Example sentences of "[noun] the [adj -est] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Failing that , he assured all and sundry that he 'd get the Duchess the best darn-tootin' ‘ deal ’ . |
| 2 | The German star routed defending champion Wayne Ferreira of South Africa 6–3 , 6–4 in 56 minutes the fastest final since John McEnroe took four minutes longer to dispose of Kim Warwick in 1980 . |
| 3 | The drive through the 40 junctions ( not including the practice section ) took an average of 40 minutes the shortest time being 34 minutes and the longest being 57 minutes . |
| 4 | Having just produced the film of Gore Vidal 's political play The Best Man , Turman started to consider making the movie from Webb 's book . |
| 5 | A poll of new business wealth found former Mayor Popov of Moscow the richest man in town . |
| 6 | As a resort it has changed though , having passed out of the possession of the royals and their followers and into that principally of the world 's surfers , who come to this coast for technical reasons , because it has by all accounts the best waves in Europe on which to perch for the ride into town . |
| 7 | Although diamond production continued to fuel economic growth , making Botswana the fastest expanding economy in Africa , efforts were maintained to reduce dependence on the mineral sector for foreign exchange . |
| 8 | In Kirknewton 's case the nearest large settlement is Livingston , to where the service 285 provides 15 return journeys per weekday and 26 single journeys on Sunday . |
| 9 | 5 of the 38 families consisted of a widowed mother with respectively 3,5 , 5 , 6 , and 8 children to support , and in each case the eldest girl or girls were compositors . |
| 10 | In this case the best method for recovering eggs is to use the flushing method described in Section 2.2 for cleavage stages followed by hyaluronidase treatment if necessary . |
| 11 | The covers may have rusted badly and the handles broken off , in which case the best tool to lift them is a garden spade inserted under the rim , followed by a stout length of wood . |
| 12 | The vertical axis is the potential , in this case the best possible solution to the design problem . |
| 13 | In each case the greatest threat needs to be addressed first and where two or more addictions are equally strong , then each needs to be treated with equivalent concern . |
| 14 | It 's good to know that a British firm ( in this case the largest producers of centre lathes in the world ) will be able to supply the technology needed to build automatic production lines ( this issue , p 632 ) . |
| 15 | Er , in addition if you were to walk into the headquarters there today , in their trophy case the largest and most prestigious trophy is the Moller trophy . |
| 16 | In this case the highest tender was accepted , without other tenderers being given the opportunity to submit another offer on the basis of similar amendments to the original brief . |
| 17 | It is arguable that the design of the system should be dictated by the optimal information flow , in which case the simplest approach would be to use these sources of knowledge in a serial fashion , with a uni-directional flow of information . |
| 18 | Privacy may not be a consideration , in which case the simplest treatment may be a sheer to soften the window outline ; or , for a more cosy feeling at night , combine it with a roller blind . |
| 19 | In this case the simplest solution is to copy them back from the original installation disks — see Copying QBasic . |
| 20 | This might be because it will give you , the teacher , more confidence in what you 're doing , in which case the simplest way is to discuss the likely roles and ask for volunteers before the drama proper begins . |
| 21 | For several days he was at death 's door , and a grave had been kept ready in case the worst happened . |
| 22 | Sighing , she began to fill a carrier bag with essentials ; an insurance , she supposed , in case the worst happened . |
| 23 | Occasionally in UK beds are just not available ; in this case the worst delayed flights get priority . |
| 24 | As the British had retreated to the beaches of Dunkirk , the government of France had run for the southern port in case the worst should happen . |
| 25 | All the interviewees were asked what moved them to experiment with heroin in the first instance The largest group ( 33 per cent ) first tried heroin out of curiosity which , in most of the cases , had been aroused by the previous use of other drugs . |
| 26 | These are regular acoustic instruments strung with the six lightest strings from a 12-string , thereby making the G the highest open string . |
| 27 | Businessmen in the North-East hope the latest campaign will stem the rising tide of youngsters who have become trapped in a sordid world of solvent abuse . |
| 28 | Along the lane the earliest snowdrops gleam . |
| 29 | In Newham the heaviest case load month was February 1985 , just before recruitment ended ; the number of cases held that month was 22 ( see Table 3.1 ) . |
| 30 | What is certain is that for countless ages the greatest mountain range on earth will continue to form an impenetrable barrier to the terrestrial animals that live north and south of it . |