Example sentences of "[noun sg] be [art] [adj] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Std Error ; this is the standard error of the beta estimate and the lower this figure is the better the estimate of beta . |
| 2 | THE scene is the same the world over in dark alleys or dimly-lit streets . |
| 3 | The bobby is the same the world over . |
| 4 | Some adjectives — notably superlatives , comparatives , and ordinals — appear to give a grammatically acceptable result when they occur in predicative position accompanied by an article : ( 16 ) Larry 's answer was the rudest Waddington Junior was a third [ e.g. boy caught cheating ] the rat was the other [ e.g. animal which solved the maze ] Analogous sentences with most adjectives would be quite ungrammatical , even though it would sometimes be easy to see what the sentence " ought " to mean , as in the first case of ( 17 ) for instance : ( 17 ) Larry 's answer was the rude [ e.g. out of those we received ] a red coathanger was the noticeable The reason for these facts is , ultimately , that the superlatives , comparatives and ordinals are unlike other adjectives in being inherently restrictive , and always presupposing what we may call an extraction set , within which the restriction is exercised . |
| 5 | ‘ Dirt 's the same the world over I 'd a thought . ’ |
| 6 | The White Paper was the first the public had heard of the discussions on full employment policy since the Beveridge report . |
| 7 | I heard this on my way home ( from playing ) on Sat afternoon … that the game was the best the commentator had seen . |
| 8 | The resulting debate was the first the parliament has held on green issues . |
| 9 | Police said the house , at Little Chart , was isolated and a prime target for burglary , but could not comment on reports that the break-in was the eighth the home-owner had suffered . |
| 10 | There is an implicit extraction set just as much in ( 21 ) — and in ( 16 ) — as in ( 20 ) : ( 21 ) Gustav 's chauffeur is the sanest the lady in the fur hat was ( the ) first In structures like ( 21 ) the extraction set is often given explicitly by means of a noun , but if not — as here — then it has to be derived from the context . |
| 11 | Yes , gentleman , the problem is the shorter the period , the less chance you have of getting a measurement which is necessarily representative of a general trend . |
| 12 | Many hearing people assume that sign language is the same the world over . |
| 13 | Employers with pay policy enables mothers to return to work and pay for quality child-care , can be of great benefit in an area where there 's a high proportion of single parent families or families where the mother is the major the breadwinner At a company offers equal opportunity regardless of race , colour or sex , heightens the feeling of self-esteem and potential of individuals within minority groups and this self- esteem can be catching . |