Example sentences of "[adj] be [adj] [conj] [adv] the " in BNC.

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1 ‘ Howard , ’ he says , ‘ I think this is far and away the subtlest , most exciting … zaniest … most realizable , wittiest , sexiest … most lovable White Paper that I have ever set eyes on . ’
2 The heat capacity of this is negligible and so the term Cvessel in equation ( 5 ) can be ignored .
3 This is acceptable when only the family are around , but when we have guests , embarrassing situations can arise .
4 A further point to note is that the extreme left-hand columns in both table 6.4 and table 6.5 are empty and additionally the extreme right-hand column in table 6.5 is empty ; this is because these ‘ extreme ’ realizations occur only in the inner-city areas .
5 Each new kind of medium is likely to have its own built in obsolescence whether deficiencies these are inherent or merely the result of replacement by newer and more efficient technologies .
6 The time was approximately 12.30am and all was quiet when suddenly the door handle rattled .
7 ‘ There was n't a ha'porth of prejudice in him — except that the Welsh were marvellous and especially the Welsh-speaking Welsh and most particularly those from Pontrhydyfen and most of all the Jenkins family .
8 If there is a local one , then that is far and away the best place to go , otherwise there is no avoiding a postal order .
9 But you see the thing is , that 's true but sometimes the way they deal with it , they deal with it say eight weeks , so which makes it what ?
10 The crash of 1974 was far and away the biggest since 1929 .
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