Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] be the [adj -est] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The most powerful ‘ lessons in wizardry ’ are those taken for the learning of shamanic powers , and in the Piaroa theory of knowledge , men who do undergo them are the best hunters in Piaroaland , even if they rarely hunt ( Overing 1988 ) . |
| 2 | This method represents the following dose , 8 tablespoons = ( 160ml ) = ⅛ granule/tablespoon ( 20ml ) diluted x 10 = per 20ml so a 5ml dose = granule which is the weakest dose Hahnemann recommends but takes the patient only 8–10 days to finish and be ready for the next potency up . |
| 3 | ‘ They say she 's the youngest prima ballerina ever to dance at the Coliseum . ’ |
| 4 | They all say you are the best houngan in Haiti . |
| 5 | Erm , we also , again I mean , as you say , we always look at ourselves and say we 're the best team in the company . |
| 6 | Erm I shall pass no comment on those , but I do know whose was the lowest bid . |
| 7 | ‘ Did you know it 's the biggest bank in the United States ? ’ |
| 8 | ‘ There was something about him that made me know he was the best revue star we had . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ Anyone who uses the East-Coast mainline will recognise it is the biggest investment since the steam age . ’ |
| 10 | Every year in October we say it is the finest thing in the garden . |
| 11 | ‘ Where they have dug the hole is a main junction , they say it is the worst place for the leak , where the water is separated . |
| 12 | A family who 've been saved from eviction by an anonymous donor say it 's the best Christmas present they could have hoped for . |
| 13 | ‘ I never say it 's the best car in the world , ’ he replied , ’ but I believe we are the best at making a car in our class . |
| 14 | It 's because they ca n't afford to keep them in , but they say it 's the latest therapy technique . |
| 15 | Police say it 's the worst assault they 've seen , and they 're asking for information from the criminal underworld . |
| 16 | The team from St Tiggywinkles say it 's the worst disaster they 've ever seen . |
| 17 | Useless for Boswell to point out that notwithstanding the title ‘ Doctor ’ , physick did not belong in Johnson 's otherwise comprehensive repertoire , and here it was that the landlord made a distinction which so pleased Johnson : ‘ They say he is the greatest man in England , except Lord Mansfield . ’ |
| 18 | In a letter of ‘ unanimous support ’ published in The Times today board members say he is the best person to lead the corporation . |
| 19 | But they say he 's the greatest photographer of all time . ’ |
| 20 | Kee looked at Karen and said quietly , ‘ Some people say he was the strongest houngan of all , the houngan we call Baron Samedi . ’ |
| 21 | In dealing with these situations it will help you to know what is the best care . |
| 22 | So , really I do n't know what 's the best way to start , just ask you give a brief resume of where you 're at , if you 've done if you 've got it in hand , if you have n't got it hand erm and then perhaps when we 've done that we might er look at possible resources and stuff get off now . |
| 23 | The new mother is often terrified of making a mistake but she does not really know what is the best thing to do . |
| 24 | And do you know what is the worst thing about all of this ? |
| 25 | And do you know what was the worst thing of all — do you ? ’ |
| 26 | ‘ But the King says I am the best horseman in his army . |
| 27 | Which led us to wonder which is the biggest sports trophy by volume in the North-East . |
| 28 | Loving you was the best thing that ever happened to me : I could never go with anyone else . |
| 29 | Anne Cullen has spent nearly half of her twenty two years of married life pregnant … and says she 's the happiest mum in the world . |
| 30 | ‘ I 've always said you were the best blacksmith I ever had . ’ |