Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] [noun] at the [adj -est] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ It 's going to be a wonderful evening , ’ said Camille , ‘ with her drooling over the waiter , and me nearly dying of fright at the slightest sound , and you sitting there thinking . ’ |
2 | ‘ Bruno against Lennox means something in London but it means nothing in America and I just ca n't see it happening until October at the earliest . |
3 | According to sources at the highest level , the Santa Cruz Operation Inc has ‘ bitten the ideological bullet , ’ and is prepared to step out on the Unix SVR4 road — if it can cut the deal it wants with Unix owner USL . |
4 | Not surprisingly , the productivity strategy fits snugly with the Government 's declared plans for selling off coal at the best price if it won the election . |
5 | Now that the Sun is passing through your own birth sign , you are certain to be at your most forthright , purposeful and ready to go into battle at the slightest provocation . |
6 | Uniscan was not complex , but simply based upon consultation at the highest bureaucratic level , with occasional ministerial meetings . |
7 | BUCKING the usual trend to paint Spitfires after completion of their flight-test programme , Historic Flying at Audley End , Essex , are refinishing in detail at the earliest opportunity . |
8 | ‘ Pears has been discharged from hospital and a decision on his fitness will be delayed until Friday at the earliest . |
9 | The full inquests will be heard in May at the earliest , with families hoping at last to discover the truth . |
10 | The legislation for the new agency was expected to have been introduced into Parliament at the earliest possible opportunity by Secretary of State for the Environment , Michael Heseltine , who is expected to set a firm date for publication of the consultation paper on the new environment agency sometime in October . |
11 | No wonder Helmut was seen ‘ loitering around after working hours ’ ; no wonder he burst into tears at the slightest provocation ; and no wonder he was in debt . |
12 | Normally , the commission had to dispose of land at the best price it could obtain , but there was one important exception . |