppy , it will freely accept a check chain when it is placed around its neck . |
| 3 | As the eyes are so sensitive , it is best if the patient cleans them himself , using damp cotton wool balls . |
| 4 | In fact , it is best if we actually have three separate accounts . |
| 5 | On every occasion when a loose ferret is worked for rabbits it is best if it is muzzled . |
| 6 | In order to disguise what you are doing from your spectators it is best if you stand with your left side to the audience as the crucial move occurs on the inside of the left hand . |
| 7 | ‘ It is best if they just tell me she was drowned . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ It is best if you keep the doors locked , ’ said Mr Thabane to me . |
| 9 | It is best if you make each drawing to the same scale . |
| 10 | It is best if the sieve is flat-bottomed , but you can use a round-bottomed kitchen sieve if this is what you can get most easily . |
| 11 | It is best if there is a separate room for dressings , and trolleys are kept solely for dressings . |
| 12 | ( My own opinion is that , owing to the pressure of time , it is best if the senior member alone gives the judgment without consulting the other members . |
| 13 | It is best if this person can be someone who is or has been a teacher and who can therefore understand and evaluate production proposals that come up . |
| 14 | I think it is best if we leave as soon as we can . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ My Lady , ’ Athelstan said softly , it is best if you tell the truth . |
| 16 | It is best if we have no dealings with Sir Richard and other members of his household . ’ |
| 17 | The cold feed to the cylinder and the vent pipe must be at least 22mm in diameter ; it is best if the hot water distribution pipes are 22mm as well — at least as far as the connection to the branch pipe for the bath . |
| 18 | It is best if the actual words written by the originator can be used , but if they are too extensive the paper copy should be filed under its SPR identifier , and a summary indicating that the full report exists in paper form should be entered into LIFESPAN . |
| 19 | When entering the details of the SPR into LIFESPAN , it is best if the actual words written by the originator can be used , but if they are too extensive the paper copy should be filed under its SPR identifier , and a summary indicating that the full report exists in paper form should be entered into LIFESPAN . |
| 20 | Accordingly , it is best if the hive-up is deferred until , say , the end of the month in which the acquisition occurred at the earliest ( using a month-end will make the accounting treatment easier ) . |
| 21 | In general , therefore , it is best if a questionnaire does not request name unless a future follow-up is anticipated . |