Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb pp] [prep] the [adj -est] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The potentiometer is a stable cermet multi-turn type to allow the high resolution setting required at the highest sensitivity . |
| 2 | Driving pleasure allied to the highest levels of passenger comfort provide Safrane — Renault 's new executive challenger with the credentials for a major assault on the UK market . |
| 3 | This he had learnt from Ann herself , who had forecast the sex of both babies by means of a golden ring suspended by the longest whisker of a white cat . |
| 4 | The enormous main door of the house stood open , its metal-lined bulk held by the largest safety-chain he had ever seen . |
| 5 | Each request for assessment will be ‘ screened ’ by an experienced member of staff and a decision made about the best type of assessment to be offered , by whom and when . |
| 6 | Beyond this accumulation Belemnite chalk predominates , encroached upon by Micraster in one small patch between the railway line and the D9 north-east of the village and by sand noticed on the highest strip of vines south-west of Vertus . |
| 7 | As measured by Quetelet 's Index , the range associated with the greatest life expectancy and lowest death-rate is 20–25 . |
| 8 | The weight percentage retained on the coarsest sieve is plotted at the appropriate grain diameter , the sum of weight percentages retained in the two coarsest sieves is plotted at the next finer mesh , the cumulative contents of the first three sieves at the next finer mesh and so on until the entire sediment has been accounted for at 100% . |
| 9 | said he now had a clear understanding that International was a large professional organisation with a product range tested to the highest level . |
| 10 | The 2.5 litre petrol engine fitted to the cheapest version is a mere toy by US standards but more than lusty enough to give the Wrangler real credibility against the Suzuki and Daihatsu offerings which inhabit this sector of the fast expanding 4X4 market . |
| 11 | The climate sensitivity , T 2x , solar forcing scaling factor , β , and percentage of the observed temperature variance explained for the best-fit simulations associated with the greenhouse-forcing-alone , greenhouse-plus-solar and solar-forcing-alone analyses . |
| 12 | The theme is redemption through battle and Aldrich 's raw , violent , magnificently acted movie shows how war relied on the worst instincts in men to achieve the best results . |
| 13 | Close inspection makes one marvel at the intricate perfection of nature opposed to the finest fashion houses . |
| 14 | What is more , when inflation is taken into account , the present middle-income earners have relatively less disposable income under the present higher tax rate of 60% than they did under the old regime of tax charged at the highest rate of 83% such is the falling-behind effect of tax allowances granted in recent years . |
| 15 | Each home , from the largest to the smallest , is equipped to the HIGHEST specifications , with careful attention paid to the minutest detail . |
| 16 | Moreover , the proportion of the tax paid by the richest tax-payers is greatest when the top rate is lowest . |
| 17 | The fastest man received a bottle of champagne compared to the fastest woman who got a bottle of wine for her efforts . |
| 18 | There is no spider to be seen it had of course retreated to the darkest corner it could find again . |
| 19 | The ‘ activity ’ is the name given to the longest unit , it relates to the mode in which the teacher and children are working at a particular point in the lesson . |
| 20 | A new attraction included in the latest edition is the Sealife Centre at Southend , featuring an underwater tunnel with dramatic views of sea creatures . |
| 21 | Two of the cast fainted and most of the rest repaired to the nearest bar . |
| 22 | TRAVELLERS face chaos next week because of a one-day strike called by the biggest rail union . |
| 23 | Many years ago I worked as a Time and Motion Study ( Work Study ) officer in industry , where the question was always : why ca n't all workers produce the output achieved by the best workers ? |
| 24 | We next compare the range of past variations in solar irradiance implied by the best-fit values of β with what is known from other sources . |
| 25 | Such a right should be made exercisable by notice given before the earliest date upon which an appointment may be made . |
| 26 | In New York the Dow Jones index of stockmarket prices fell 508 points to 1,738.41 on Friday 16 October 1987 , a decline of 22.6% — almost double the 13% per cent drop seen on the worst day of the 1929 stockmarket crash . |
| 27 | The main course should be a robust dish with a good rich sauce made from the finest ingredients ; crisp onions or shallots , a strong stock or glace de viande and , most important of all , good wine . |
| 28 | Contestants in fancy dress will be judged at 10.20 with a prize offered for the best outfit . |
| 29 | Stereotactic coordinates refer to the maximal activation indicated by the highest Z score in a particular cerebral structure . |
| 30 | The prospect of a man of fitzAlan 's size ever losing control , no matter what the cause , was enough to make any sane woman run for the nearest convent . |