Example sentences of "[vb -s] [adv] [prep] the [adj -est] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That day still stands out as the greatest day in my football life . ’ |
| 2 | Although in that same table value for money stands out as the biggest area of dissatisfaction , only a minority of 16 per cent rated it negatively . |
| 3 | AN ADVERTISING campaign starts today in the latest phase of Strathclyde Police Force 's crackdown on knife-carrying and knife assaults . |
| 4 | It 's a special signal or you tune in , not to a certain frequency , but to Radio One and then wherever you go in the country it , it tunes in to the best transmitter . |
| 5 | For the person who appreciates the beauty of poetry , the path through ecstasy and the peak experience is easy to see and it leads directly to the highest mysticism , ending in release and beyond . |
| 6 | " Ham " acting shows up in the slightest twitch of an eyebrow . |
| 7 | Fire , which painfully heals and floridly creates out of the slimiest reek and chaos … |
| 8 | Does my hon. Friend agree that that approach contrasts greatly with the latest approach from Brussels , which is that international bodies should be involved in deciding even where we erect a front porch ? |
| 9 | My hair falls out at the slightest touch , sometimes leaving little bald patches . |
| 10 | A man stranded on a desert island builds a rowing boat and sets out for the nearest land . |
| 11 | Since this strategy works outwards from the highest scoring words , it is possible to show ( see Woods 1982 ) that islands always incorporate words which have a density score no greater than the words already in the island . |
| 12 | For these reasons it is the delightful little Concerto which comes over with the greatest conviction though the recording acoustic is far too resonant for the essentially intimate character of the writing ; and the sound in general affords too much prominence to the continuo which booms away in a far from discreet manner . |
| 13 | No sooner do you suggest a trad/rap crossover record be released than Brendan Shine comes out with the biggest load of crap to fall on this earth since Bros recorded their limited edition live L.P. ‘ Live From Mars ’ . |