Example sentences of "[adj] the [noun] [verb] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Black Wolf he was called , and there was nothing he would not do to make the Russian Empire the greatest the world had ever known . |
| 2 | Oh the ducks yes ducks that 's right the ducks had better watch out or they 're gon na get run over . |
| 3 | The inconvenience which this causes can normally be reduced only by delaying the binding of serial parts until they can be considered to be no longer ‘ current ’ , or by ensuring that the time which they spend off the shelves ‘ at binding ’ exceeds by as small a margin as possible the time required physically to bind them . |
| 4 | Anyway , etlprky the mole has now done the decent thing and walked before being given out , so hopefully that 's the end of the matter . |
| 5 | And to coincide with the temporary exhibitions , LACMA is showing its own new Cezanne , ‘ Sous-bois ’ ( c. 1890 ) , a large oil purchased last year for a multi-million-dollar sum believed to be the largest the museum has ever spent on an acquisition . |
| 6 | L M Ericsson Telefon AB has a $470m contract for Groupe Speciale Mobile equipment from Mannesmann Mobilfunk GmbH : the contract covers infrastructure , services and telephones and is the largest the company has yet received for mobile phone kit . |
| 7 | The rush of mergers and acquisitions in America in the 1980s was not the largest the country has ever known . |
| 8 | The 12,000 crowd expected in Sheffield will be the largest the Coopers have ever played in front of but the publicity that would accompany Olympic success for Great Britain could make Ian into hockey 's first Gazza-figure . |
| 9 | In response the USA had denied New Zealand access to military intelligence , the preferential purchase of equipment and participation in joint military manoeuvres ; in August 1986 the US had additionally imposed the ban on ministerial-level contacts and formally suspended its obligations to New Zealand under the ANZUS treaty , the tripartite defensive alliance between the US , Australia and New Zealand [ see pp. 35457-58 ] . |
| 10 | But in 1980 the play acting suddenly became real . |
| 11 | By the time it published the first issue of its bulletin , STOP , in February 1980 the DUC had effectively changed from being an information and research group into an opposition group , as the bulletin made clear : ‘ After investigation into the hazards related to uranium and its by-products , the DUC feels that since uranium can not be mined safely , exploration should cease . ’ |
| 12 | After this the law became increasingly convoluted as the courts tried to escape the rigours of a rule which meant that the court had to make a finding in favour of one party or the other . |
| 13 | If you are interested in the current thinking on this the RCN has recently published a useful document Specialities in Nursing . |
| 14 | prior to 1972 the MCA had strictly forbidden member firms to use executive search when recruiting for their clients . |
| 15 | Nearly half the respondents had also received a talk from another member of staff . |
| 16 | More than half the wives have now left Britain . |
| 17 | By the time I got there half the house had already burnt down . |
| 18 | Analysts estimate that up to half the monies owed currently go uncollected . |
| 19 | I 'm afraid the tide has now turned , and er , this negotiation will have to come to an end . |
| 20 | Since 1979 the Government has vastly increased the resources available to the NHS . |
| 21 | By the time we got back in 1979 the CPRS had already changed beyond recognition . |
| 22 | A Sotheby 's New York spokeswoman declined to say how much the company had already spent on the treasure over the last two years but acknowledged that it had been ‘ very , very expensive ’ . |
| 23 | Telling Joffre how serious the situation had now become , de Castelnau requested authorisation to go to Verdun himself , armed with plenipotentiary powers , to take whatever measures he felt necessary . |
| 24 | Were glad the guidance has finally arrived , however we feel it 's a pity it could not have been more accurate ’ . |
| 25 | The Cambodian venture is the most ambitious the UN has ever attempted . |
| 26 | The Gunners are now 12 points ahead of struggling Leeds and after six league wins in a row it is little wonder the bookmakers have again cut their odds as title favourites to just 5-4 . |
| 27 | In 1859 the tsar intervened personally to prevent church leaders from consigning Belliustin to a monastery in the White Sea . |
| 28 | For their Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 the Government has fastidiously chosen from the menu of options offered by Philips only those dishes that it thought the most palatable . |
| 29 | If the tool has be lying idle for some months it is likely the charge has partially drained , so it is a good idea to regularly use these tools . |
| 30 | At nine-thirty the soup had all evaporated . |