Example sentences of "[pron] [prep] the most [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I seem to remember being told that the latest policy is to turn water cannon on the nurses ; that does not strike me as the most helpful approach . |
| 2 | Given that the men in our sample spend an average of more than 43 hours a week at work ( ie half their waking life ) , it 's hardly surprising that job satisfaction is the one factor mentioned by more than half of them as the most important thing in their lives ( see table , opposite page ) . |
| 3 | The most remarkable thing is the way in which someone from the most privileged home in the land should strike a chord with those from the most deprived backgrounds . |
| 4 | This targets them towards the most important part of the prey , where they can do most damage with their first contact . |
| 5 | Evidence has been put before me of the most unusual arrangement come to , in relation to a possible ability of the parents to buy the property at half the sitting tenant valuation . |
| 6 | It 's a favourite because it reminds me of the most exciting part of political campaigning : the roadshow . |
| 7 | He has a very clear perception of his domestic priorities and of the international troublespots which as the most powerful nation in the world he must have an interest in . ’ |
| 8 | Not only had he transformed the political situation among the western Saxons but he had also established himself as the most powerful ruler in southern England . |
| 9 | For all his wayward impulses and the much documented erraticism of his '80s career , this contradictory figure has — through cunning , imagination and sheer force of will — constantly reassessed and reasserted himself as the most focused member of the old guard . |
| 10 | Perhaps his greatest contribution to the arts was his key role as a pioneer photographer and photographic instructor , establishing himself as the most accomplished artist turned photographer of his generation . |
| 11 | Each is eager to present himself as the most qualified man to head off protectionist measures and to restore Japan 's good name , which lately has been looking a little tarnished . |
| 12 | Mayne quickly established himself as the most exceptional officer in Stirling 's rapidly expanding SAS force , which became the 1st Special Air Service Regiment in September 1942 , with Stirling in command as lieutenant-colonel . |
| 13 | Thus did T'sao rid himself of the most able man in his enemies ' camp for no greater price than the life of a condemned man . |
| 14 | Rather as one might almost unconsciously adjust the position of a book to get the best light from a bedside lamp without ever really thinking of angles and directions , so must the tiger get himself into the most appropriate location vis-a-vis the three-dimensional world of scents known to both himself and his normal prey . |
| 15 | At Liverpool he turned himself into the most powerful preacher in all England . |
| 16 | It depends on the fact that standard effects are events which in the most fundamental sense can be explained . |
| 17 | He gave his brother a quick glance , then arranged himself in the most comfortable-looking chair in the room . |
| 18 | In 1983 gas , coal and nuclear power accounted for 16% , 9% and 1% respectively of energy demand and it is gas which is establishing itself as the most significant oil alternative . |
| 19 | The eagle was so evidently , so ferociously beautiful ; one would have thought that it could have impressed itself upon the most unwilling beholder . |
| 20 | In addition the network installer will be able to advise you on the most efficient energy use for your home . |
| 21 | A carefully described church tour takes you around the most spectacular church architecture . |
| 22 | Our mountains have survived for millions of years , bearing witness to a history of violent , volcanic activity , glaciation and erosion , but ironically it 's the invention of the internal combustion engine and lightweight waterproof clothing that has put them under the most severe pressure yet . |
| 23 | When we finished the tour , we ended up in the same place and he comes back to me with the most beautiful guitar I 've ever seen — handcrafted in under a month ! |
| 24 | Two weeks later , however , Michael Thomas scored his stunning last-minute Championship-winning goal at Anfield to provide me and thousands like me with the most intense moment of our lives . |
| 25 | It draws together all the elements we have so far discussed — multimedia databases , online and videoconferencing — combining them into the most complete form of online communication ever devised . |
| 26 | It saw its function not to produce curricular prescriptions but rather ‘ to extend the range of possibilities open to teachers , and to provide them with the most detailed research evidence on which their judgement can be exercised ’ . |
| 27 | ‘ Now you are forcing me into the most obvious remark of the week : I only do what I want — within our poor human limits . |
| 28 | This school was the one with the most positive process score in our earlier study : it achieved good results for all its pupils despite a relatively poor balance in its intakes , and this seemed to reflect a very positive and cohesive ethos , supportive of academic attainment for all children , combined with a clear concern for their other needs . |
| 29 | One from the most recent period , 1984–90 ( case 10 in table III ) , was included in the Black report but with the year of diagnosis given wrongly as 1983 instead of 1984 . |
| 30 | A baby tethered one in the most relentless way , even a mother who was lucky enough to be able to leave her infant in the hands of others . |