Example sentences of "and [verb] [prep] the [adj -est] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We have a mission to widen access to higher education and to teach and research at the highest possible level . |
| 2 | The following groups were banned in December : the German Alternative ( DA ) , with around 350 members and regarded as the fastest-growing far-right group ; the Nationalistic Offensive ( NO ) , with around 140 members based in Bavaria and Saxony ; and the Alliance of German Comrades , with around 60 members based in the northern port of Wilhelmshaven [ see p. 39208 for banning of Nationalist Front in late November ] . |
| 3 | ‘ If I feel the situation warrants it , I can arrange to get him lifted off by helicopter and flown to the nearest civilian hospital . |
| 4 | The target 's circular to shareholders must disclose purchases and redemptions made over the period commencing 12 months prior to the offer period and ending with the latest practicable date prior to the posting of the document . |
| 5 | Thwack — the ball soared into the air and dropped into the nearest empty hole . |
| 6 | These procedures thus allow errors to be established and corrected at the earliest possible time . |
| 7 | Having been closed out of the Pentium/NT market until the chip appears , Corollary Inc is back dusting off its 80486/Unix technology and enhancing its Cbus 1 product , making it meaningful for 486DX2s , adding 1Mb of cache at each CPU and going with the latest symmetric APICs . |
| 8 | Something similar has started appearing on British television , so if they have to be shown surely the details could be kept to a minimum and shown for the shortest possible time . |
| 9 | Though she was stiff and slightly sore , the tension that had made her talk too much , drop things , and jump at the smallest unexpected noise had completely disappeared . |
| 10 | In the early eighteenth century the Piggot family decided to modernize their humble and rambling seventeenth-century manor and called in the best local builder , perhaps from Stanford in the Vale , a rather grand village displaying much architectural refinement . |
| 11 | In-depth articles on the Company itself and reporting on the latest innovative trends from the design studio , all form part of their activities . |
| 12 | It is organising the service , delivering high-quality care and using manpower and finance to the best possible effect . |
| 13 | Richard Walter Jenkins Junior was to dine with the Duke and Duchess of Windsor , yet keep the common touch , be courted by Presidents and praised by the greatest Prime Minister of the century . |
| 14 | He considers taking an early flight because it is the quickest , doubts whether it will give him time to prepare and settles for the quickest later flight ; he wants to be bothered with as few suitcases as possible , starts packing the biggest he has , finds the lock broken and chooses another . |
| 15 | A family with a rounded flat disk covered by small imbricating plates amongst which the centrodorsal and primary plates usually distinct ; the radial shields small , length less than half the radius of the disk , well separated from one another ; the jaw broader or as broad as long ; usually one sometimes two apical papillae flanked by 5–7 oral papillae on each side the distalmost slightly curved and extending beneath the largest oral papilla just proximal to it , it is possible that this distalmost papillae is part of the second oral tentacle pore ; the adoral shields large and wing-like ; the oral shield large , rounded triangular or arrow shaped , usually longer than broad ; the arms long and slender ; the dorsal and ventral arm plates well developed and contiguous at least proximally ; the tentacle pores moderately large each armed with one or two flat leaf-like tentacle scales ; usually three times long , erect arm spines , equal in length to two arm segments . |
| 16 | I particularly liked Mountain Equipment 's Skye reversible pullover with its microfibre shell , though if you want one with a hood , look for Berghaus 's Reversible Fleece Jacket , made of Polartec 200 and covered with the latest Japanese microfibre fabric ; a highly functional garment . |
| 17 | Since 1914 millions of Russians had been on the move — four to five million away from the advancing armies of the Central Powers ; at least twelve million fleeing into exile during and after the Revolution ; the largest land army in the world manoeuvring , dying , and deserting from the longest front-line in history — to give the major examples alone , with very approximate numbers . |
| 18 | to be designed , developed and maintained to the highest achievable standards of data processing , subject only to resource constraints ; and |
| 19 | In the first a company or industry discerns the need for a new product or product range , develops markets and sells to the widest possible market . |
| 20 | The documentation of procedures is drawn up by discussion and consultation with all relevant laboratory staff , the aim being that all procedures are fully reproducible and conducted to the highest standard attainable . |
| 21 | If your Mob is armed with bows , crossbows , or other missile weapons , then this turn it will halt and shoot at the nearest other Orc or Goblin Mob . |
| 22 | She found it in her pocket , and hurried to the nearest public telephone . |