Example sentences of "most [adj] [noun] [pron] could [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The most political job you could seek in a political party is probably that of chairman . |
| 2 | However , at the time the security of a large firm and a well known brand appeared to be the most sensible decision I could make . |
| 3 | ‘ He always won , ’ Beaverbrook said , ‘ he always beat me — the toughest and most unscrupulous politician you could find — cold , merciless in his dislikes . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ Billy was the most charming person you could imagine ’ , says Clifford Henderson of Partridge Fine Arts . |
| 5 | It would be equally grave if it had been a burglary charge but he was facing one of the most serious allegations you could make . |
| 6 | However , everyone else advised him to do it and it was probably the most catalystic thing he could have done at that period , although I had the feeling even if he did get a hit , it was something he could n't follow up because I knew the style of his writing . |
| 7 | The thought crossed her mind that perhaps they were burying her , and she silently shouted at herself not to think that , even though it was the most natural supposition she could make . |
| 8 | With his dyed hair , multiple earrings and parachute boots , he might present a formidable sight to some , but he 's one of the most amiable punks you could wish to meet . |
| 9 | Mick Daley : ‘ One of the most amiable punks you could wish to meet . ’ |
| 10 | In Britain , the verbatim parliamentary record of what is said in the Lords and the Commons is possibly the most trusted document one could find . |
| 11 | The most useful contribution he could make was to turn up on the right day in the right uniform , cut ribbons , and make cosy speeches . |
| 12 | As I 'm not a man , it turned out to be the most useful thing I could do . ’ |
| 13 | Instead she settled for the three most applicable adjectives she could think of . |
| 14 | But then between the fronds he saw a face , the most beautiful face he could have dreamed of or imagined , a still white face , with long gold lashes on pale cheeks , and a perfect pale mouth . |
| 15 | Gavin stuck his head out from under the duvet , giving me cause once more to marvel at the impressive way the lad 's shoulders merged into his head with no apparent narrowing in between ( this appeared to be the principal physical benefit bestowed by the game of rugby ; the acquisition of an extremely thick neck , just as the most important thing one could take to the sport was a thick skull , and from it an intact one still in satisfactory two-way communication with one 's spinal cord ) . |
| 16 | This is indeed ‘ a relatively radical conclusion ’ , for it removes one of the most important gains which could arise from an integration of Freud 's theory with sociology as such . |
| 17 | In the starlight , her sister 's colourless face seemed itself a pale round wafer of a moon , her expression , the anxious brows rising to meet each other , mimicked the moon 's own self-dramatising look of melancholy ; Caterina felt like snapping her fingers in front of her sister 's nose , or pinching her fat ribs hard , to wake her from her indulged state , but she restrained herself , and instead , in the most solicitous accents she could muster , coaxed Rosa into telling her the matter . |
| 18 | She had ground her way through part-time jobs and four years of medicine and two years of internship without complaining , without ever questioning her dream to help her fellow man in the most noble way she could imagine . |
| 19 | In 1897 Mr and Mrs Currer Briggs bought the most idyllic site they could lay their hands on and wrote to Mr Voysey the architect . |
| 20 | It 's the most damaging thing we could do to ourselves . ’ |
| 21 | To make this even more ridiculous , I decided to select the most unlikely container I could think of , so I opted for a supermarket plastic carrier bag . |
| 22 | Most of the Healthcare group asked if they could attend , and as Brenda says ‘ We ended up with the most romantic wedding you could wish for . |
| 23 | Against the farmed land , be damned , I thought , and let drive with all the most forceful arguments I could lay my tongue to . |
| 24 | To be a hero on the field and to aspire to the red jersey of Wales was far and away the most dashing thing you could do . |
| 25 | It was great fun , Jack Benny being one of the most astute performers anyone could meet . |
| 26 | The only means he has of doing that is by accepting new clause S. He will have to come up with very convincing arguments to persuade any Hon. Member that he can not accept it , but it is framed in the most uncontentious way anyone could imagine . |
| 27 | He said that money was no object — those were his actual words — and he wanted the most expensive teeth I could provide . |
| 28 | Pain was the most expensive thing you could buy . |
| 29 | How would you feel if you knitted yourself a nice little doll , out of the most expensive yarn you could buy , and spent the best years of your life working on it to make it as perfect as you could — then it suddenly got up and walked away and turned into something different ? ’ |
| 30 | ‘ You 're the most marvellous lover anyone could wish for . |