Example sentences of "[art] smallest [prep] [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The stints are the smallest of the waders , and these two species have fairly similar plumages of streaky brown with paler underparts . |
| 2 | Now a blue-grey merlin , the smallest of the falcons , hurtles across the heath . |
| 3 | On the smallest of the islands a shelduck couple cosily cuddled . |
| 4 | Selwyn was the smallest of the colleges of the University , also its students lived in , and during my three years the number of students never exceeded 150 . |
| 5 | Lesley rummaged in the depths of her calf handbag for a matching key-case as they crossed at the lights , and flicked out the smallest of the keys on the bunch it contained ‘ You wo n't mind waiting a minute for me ? |
| 6 | INVESTORS in South Wales Electricity — the smallest of the distributors — are laughing all the way to the bank . |
| 7 | My husband kicked it in the chest and it flew off but returned shgortly after and attacked the smallest of the dogs pinning it against a stile |
| 8 | By far the smallest of the utilities is Timekeeper which needs just 13K . |
| 9 | Étréchy is the smallest of the premiers crus , its two tiny patches of vines situated north-west of the village , on gentle south and south-west-facing slopes , at an elevation of between 170 and 180 metres . |
| 10 | He had twice been badly wounded and was still hobbling around with a stick when he was given command of Fort Vaux , the smallest of the forts ringing Verdun but crucial to the defence of the important Fort Souville . |
| 11 | That is why the smallest of the herbivores , Thomson 's gazelle , lives on fruit , which is very nutritious but too thin on the ground to support a larger animal . |