Example sentences of "that [pers pn] was the [adj -est] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am very proud that I was the highest scorer for Darlington for many years . |
| 2 | He always wore a gown , he beat boys whenever he thought it necessary , he did not need to assert that his was the best school in Wales , if not Britain . |
| 3 | When she looked at him through her veil her fears vanished and she thought that she was the luckiest girl in the world . |
| 4 | Club honorary secretary Chris Mountain said that it was the best start to a season he had seen the team make . |
| 5 | I did , and came to the conclusion that it was the best sauce for lobster ever invented ; and it is extraordinary that it has remained for so long buried in the cookery books . |
| 6 | Nick 's friends wrote that it was the best party they had ever been to , a truly unforgettable occasion . |
| 7 | They were in total agreement that it was the best thing for both sides that Isabelle should go . |
| 8 | I said a large mug of strong , sweet tea would do the job and she agreed , adding that it was the best thing ‘ after a shock ’ . |
| 9 | Liz had giggled , before explaining that it was the eldest son , Ross , who now ran the family business — consisting of two merchant banks and many companies both here , in England , and abroad . |
| 10 | The winter of nineteen forty was extremely bad , in fact most people say that it was the worst winter of the war . |
| 11 | Much as we longed for another child , and overjoyed as we were that we were to have another daughter , we both said that it was the hardest thing we had ever done , to see a lovely young mother say goodbye to her daughter . |
| 12 | It was depressing to think that he was the closest friend that the old man had , and it stirred all the usual guilt feelings — should have gone to see him more often , and so on . |
| 13 | When he defected to Benetton last year after just one outing , his old boss Eddie Jordan still charged him £150,000 compensation per Grand Prix race for the privilege of confirming that he was the nearest thing to Ayrton Senna since , well , Ayrton Senna . |
| 14 | I thought when I first saw Mr. Belville at the masquerade that he was the finest gentleman I had ever seen . |
| 15 | His attitude was that he was the greatest gossip writer on Fleet Street and only the best was good enough for his column . |
| 16 | It is not merely that there are portraits of him at every turn , for there are almost as many of Inglis , nor could it be claimed that he was the greatest lawyer , for he had many rivals for that title even in his own generation , yet it is beyond argument that he was the most influential advocate ever to walk the floor of Parliament House . |
| 17 | Mr. Warp obtained this P–59 by the fact that he was the highest bidder at a Government scrap sale ! |
| 18 | His successor as curator , Arthur T. Bolton [ q.v. ] , claimed that ‘ it is no disrespect to his distinguished predecessors in that office to assert that he was the best curator that ever held that position of trust ’ , an opinion that was shared by ( Sir ) John Summerson , who succeeded Bolton . |
| 19 | Still , nobody mentioned that Levi was dominating the USPGA Tour , or that he was the best player in America at the time . |
| 20 | When he retired in 1971 his manager , Mr Barrett said that he was the best digger driver they had ever had . |
| 21 | Considering that he was the youngest player on the field at just 20 he had a memorable cap debut and seems destined to enjoy a lengthy career in Scotland 's senior squad . |