Example sentences of "[noun sg] 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 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | The vertical axis is the potential , in this case the best possible solution to the design problem . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 ) . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | In this case the simplest solution is to copy them back from the original installation disks — see Copying QBasic . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | For several days he was at death 's door , and a grave had been kept ready in case the worst happened . |
| 17 | Sighing , she began to fill a carrier bag with essentials ; an insurance , she supposed , in case the worst happened . |
| 18 | Occasionally in UK beds are just not available ; in this case the worst delayed flights get priority . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | Along the lane the earliest snowdrops gleam . |
| 23 | At the federal level the highest organ of state authority is the bicameral Federal Assembly , comprising the Chamber of the People ( 101 seats for the Czech Lands and 49 seats for Slovakia ) , and the Chamber of Nations ( 75 seats for each republic ) , to which deputies are elected by universal adult suffrage . |
| 24 | A. M. The worst part of the job was chasing fellers off the corners , a crowd of drunks , especially when you were the only policeman . |
| 25 | Without such funding the best way to process general language is to acquire rather than develop a parser ( Patten , 1992 ) . |
| 26 | In addition the greatest single cause of a landless peasantry was missing : Carew contended that ‘ In times past , and that not long ago , holdings were so plentiful and holders scarce , as well was the landlord who could get one to be his tenant ’ . |
| 27 | Before the advent of radar the best measurements of Mercury 's radius were made when Mercury was in transit across the Sun . |
| 28 | Given the current technical framework and the likely developments in the future , how can British broadcasting be financed in such a way as to brine the greatest enjoyment and pleasure to as many viewers and listeners as possible while at the same time fulfilling the public service obligation ? |
| 29 | A CRITICAL EDITION has a named editor , who tries to make the text the best possible version , and will usually include footnotes or appendices explaining decisions taken about words in the text . |
| 30 | Each creature understands his own kind the best . |