Example sentences of "at the best of times and " in BNC.

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1 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 .
2 Change is uncomfortable at the best of times and the patient is discomforted .
3 Telling you Christmas dinner 's no picnic for The Lady of the House at the best of times and this year was no exception .
4 It was run on a shoestring at the best of times and Kelly was merely adding to his problems .
5 They 're frightened of women at the best of times and strong women scare them even more .
6 He was an emotional man at the best of times and a proud one , and the one often cancelled out the other .
7 I do n't like strangers at the best of times and particularly not when I 'm eating .
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