Example sentences of "and [num] [prep] the best [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And 800 of the best fighters in Northern Ireland — including the holders of nine out of 11 Northern Ireland team titles — are to boycott this year 's provincial championships in November . |
| 2 | the neighbouring people of Salcey Forest have appeared in such great strength in the forest that the keepers are unable to oppose their cutting down many trees there , and forty of the best trees in Whittlewood have likewise been cut down . |
| 3 | In The Possessed he becomes Stepan Trofimovich Verkhovensky ( hereafter Stepan ) , Peter 's father and one of the best things Dostoevsky ever did . |
| 4 | Well , better than that , and one of the best things about it is the fact that so few people , except the French themselves , bother with it . |
| 5 | For Britain , the country with the most open market and one of the best records in implementing EC directives , the refusal by other member states to end these protectionist tendencies is very serious indeed . |
| 6 | He has more experience than his rivals , more than enough determination and one of the best technicians in the GP paddock . |
| 7 | A fine piece of Victoriana and one of the best pubs in South Edinburgh . |
| 8 | The practice of kung fu requires strong legs and one of the best exercises for the legs is the horse stance . |
| 9 | The castle dominates the city and one of the best views of its imposing mass is from the opposite bank of the River Vltava in the Old Town ( Staré Město ) either by day , or floodlit by night . |
| 10 | It was while teaching a form called ‘ the sink ’ — the exam failures and the less bright — that he came to that perception which all good teachers share : to inspire pupils you have first to gain their attention and one of the best ways of doing that is through humour and anecdote . |
| 11 | Mental confusion can be assuaged in many ways , and one of the best ways for me is exercise . |
| 12 | Proper heating and insulation will make your home more comfortable , and one of the best ways to do this is to install double glazing . |
| 13 | We need to maintain that safety record , and one of the best ways to improve the traveller 's commitment to BR is to ensure that the signalling system is working very efficiently indeed . |
| 14 | A quiet little town with good facilities and an attractive harbour — and one of the best restaurants in the Ionian up the hill . |
| 15 | Examples from the Orloff and Orléans-Panthièvre services are included and one of the best pieces from the latter is a soup tureen by Edmé-Pierre Balzac , made in Paris in 1757–58 and now estimated to make FFr3–5m ( £300–500,000 , $530–880,000 ) . |
| 16 | But his first star signing for Leeds was James Speirs , at twenty-six Bradford City 's top scorer and one of the best inside-lefts in the country . |
| 17 | Yer part of the world and one of the best bitters — ’ His words were cut short by a clap of thunder very close . |
| 18 | ‘ It was a real old-fashioned adventure and one of the best films I 've seen for a while . ’ |
| 19 | And one of the best packages of loans and financial assistance . |
| 20 | Jim Clark and Chapman teamed up in 1960 and one of the best relationships in Formula One Grand Prix racing soon developed . |
| 21 | And as the Rangers coach prepared to pull away from Elland Road with Tina Turner 's ‘ Simply the Best ’ blasting out of its sound system , Hateley said : ‘ It was a great result and one of the best goals of my career . |