Example sentences of "[adj -est] [noun] [noun prp] [verb] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I think Troon was the greatest Arnold Palmer has ever played in his life . |
| 2 | He is the finest King Portugal has ever seen ! |
| 3 | It was the longest weekend Shiona had ever endured . |
| 4 | A House are the finest band Ireland has ever produced . |
| 5 | She wore the strangest shoes Carolyn had ever seen . |
| 6 | The sound of the door to the Robemaker 's Workshops closing , was one of the worst sounds Nuadu had ever heard . |
| 7 | It was thick and heavy and very large across his narrow shoulders , but it was the finest jacket Frankie had ever seen , and it belonged to him . |
| 8 | One of the largest televisions Kate had ever seen dominated one side of the room , its VCR with a cassette just waiting to play . |
| 9 | A middle-aged man with corn-coloured hair and the bluest eyes Willie had ever seen was sitting on a stool milking one of a handful of cows . |
| 10 | Apart from waiting in the queue it was the shortest business Ruth had ever encountered . |
| 11 | The dawn light flooded the sky , now clear and translucent , broken by one long finger of the brightest orange Christina had ever seen . |
| 12 | On another occasion he went to the extreme of adulation , describing Mosley as the greatest man God had ever created . |
| 13 | Facing out towards the sea and the cold north light were the largest windows Alexandra had ever seen , huge soaring panes of glass reaching from the terrace to the guttering below the slates . |
| 14 | The result was a pair of lace-edged , calf-length black tights , very stretchy and very shiny , topped with a dramatic beaded blouse — the fabric was black silk and the beading multi-coloured and dangling — as well as the highest heels Belinda had ever worn . |
| 15 | The dockside was the busiest place Ruth had ever seen in her life . |
| 16 | Their faces and arms were covered with the biggest freckles Willie had ever seen . |
| 17 | Some twenty minutes later , after a climb up the biggest hill Charlie had ever seen , one that literally took his breath away , they entered the barracks of Edinburgh Castle . |
| 18 | The matron was one of the biggest women Elinor had ever seen ; her neck seemed sunk between strong shoulders , and her red hands hung from beefy arms . |
| 19 | Whether I 'll be remembered as the most pompous , hard-to-get-along-with person they 've ever come across , because I stand up for what I believe in , or as the best athlete Britain 's ever had , which I think will be the case , I 'll always be remembered . ’ |
| 20 | I set out to be the best athlete Britain has ever known and I 've achieved that . |
| 21 | ‘ I set out to be the best athlete Britain has ever known and I 've achieved that . |
| 22 | His Excellency has been one of the best Ambassadors Spain has ever sent us , and his very dear wife has given him so much support . |
| 23 | It was at TMcL that he first met his one and only ‘ accountancy ’ hero , James Dowling , the then senior partner — ‘ one of the finest men I have ever met and arguably the best accountant Scotland has ever seen ’ . |
| 24 | The best trip Paddy had ever done like that , because they were such a lovely bunch |
| 25 | ‘ The funniest nights Belfast has ever seen . ’ |
| 26 | Millfield was the largest house Ruth had ever seen . |
| 27 | This has to be one of the slickest cars Japan has yet made . |
| 28 | When it came into focus once more — the unmistakable beat of a new life , amplified by modern technology — Faye 's face spread in the widest smile Belinda had ever seen . |