Example sentences of "at the best of times [coord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She hated losing at the best of times but this was the worst . |
| 2 | He 's an ungrateful bastard at the best of times but biting the hand that feeds you while it 's feeding you is a bit out of order . |
| 3 | Relations between Lang and Salmond are not good at the best of times but , given that the SNP had been in the same lobby as the Government the night before , it might have been expected that Lang would have been at least polite . |
| 4 | I do not like using the telephone at the best of times and was never very fond of small-talk , that tedious lubricant for rusty little minds . |
| 5 | Change is uncomfortable at the best of times and the patient is discomforted . |
| 6 | Telling you Christmas dinner 's no picnic for The Lady of the House at the best of times and this year was no exception . |
| 7 | It was run on a shoestring at the best of times and Kelly was merely adding to his problems . |
| 8 | They 're frightened of women at the best of times and strong women scare them even more . |
| 9 | He was an emotional man at the best of times and a proud one , and the one often cancelled out the other . |
| 10 | I do n't like strangers at the best of times and particularly not when I 'm eating . |