Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] [noun sg] at the [adj -est] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We hope that the European Court will make its ruling at the earliest possible moment so that the House of Lords can give a judgment . |
| 2 | Agnew knows that he has to prove to manager Kenny Dalglish not only that he can make a comeback but also that he can do his stuff at the highest level . |
| 3 | For an officer in Northern Nigeria to complain that his emir refused to take his advice was to put his career at the gravest possible risk ; he could expect in due course to be moved to ‘ easier work ’ — in other words , to administrative oblivion . |
| 4 | Try your luck at the fairest , squarest state lottery of them all ! |
| 5 | She gave him hell at the slightest opportunity . |
| 6 | You 're just not going to be able to maintain your rugby at the highest standard otherwise . |
| 7 | Jackson , narrowly beaten by McCoy in the Indoor Championships after coming a poor seventh in the Olympics , is determined to prove his worth at the highest level . |
| 8 | Jackson , narrowly beaten by McCoy in the Indoor Championships after coming a poor seventh in the Olympics , is determined to prove his worth at the highest level . |