Example sentences of "[pron] [modal v] [verb] [prep] the [adj -est] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Aborigines who were with me , and of whom I must speak in the highest praise , for the readiness with which they rendered me their assistance , affirmed , upon learning the nature of my pursuits , that they had come to meet me . ’ |
| 2 | I tell myself I must prepare for the worst . |
| 3 | Yeah I might , I mean I might I might go in the best ones I can get . |
| 4 | I 'll arrange for the best possible care . |
| 5 | The King had decided I would stay in the largest available building , just outside the city gates . |
| 6 | There was therefore no longer any reason for or point in hesitation ; and I said that if I were the choice that I would respond to the best of my ability … |
| 7 | ‘ But I 've made it with United and now I want the chance to show what I can do at the highest level of all . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ I had one season in the old First Division with Portsmouth and it 's great to get another opportunity to show what I can do against the best in the country . |
| 9 | However , it is Wales that I can paint with the greatest freedom . |
| 10 | I can assert of the oldest tree in the park ( if there is such a tree ) that it is an oak , but I can also say of the sentence " The oldest tree in the park is an oak " that it means the same , or that it expresses same thought as , say , its French or Chinese translation , irrespective of whether it says anything true . |
| 11 | Typical , for nationalized industries , is the requirement that accounts and other records be in ‘ a form which shall conform with the best commercial standards ’ . |
| 12 | Drinkers of wine , who would be affected by price changes , were a minority , as most Englishmen drank ale , the supply and cost of which would depend on the latest harvest . |
| 13 | Nevertheless , this hardback edition which will fit into the smallest of pockets carries historical reflections on Yorkshire cricket by Ted Lester and Anthony Woodhouse , and an immaculate and extensive records section . |
| 14 | The trick is to be fully aware of the range of conditions one is likely to encounter and then to select the clothes which offer the greatest versatility and which will cope with the harshest of these conditions . |
| 15 | And so we , we are in the process of setting up an online database computerized which would be accessible by not just branches , but individual erm health and safety reps for a fairly minimal affiliation which will tap into the latest information which will be updated er every three months and we feel that again that 's something in conjunction with , clearly with the unions in the city something that a trades council should be doing , something that raises our profile , explains to people what trade councils , what the trade union movement is all about and does it effectively using modern techniques and modern methods . |
| 16 | This model has a narrow suction face which can get into the smallest of gaps . |
| 17 | He is a representative who must act in the best interests of all his constituents . |
| 18 | To go on you must hunt through the hottest part of the day . |
| 19 | When you play for United you know you must perform to the best of your ability every week . |
| 20 | You should look for the biggest gap between waves , this will probably occur on a gentle slope of the beach , as on a steep part of the beach the waves will break closer together . |
| 21 | There are five positional patterns that can be played laterally up and down the fretboard and which relate to any major scale ( and its relative minor scale ) : you 'll start on the lowest diatonic note in each key and move up the fretboard to the highest comfortable form ( more on this later ) . |
| 22 | ‘ You 'll work with the finest talents in the business , ’ she 'd said earnestly , ‘ you 'll make oodles of money , and you 'll return to the States at the top of your profession . ’ |
| 23 | Behind that frank countenance of his lay a man who could fence with the best of them , she thought . |
| 24 | Tomorrow , she would go to the finest jeweller in London and sell the gems for the best price she could get . |
| 25 | He was the sort of man who would come to the worst possible conclusion . |
| 26 | Well you would stick in the cheapest one . |
| 27 | It means , according to , ‘ meeting the client , not just during a transaction but regularly to show an interest in the business and make the client comfortable , that while a lawyer is there primarily to earn a living he or she will act in the best interests of the business rather than in the best interests of the till . ’ |
| 28 | The arrangements for getting rid of rainwater are often skimped by builders who will put in the cheapest possible system — and not always install it properly . |
| 29 | Elsewhere in this issue you will read of the latest Economist survey of Britain 's survey of Britain 's Most Admired Companies in which we were placed third overall ; top in our business sector ; top in quality of management ; and second in our quality of marketing . |
| 30 | The village primary school has already told her parents she can go into the youngest class in September , a month before her fourth birthday . |