Example sentences of "[noun sg] [pers pn] [verb] [prep] the [adj -est] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To cover her confusion she enquired after the latest entertaining village gossip from Lucy , who was prone to whiling away hours at the ante-natal clinic in deep conversation with fellow village wives . |
| 2 | In standing out for true sportsmanship on the field Mr Chapman , loyally backed by his players , set a standard which has raised the sport he loved to the highest level , and has won for him the gratitude of sportsmen the world over . ’ |
| 3 | It is up to each one of us , he wrote , at every point in our lives , to decide how much order and how much disorder , how much discipline and how much freedom we need for the best realization of our project of the moment , even though that project may turn out to be flawed or even utterly mistaken in the short run , of course I am only talking about the short run , he wrote , in the long run , as I have already said , both success and failure are quite without meaning , the notion of meaning is quite without meaning . |
| 4 | Do yourself and the community a favour by taking the rusty iron and junk you find to the nearest litter bin . |
| 5 | At least , that 's the feeling I get at the best of my poetry-reading moments . |
| 6 | Week by week we read of the latest opinion polls on this or that . |
| 7 | So if you 're going to employ an assassin and you 're a mean skinflint you pick on the lowest of the low to do your dirty work . |
| 8 | He dropped what luggage he had into the nearest garbage receptacle and then , ignoring the ticket windows completely , headed over toward the phones . |
| 9 | Hugh did n't wake as she lay down on top of the sheet beside him and before dawn she fell into the heaviest sleep she had enjoyed that holiday . |
| 10 | But locals are incensed at the suggestion they live in the poorest served community in England . |
| 11 | Apparently he was quite charming , but as the basis of his charm seemed to rest upon the un-startling stratagem of addressing every female he encountered by the fullest possible version of her name ( so that every Julie became a Juliana , every Dot extended to a Dorothea , all Marys became Mariana , Sues Susanna , etc . |
| 12 | Suddenly in the spotlight , Arab-Americans are torn between the urge to stress their loyalty and the alarm they feel about the latest turn in Middle East events . |
| 13 | With a wicked wink he ducked into the nearest cubicle , safely out of reach . |
| 14 | How can you achieve the finance you need at the cheapest cost ? |
| 15 | Seasonal style Great ideas for Christmas decorations READERS ' HOMES MICROWAVE MAGIC We test for the best CHRISTMAS COOKERY Festive dishes with a difference WINTER GARDENS How to breathe life into yours |
| 16 | As one satirical poem put it : " Though of Passive Obedience we talk like the best , " T is prudence , when interest sways , to resist " . |
| 17 | If the buses came as far as Clifton Road it would be alright but any further away and people would have practically walked into town by the time they got to the nearest bus stop . ’ |
| 18 | By the time he got to the oldest , a tiresome socialite friend of his mother 's , he started : ‘ I do n't think much … . ’ |
| 19 | For a time he puzzled over the best title . |