Example sentences of "he [vb mod] [verb] [prep] the [adj -est] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ He 's never been much of a man for dancing , not unless he 's drunk and then he 'll dance with the best of them . ’ |
| 2 | Paradoxically , though , Roxburgh observed that Jess , who he favourably compared with a young Kenny Dalglish , had ‘ become an internationalist ’ at Ibrox by proving he could function at the highest level . |
| 3 | He kept a set of bags packed inside the door of Downing Street , so he could escape at the earliest opportunity to the grouse moors or trout streams . |
| 4 | He wanted , from his own point of view , as much as he could get of the best of both worlds . |
| 5 | Then , if there was no more work to be done that day , he would hide behind the biggest chair in the sitting room and play with his toys . |
| 6 | Thus if he hears someone say ‘ Shut the door ’ he will look towards the nearest door available for being shut . |
| 7 | Being small , slim and nimble , he can squeeze through the smallest of open windows . |