Example sentences of "[conj] [vb base] [prep] the [adj -est] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The penetrance ( probability of having the disease for given genotype expressed as P ( disease/genotype ) ) of the abnormal allele A' was almost the same for the liability classes above class 1 , being 0.26 in the heterozygote or homozygote for the highest incidence groups . |
| 2 | When comparing fractions some pupils may compare numerators only or select as the largest fraction the one which has the largest numerator and largest denominator . |
| 3 | But which of us , locked behind a desk or in a queue at the supermarket check-out , has not had an overwhelming desire to drop everything , run into the street , hail a passing cab and make for the nearest airport to catch a plane to anywhere ? |
| 4 | It is designed to display both dancer and dance to the best advantage from the audience 's point of view . |
| 5 | I dare n't disobey her , Miss Abbott — dare I , Aunt ? — because you see , my brother and I have been in her care since we were boys and stand in the greatest awe of her imaginable . ’ |
| 6 | They are deadly enemies of the camp of the local tyrants and evil gentry and attack without the slightest hesitation . |
| 7 | After breakfast John wanted to explore , so Nick drove Sara , Carla and peter into the nearest town . |
| 8 | While he talked to a girl , she would sit at the bar and talk to the nearest man . |
| 9 | She will be able to give you a great deal too , if you are prepared to open your mind to her memories and experience of life , realising the significance of her ‘ past ’ to your ‘ present ’ ; and when you understand that the old are by no means always on the receiving end of their relationships , then you are ready to assemble the love , time , patience and energy you have to offer , and decide on the best way of presenting them . |
| 10 | The following are all exercises in which you must look at phonetically transcribed material from different English accents , and decide on the best way to transcribe them phonemically . |
| 11 | The journalists gathered in knots to compare notes and decide on the best angle on the story . |
| 12 | And if you 're short of something to do , ’ he added , ‘ you could get on a bus and go into the nearest town . |
| 13 | She says ; I would say no and go to the nearest phone and tell them . |
| 14 | If you are still worried , then play safe and go to the nearest source of help . |
| 15 | After quenching her desire to see and experience new things , she was going to ask her boss for a transfer and move to the nearest city , where the office had its headquarters . |
| 16 | Other stories relate to a lost Atland or Atlan in these latitudes and concur with the latest finding in relation to the origin of the Aryan race . |
| 17 | I see the sign saying Welcome to Inverness just as I remember where I left the car and where I left from this morning and just before I turn and stamp to the nearest desk and demand in my highest dudgeon to be taken to Edinburgh on a charted Lear if necessary or limoed immediately to the highest-starred hotel within a reasonable radius for a free overnight dinner , bed and breakfast and unlimited bar tab . |
| 18 | SO NOW THAT WE 'VE DONE ALL THE PREPARATION , ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS PUT YOUR PIZZA IN THE OVEN AND TUCK INTO THE FRESHEST-TASTING PIZZA IN TOWN . |