Example sentences of "[adv] [prep] the best of " in BNC.
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| 1 | sing along with the best of them . |
| 2 | The international exhibition of Chinese art held at Burlington House in 1935–6 , of which David was the chief instigator and director , fulfilled his ambition of showing items from the Chinese imperial collection together with the best of western collections . |
| 3 | Medical know-how means that people are living longer anyway , though not necessarily in the best of health . |
| 4 | The question is whether he is in addition permitted to say that , although he was aware that he was causing difficulties , he was doing so from the best of intentions . |
| 5 | An hour or so in the best of company , the bar is open , and all for £3 — what more can we do ? |
| 6 | While murmurs of hope return to the streets of Cardiff , Australian prepare for their 16th international against Wales with coach Bob Dwyer admits : ‘ A win here would go down alongside the best of our achievements while I have been in charge . ’ |
| 7 | Thankfully there were no injuries and he and Ave Barlow managed to make it down to the best of the mountain safely . |
| 8 | There is another strand to the Economic theory of regulation , which is that once the agency has an objective , those charged with carrying out the policies do so to the best of their ability . |
| 9 | Stake-outs were bad enough at the best of times , but when the elements were hostile , the hours of silent watching could seem like weeks . |
| 10 | As a young man he was cursed with a dreadful stammer , and to help combat it he became a club singer , not easy under the best of circumstances . |
| 11 | Rodney was not in the best of tempers because ( he kept saying ) he could n't see out of the rear window with that damned bicycle in the way . |
| 12 | Sara was not in the best of tempers because ( she kept saying ) she had nowhere to put her feet between the aubergines and the case of wine on the floor . |
| 13 | The CO was not in the best of tempers . |
| 14 | The buildings were not in the best of condition . |
| 15 | Both house and mill were recently offered for sale and , although not in the best of condition , their potential was obvious . |
| 16 | The frills and lace are Perhaps not in the best of taste , but fashionable nevertheless . |
| 17 | Burke was not in the best of condition and had lost his fighting spirit because of his troubles with Byrne and O'Rourke . |
| 18 | She had seen the film , too , and I received a letter some time later from her husband , Mr Hallows , telling me that Odette was not in the best of health and they were moving house . |
| 19 | Though not in the best of health , Marian was determined to make her own way , accepting little else from Bloomsbury House except tickets for the occasional outing to the Wigmore Hall . |
| 20 | I set off back to the hospital — not in the best of tempers after a foul drive in filthy weather — and it was on the way home , as the wet lamps marched towards me , that it happened . |
| 21 | The Doctor could see she was not in the best of moods . |
| 22 | In September 1770 John Sadler retired , possibly because he was not in the best of health . |
| 23 | One reason for this was , of course , that since he had been dead for three months his eyes were in any case not in the best of condition . |
| 24 | ‘ He is not in the best of moods this morning , ’ Marguerite continued . |
| 25 | Try not to draw attention to yourself today — you are not in the best of moods and arguments could ensue . |
| 26 | Try not to draw attention to yourself today — you are not in the best of moods and arguments could ensue . |
| 27 | Try not to draw attention to yourself — you are not in the best of moods and arguments could ensue . |
| 28 | Having seen him safely in hospital , though not in the best of health myself , I called at the poll tax office and waited one and a half hours in a very smoky atmosphere to have the summons withdrawn . |
| 29 | I 'm here for one reason — to do a job , and I mean to carry it through to the best of my ability , with or without your approval . |
| 30 | Fire-drill was followed immediately by breakfast in the dining-hall and everyone was surprised to see Ethel deliberately sitting down next to Mildred , for it was common knowledge that the two were not on the best of terms . |