Example sentences of "[to-vb] [adv] [prep] the [adj -est] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Inside , I was barely able to stand upright at the highest point , for I was head and shoulders taller than my sinister host ; and it did not escape my notice that the roof at its highest point was infested with cobwebs , in the corners of which sat large square spiders . |
| 2 | But she just looks at me pityingly , like I was behind the times and needed to catch up with the latest ideas . ’ |
| 3 | The statement reported the summit 's decision to establish a " special commission to consider the suggestions of the countries on the key aspects of co-operation within the CMEA framework and to work out in the shortest time drafts of new fundamental CMEA documents " . |
| 4 | to pass ahead of the foremost part of another moving motor vehicle , being a vehicle proceeding in the same direction wholly or partly within that area , or |
| 5 | to pass ahead of the foremost part of a stationary vehicle on the same side of the crossing as the approaching vehicle , the stationary vehicle having stopped to accord precedence to a foot passenger |
| 6 | ‘ to pass ahead of the foremost part of another moving motor vehicle , being a vehicle proceeding in the same direction wholly or partly within that area ’ This phrase means that the offending vehicle or part of it must pass ahead of a slower moving motor vehicle travelling in the same direction . |
| 7 | ‘ to pass ahead of the foremost part of a stationary vehicle on the same side of the crossing as the approaching vehicle , the stationary vehicle having stopped to accord precedence to a foot passenger ’ This phrase is the alternative offence to point number 6 and means that the offending vehicle or part of it must pass a stationary vehicle as opposed to a moving motor vehicle in point 6 . |
| 8 | Each Holy One has , in turn , asked us to listen within to the purest guidance that is our entitlement . |
| 9 | When a colleague had some treatment , a tape was played and he was made to look up at the highest point of the ceiling . |
| 10 | ‘ First , because other insurers have intermediaries who are forced by competition to look around for the best price . |
| 11 | and rowing for gold all this week will be the best oarsmen … young and old … from all over the world as the royal regatta takes off on the Thames at henley … we 'll be on the water tomorrow night to look ahead with the fastest school crew in the country |
| 12 | The pathologist and the Detective Sergeant had not been over-eager to react to his suggestion to go straight to the highest authority . |
| 13 | While it might be to your advantage to do so at the earliest opportunity , there is nevertheless no legal urgency for you to make the journey other than at your convenience . |
| 14 | Generally , however , anyone wishing to buy or sell listed shares will want to do so at the best price obtainable and for that purpose to use the facilities of The Stock Exchange instead of himself seeking out a willing counterparty . |
| 15 | Each month we have a pair of Saucony shoes to give away for the best letter on a running issue . |
| 16 | We 've got what amounts to a lifetime 's supply of Crystal Clear airline to give away to the best idea for making the most of your free filter matting . |
| 17 | Each month we have a pair of Saucony Shadow 5000 shoes to give away to the best letter on a running issue . |
| 18 | Not only are the most disadvantaged on the receiving end of most crime , argues Harrison , they also have to put up with the heaviest police presence . |
| 19 | Companies cluster together anxious not to miss out on the latest developments and the growing pool of scientifically-skilled labour . |
| 20 | Even on the premier franchises , the marginal operator is likely to compete only at the best times while the franchisee is left to operate the full seven day service . |
| 21 | Client areas may be keen to be at the leading edge in the use emerging technologies , often for all the best reasons , but sometimes to keep up with the latest toy . |
| 22 | Harry Hawke recalls that it was the aim of skinhead devotees of this music to keep up with the latest releases and consequently white-label , i.e. pre-release , copies of records were the mark of a skin who knew his music . |
| 23 | If you work in the EFL profession , it is in your interest to keep up with the latest developments in the field . |
| 24 | The course machinery was also increasingly sophisticated , and was supposedly superior , and the Club was obliged to keep up with the latest ideas , as both members and staff expected it . |
| 25 | BRITAIN 'S struggle to climb out of the worst recession since the 1930s has seen Ministers return to the old ‘ belt-tightening ’ rhetoric of more than a decade ago — a move less than popular with Liberal Democrat Steve Cawley . |
| 26 | Companies therefore began to compete strongly for the best staff , wooing them with better salaries , conditions of work and career development opportunities . |
| 27 | On the other hand there will be a greater onus to shop around for the best home for whatever spare cash you may have . |
| 28 | Unless something is done , dealer margins will continue in free fall and the customers will continue to shop around for the best price in the belief that service is universally lousy , and that 's in nobody 's interest . |
| 29 | As Britain 's largest electricity maker , NatPower has to shop around for the cheapest fuel available . |
| 30 | It was now becoming increasingly clear that the French were determined at least to hold on to the richest party , namely Cochinchina : or at least this was the unmistakable objective of the new French High Commissioner , the implacable Admiral Thierry d'Argenlieu . |