Example sentences of "[verb] [adv prt] for [art] [adj -est] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If , however , you feel unable to do this , it would still help us if the questionnaire could be filled in for the largest course , and some indication be given of provision in other courses . |
| 2 | When the programme 's ratings dipped immediately after the November revamp , Focus came in for the heaviest criticism . |
| 3 | If it had been someone else 's funeral George would have been looking out for the nearest pub . |
| 4 | Now that circumstances have conspired to make an immediate share issue an unattractive option , Dell Computer Corp is looking around for the best alternative to raise cash to finance its soaraway growth . |
| 5 | With higher power , you need more light , so bigger lenses — so try 8x30 , 8x40 , 10x40 or 10x50 at a good store , and shop around for the best price . |
| 6 | In Guatemala too , the 1980s marked a high point of repression in a political conflict which has been going on for the best part of thirty years . |
| 7 | ‘ First , because other insurers have intermediaries who are forced by competition to look around for the best price . |
| 8 | They talked on for the best part of an hour , ending in agreement that there was no solution to this problem , short of the mass emigration of millions . |
| 9 | Wroughton airfield near Swindon was the busiest in the world this weekend , as more than fifteen hundred aircraft flew in for the largest rally of its kind outside the United States . |
| 10 | ‘ Roll up , roll up for the Greatest Show on Earth , ’ Jack cried expansively , waving his arms around . |
| 11 | On the other hand there will be a greater onus to shop around for the best home for whatever spare cash you may have . |
| 12 | Unless something is done , dealer margins will continue in free fall and the customers will continue to shop around for the best price in the belief that service is universally lousy , and that 's in nobody 's interest . |
| 13 | As Britain 's largest electricity maker , NatPower has to shop around for the cheapest fuel available . |
| 14 | As we looked around the store , Reid explained to me , ‘ Johnson worked on a pearling lugger , stashed a bit of money away , looked around for the healthiest woman on the island , married her and set up shop . |
| 15 | It slithered on to the road , looked round for the nearest tuft of grass and made straight for it , pulling Mr Bean after it . |
| 16 | After high school in Greece , to which the family returned when Mendoros was in his teens , he looked round for the best place to pursue his obsession — which is what brought him to Perth . |
| 17 | A man stranded on a desert island builds a rowing boat and sets out for the nearest land . |
| 18 | Naturally , the highest note is usually kept back for the greatest climax , together with maximum volume , note-length , accentuation , etc . |
| 19 | She kicked out of the bikini-bottom that Fernando had succeeded in half tearing from her and struck out for the furthest end of the pool , laughter gripping her and weakening her limbs as he lashed out after her . |
| 20 | In 1984 we had ended the opticians ' monopoly and taken off the ridiculous restrictions on advertising which prevented the public from shopping around for the best value . |
| 21 | But an IFA can shop around for the best deals . |
| 22 | The plaintiff can not shop around for the best offer , the two parties must deal with each other and strike an acceptable bargain through their own negotiating skill . |