Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb past] [to-vb] [adv] the [adj -est] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She moved stealthily down the hall to the kitchen , her hearing sharpened by fear as she strained to detect even the slightest movement in the old house . |
| 2 | ‘ Said she wanted to find out the latest angle on the police battle against drugs . ’ |
| 3 | Failing that they had to trudge down the nearest side streets with their suitcases , knock on doors at random asking whether they took theatricals . |
| 4 | He seemed to have not the slightest interest in what she was saying . |
| 5 | I do n't think he was fitted for the job as it seemed to bring out the worst in him and his language used to become very picturesque . |
| 6 | Next , he began to wonder why the best he could hope for in a Welsh shirt was the occasional entrance as substitute . |
| 7 | Nor had she ever seen such a dress on anyone over the age of thirty , but seeing it , she had to admit that it did not even look bizarre : it was a pale purple smock , waistless and bustless , with long , much-buttoned sleeves , and yet it managed to give only the faintest , most delicate air of Bohemia . |