Example sentences of "[vb infin] [prep] the [adj -est] [noun] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | Once again Charles was astonished how easily Malcolm would fall for the oldest cons in the business . |
| 2 | New studies will search for the tiniest blips in the microwave background . |
| 3 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 4 | We have put in a lot of hard work to get our cricket back to a level where we can compete with the best sides in the world . |
| 5 | But whatever reservations Moscow may have about the latest changes in Budapest , Mr Gorbachev must be aware that the old party would have been annihilated in next year 's elections . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | The best treaty will aim for the smallest loss in world welfare . |
| 8 | Then , if there was no more work to be done that day , he would hide behind the biggest chair in the sitting room and play with his toys . |
| 9 | The village primary school has already told her parents she can go into the youngest class in September , a month before her fourth birthday . |
| 10 | But there were no flights , so I said , ‘ Look , mate , we 're never going to have this amount of money and time again , let's go to the best place in the world for birds — Peru . ’ |
| 11 | Tomorrow , she would go to the finest jeweller in London and sell the gems for the best price she could get . |
| 12 | LEEDS UNIVERSITY must surely rank at the worst venue in Europe . |
| 13 | LEEDS UNIVERSITY must surely rank at the worst venue in Europe . |
| 14 | If the Liberal Democrats were to get their way , it would amount to the biggest change in our system of government since the 1832 Reform Bill . |