Example sentences of "he [adv] [verb] [prep] the [adj -est] " in BNC.

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1 He finally slumped against the nearest crate and stared at the dimpled area around the bung .
2 He still trails behind the greatest points-scorer of all , Australian Michael Lynagh .
3 He always looks for the best in people or in any given situation .
4 Lutyens was brought up at Thursley in Surrey and developed a great love for that county 's local styles and materials , although he also built in the grandest of manners .
5 Then , against the advice of all , he embarks upon a final desperate attempt , which he later describes as the worst mistake he ever made .
6 From the terms in which he subsequently refers to the longest of the fragments , we can confirm that " The Greek State " represents a short-lived attempt to widen the scope of a book whose central concern with tragedy was already determined .
7 Palace always had good quality wing-halves before and after Nick Collins , but he certainly ranked among the best of them .
8 Only at the end of a very long career did he occasionally depart from the highest standards of restrained good taste .
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