Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb past] [pron] [prep] the [adj -est] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I rated him as the best British droll comedian we had . |
| 2 | Okay , tell me , " I said , and I stiffened myself for the worst . |
| 3 | He said it 's my fault ; but I did it for the best . ’ |
| 4 | I had no money , and she helped me over the worst times . |
| 5 | She told him about the latest developments from Zurich while dressing the wound , filling him in on the backgrounds of Hendrique and Milchan as well as relaying Philpott 's instructions . |
| 6 | ‘ At last Bertha managed to reach some big , sweet-smelling myrtle bushes , and she hid herself in the thickest bush . |
| 7 | She sat him in the biggest chair , the one he always hid behind , and looked deep into his eyes . |
| 8 | Our canvas stretcher-beds were quickly drenched with blood , because we used them for the worst wounded — the others had to be laid on the tiled floor . |
| 9 | He lived down Gypsy Lane with his two sisters , he was a single man you see and my father and mother lived here and my , they not only mended shoes but they made them and er course naturally , you know , well of course Needham was n't as big as it is now but they made them for the best people , if that , if that 's the right , not the right expression say , but er but you know what I mean er and er and he , you know , all his life you see he did that and then one day he had a shock because his er , what would you call him colleague , he , he died suddenly in the night . |
| 10 | They advised me of the best route to take home — and by the best they meant the most fun , not the quickest . |
| 11 | The surprise here is that they did it with the best , very purest intentions , poor lambs . |
| 12 | They found you in the snow and they carried you to the nearest shelter . |
| 13 | He flung himself on the nearest sofa . |
| 14 | No hearts were going to be broken , he told her with the frankest face , if he were to run off with a Protestant and have a dozen kids . |
| 15 | He told us about the longest race in Norway ; he had taken part and had done very well , finishing very close to the front of the ‘ amateur ’ racers ( as opposed to those who race dogs for a living ) . |
| 16 | He took her to the biggest house , whose womenfolk she knew well . |
| 17 | He thought it about the stupidest remark he 'd ever made — and so did she by the look on her face . |
| 18 | He treated her with the greatest courtesy , concerned that she should not be tired , or bored ; that the holiday should be nothing less than perfect . |
| 19 | I 'm sure he meant it for the best — I always told you , he means well — but I have to admit , he 's not an easy man to talk to . |
| 20 | He turned instinctively against the wind , or nearly , for that way was easiest to control and fortunately it took him towards the greatest darkness . |
| 21 | He had nothing but the highest praise for you , sir . |
| 22 | The blue eyes regarded the world with the slightly cynical assurance of a man accustomed to getting what he wanted when he wanted it by the simplest of expedients , that of paying for it . |
| 23 | " But Comrade Alice , " he reproved her in the gentlest way , " it is important . |