Example sentences of "[vb base] [prep] one [prep] the [adj -est] " in BNC.
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1 | By midnight it 's really rocking and on into the early hours of the morning we adjourn to one of the best discos in Faliraki , Set Disco , where 18–30 Social members can get special discounts . |
2 | Abu Sueir , was a pleasant station , well-established and well-run by one of the oldest group captains in the RAF , and the adjutant was none other than " Happy " Day or " Wings " Day perhaps one of the best known officers of the pre and postwar RAF , " Happy " was indeed a character much larger than life , and even today when I meet a fellow student from my course in the RAF Club , he related with tears streaming down his cheeks an incident when " Happy " was taking the course on rifle drill . |
3 | Helmut Rumbler has a private German collection of Rembrandt prints , while Hill-Stone are bringing a ‘ superb ’ impression of Dürer 's ‘ Nativity ’ ( Meder 2b ) , which they describe as one of the finest on the market for many years . |
4 | The area 's inhabitants suffer from one of the highest rates of asthma in the country , with well-above-average incidence of premature deaths from lung cancer and bronchitis . |
5 | In this chapter we deal with one of the oldest theories of power in capitalist societies . |
6 | Tension mounts as temperatures soar on one of the hottest days of the year . |
7 | Most visitors , ourselves included , trust instead to LAN Chile 's expertise , and arrive by one of the oldest 707s still in service . |