Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] the [adj -est] [noun] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Moreover , as interpreters of animal behaviour we have our own convenience to consider ; to dissolve species ( and human societies too , as in classical economics ) into uniformly egoistic atoms offers much the best prospect of finding simple laws to apply to them . |
| 2 | The first being that he had driven such motor cars before , and the second that he had consumed only the barest minimum of champagne . |
| 3 | Christopher Taylor has given perhaps the best example of this in a study of settlements in the Nene Valley . |
| 4 | And one who has arguably the toughest brief of all the carvers at the palace . |
| 5 | If you are aiming almost for pure comedy , then your detective will need only the smallest core of toughness or commonsense . |
| 6 | Robyn has only the dimmest memories of the country of her birth , and has never had the opportunity to refresh or renew them , Professor Penrose 's characteristic response to any suggestion that the family should revisit Australia being a shudder . |
| 7 | Peter Shaffer has only the fondest memories of a performer who appears to have been a playwright 's delight . |
| 8 | Indeed Frodo and Sam provide perhaps the strongest effects of the entrelacement . |
| 9 | Another crustacean , Copilia , has perhaps the strangest eye of all , for it scans the world in way very reminiscent of a television camera . |
| 10 | Although Mr Melding , a first-time candidate , has not the faintest chance of winning , he is reluctant to dwell gloomily on the fact . |
| 11 | Every golfer in the world experiences that awful feeling of helplessness when he stands over a putt and knows that he has not the slightest chance of getting the ball near the hole , let alone into it . |
| 12 | The hon. Gentleman is really behaving disgracefully — — when he accuses British Rail of negligence before an inquiry has even begun , and when he has not the slightest idea of what caused that accident . |
| 13 | ALSO , Liverpool wo n't want to write off the best part of £1 million spent on recruiting Souness : £500,000 a year salary and £400,000 compensation to Rangers . |
| 14 | Caniço has probably the best selection of restaurants outside Funchal and is very popular with both Madeirans and foreigners . |
| 15 | They are all serious and Trevor has probably the best chance of playing . ’ |
| 16 | The top riders never appear to be hurrying — in fact Mark Todd often appears to be quite casual as he clocks up the fastest time of the day . |
| 17 | Second , identifying other people 's best practices gives you the benefit of their knowledge and experience ; you do n't have to try to work out the best way of performing a particular task — you just learn from whoever is already doing it that way . |
| 18 | Forget the original lecture situation and sit down with the speaker to work out the best way of communicating his or her message on the video screen . |
| 19 | In keeping with these objectives departments were ‘ called upon to examine the way they managed all aspects of their programmes and to work out the best pattern of managerial responsibility , financial accounting and control ’ ( ibid. , para. 14 ) . |
| 20 | Has proportionately the longest bill of any bird in the region , which together with its zigzag flight and loud harsh ‘ creech ’ when flushed and remarkable ‘ drumming ’ or ‘ bleating ’ display flight , diving at an angle of 45 , are its best field marks . |
| 21 | He has n't the faintest idea of how things really stand . ’ |
| 22 | You 've got this superior idea that I 'm some sort of half-wit from the back of beyond who has n't the vaguest notion of what happens in the big , bad world . |
| 23 | After the fiasco with Mortimer it just was n't possible that this … this insulting individual could arouse even the slightest flicker of response in her , was it ? |
| 24 | Eddie Dayan , Lowndes ' managing director , said it was too early to know how the latest round of interest rates would affect sales , but the company has put on hold its £10m store refurbishment programme , which was three-quarters complete . |
| 25 | Goodchild ( 1988 ) has made perhaps the best summary of the problem and possible solutions to date . |
| 26 | She did n't know how she 'd come by it , and she 'd only the vaguest memories of her journey to this place . |
| 27 | As for rent , the new lettings regime allows only the barest semblance of a rent fixing machinery … |
| 28 | Playing two fewer matches , they finished only one try and 50 points short of their records and , in winning all 37 matches after losing to New Zealand in October 1989 , put together the longest sequence of victories by any Welsh senior club since the war . |
| 29 | But did n't Andrew feel just the slightest twinge of regret ? |
| 30 | Three of a kind … models show off the latest range of styles which will be on display at the Tesco and RSCPA Cruelty Free show at London 's Regents College in London this weekend Picture : DAVID GILES |