Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] at the [adj -est] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Having searched this field to the best of my ability I left with the intention to return at the earliest opportunity . |
| 2 | The potentiometer is a stable cermet multi-turn type to allow the high resolution setting required at the highest sensitivity . |
| 3 | My attention had been so far away and the dog had timed his jump to a split second so that his bark came at the highest point , his teeth only inches from my face . |
| 4 | A section through Draycott cave is shown in Fig. 4.2 , and the main concentration of amphibian bones occurs at the deepest part of the entrance chamber of the cave where it seems to be permanently wet . |
| 5 | 53 per cent of school leavers leave at the earliest opportunity — 16 . |
| 6 | What is more , when inflation is taken into account , the present middle-income earners have relatively less disposable income under the present higher tax rate of 60% than they did under the old regime of tax charged at the highest rate of 83% such is the falling-behind effect of tax allowances granted in recent years . |
| 7 | Parents and staff at school , and local residents who use the crossing , are united in this petition for a pelican crossing to replace the current zebra crossing at the earliest opportunity . |
| 8 | The dog leaped at the closest man who , encumbered with carbine and sword , could not cut down at the beast , then Sharpe 's mare slammed into the Frenchman 's horse and the big sword slashed down at the Dragoon . |
| 9 | With that in mind , the college plans to invite President Clinton to visit at the earliest opportunity . |
| 10 | A second , more troublesome fraction exists at the lowest end of the working class . |
| 11 | The Scottish Panel on Inter-Library Lending met three times in the course of the year , with several new members joining at the latest meeting as part of an arrangement to rotate membership to bring in as wide a representation of Scottish libraries as possible . |
| 12 | Certainly , the greed factor has ensured that when players fail at the highest level , the knife will just not be delivered , but twisted with venom |
| 13 | It maybe that the pipework does not slope — gently away from the vent pipe which can cause air to collect at the highest point of the pipe . |
| 14 | In the city he is just another casual labourer working at the lowest level of urban employment . |
| 15 | A confidential US Defence Department report had concluded that China 's sale of missiles to Saudi Arabia [ see pp. 36254 ; 36312 ] had been the result of a decision taken at the highest level of government to confront the USA in the Middle East . |
| 16 | Village elders voted at the lowest level instead of constituents and determined representatives to vote at the next highest level . |
| 17 | ( Employees must maintain their houses in good condition , make every effort to sell at the best price and receive company authority before accepting an offer . ) |
| 18 | Her letter came at the wrongest time . |
| 19 | Begin to add the warm distilled water , drop by drop at first , to the oil and wax , beating with a rotary whisk , balloon whisk or an electric food mixer set at the lowest speed . |
| 20 | The proportion of allowances paid at the highest rate ( in ‘ haute montagne ’ ) in 1981 was only 5% ; 78% in the ‘ montagne ’ zone and 16% in the ‘ piedmont ’ zone . |
| 21 | Despite losing so heavily , Edinburgh tried hard to play enterprisingly and in scrum-half Crombie , possess a player with the ability to perform at the highest level . |
| 22 | Not too great a challenge right now , but a development programme to build up confidence , the ability to play at the highest level . |
| 23 | These were that the maximum speed of flights was to be reduced from 835 kmph to 778 kmph and that the amount of time permitted at the lowest level of 75 metres was to be cut from 28 to 15 minutes , with the rest of the flight being made at no lower than 150 metres . |
| 24 | The increase in carp-scaring activity around the banks has forced the carp to feed at the greatest distance from the activity , and the angler who can cast the furthest , within reason , stands the best chance of success . |
| 25 | Official figures out yesterday indicated that British consumers saved at the lowest rate for 31 years while living standards actually declined 0.6 per cent between the first and second quarters of the year . |