Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] be the [adj -est] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What I want is the best government for Rhodesia . ’ |
| 2 | Just do that that , that 's what I find is the best thing to do and then carry on with what you have to say and then the gestures become quite natural because all of this this is is not I 'm not trying |
| 3 | It 's what I decided was the best idea all round . |
| 4 | That 's two different kinds of love though then , love , loving your neighbour I suppose is the widest sense and er and the love between a parent and child , are those more recognisable as , as true love if you like than the kind of romantic love , sexual love that we 've been talking about , yes |
| 5 | It was n't that the song had a particular relevance — it was n't about AIDS — but it was a song that I felt was the best way of expressing myself and also the best thing I had to offer at the time . |
| 6 | My function was to select and train the Pathfinders , I was given the choice of what I claim was the best and if I did not pick the best . |
| 7 | I had acted out of good faith and in terms of what I thought were the best interests of my client . |
| 8 | Well a thing called power handshakes , which I thought were the biggest load of gobbledegook until I watched them , a specific chat show host . |
| 9 | And what I thought was the prettiest sight in Hannah 's meadows was the Geranium sylvaticum , or hay sward , which is a beautiful blue with a tinge of violet . |
| 10 | I was the only one who could be charged with dereliction of duty , I Judged who I thought was the best : I selected them and then took them to my station — Warboys — where they were trained as Pathfinders . |
| 11 | Whilst I did track down what I thought was the best , several of them , in fact quite a number of them , said " no " . |
| 12 | so then the very time he went in I you know , took did n't say anything at all I thought was the best thing . |
| 13 | The choice of literature , as you realize was meant to be contrasting , and I put book down as an example of what I thought was the worst possible , er , use of use of psychoanalysis , kind of gutter journalism , erm and which you did n't look at , and it 's , it 's no criticism of you erm , because er , you had your work cut out with what you did do , but the reason I put down Gandhi 's Truth , if anybody 's ever read that , have they ? |
| 14 | I mean , when I record a solo on an album , I put down on tape exactly what I think is the best possible lead for the song , so why should I mess with that ? |
| 15 | So after a little ‘ finding my way around ’ , I hit upon what I think is the best way to find the pole , using × 7 binoculars . |
| 16 | This one was hard because this one to me I think was the hardest because it was was theoretical |
| 17 | I can have one of these now I 've been the worst I 've been for about six months I really ! |
| 18 | How do you get rid of , what 's the best , what did I say was the best way of getting rid of everything out of the cell ? |
| 19 | Of all the proposals , the one that you made is the silliest . |
| 20 | Before the exams , who did you think is the best ? |
| 21 | Alan What do you think is the biggest single problem that 's er is taking up time in without giving ? |
| 22 | What Do You Want you know was the shortest number one in history . |
| 23 | He added : ‘ Short term relief or a good night 's sleep to help you recover is the best you can expect . ’ |
| 24 | First to New York , which she thought was the ugliest , filthiest town she 'd ever seen , typified by their slouching , smoking mounted police . |
| 25 | Dallas coach Jimmy Johnson , who had the consolation of seeing division rivals Philadelphia and Washington lose , said : ‘ Our team learned that it does n't matter who you think is the best team , what matters is who plays hardest . ’ |
| 26 | Write a letter detailing your experience in language learning , and explain what you think is the best way to go about it . |
| 27 | Whilst it is certainly true that behaviour is no substitute for knowledge , the way you behave is the biggest single factor in making an impact on the way other people respond to you . |
| 28 | What would you say is the toughest time after finishing drama school ? |
| 29 | Who would you say is the oldest out of the girls ? |
| 30 | Now here 's something to argue about this weekend … what would you say is the hardest … or toughest race to win in sport … football 's league title … formula one … the olympic marathon … how about the jockeys championship … they 've been off and running for six months and leading the chase is Oxfordshire ’ s Richard Dunwoody … we 're riding with him for this week 's Friday Feature |