Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] it [prep] the [adj -est] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I only meant it for the best . |
| 2 | From seven in the morning he 'd sit there with the thing pressed to his ear ; to preserve the batteries and to avoid alarming the guards , we always set it at the lowest volume . |
| 3 | It is a resort proud of its fascinating heritage which once placed it among the wealthiest of trading republics — rivalling both Venice and Genoa . |
| 4 | It seems that the evolution of his remedy preparation was fuelled by the desire to create , not only , a highly dynamised remedy but also to give it in the smallest dose ( quantity ) possible to effect a curative response . |
| 5 | It was released in December 1945 , to an overwhelmingly positive critical response that praised its ‘ maturity ’ and ‘ realism ’ , and also hailed it as the latest success from the Coward/Lean ‘ team ’ , which had , during the Second World War , produced three notably successful films , namely In Which We Serve ( 1942 ) , This Happy Breed ( 1944 ) , and Blithe Spirit ( 1945 ) . |
| 6 | In fifty millesimals , when you are sure that the organic destruction has been checked , you can administer the same remedy in the centesimal scale : you can now use it without the slightest aggravation , the patient can be cured . |
| 7 | Very deliberately , Ricci slowly rotated it into the best position for nut-cracking . |
| 8 | He had watched her apply a smear of eye-black below her lower lashes , then dust it with the palest face-powder until her eyes appeared extra large and dark-rimmed . |
| 9 | If you want to grill fast , for instance , turn the control to the large flame symbol ; slow , then turn it to the lowest flame symbol . |
| 10 | If two subversives want to meet and pass unnoticed , then do it in the smartest , most exclusive hotel in Geneva . |