Example sentences of "he [verb] [noun] [prep] the [adj -est] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The new WBC champion said he ranked Bowe among the best heavyweight fighters today , but was ‘ confident ’ he would beat him if the two met . |
| 2 | His custodial view of the bunker brooks no criticism and , in this light , he hold Nakajima in the highest esteem . |
| 3 | He preferred life at court to the hardships of campaigning ; he liked to deck himself in strings of precious stones and belts studded with priceless gems ; he wore clothes of the finest silk and from each ear lobe he hung a single pearl of remarkable size . |
| 4 | He bought politicians at the lowest level — and the highest . |
| 5 | Obviously he was then lucky that a lot of outstanding players began to come into the team at the same period , men like Richards , Greenidge , Roberts , Holding , Croft , Garner , and he had material of the highest class on which to work . |
| 6 | He supplied shops with the best quality wood which he bought cheap from sawmills ; he even sold sawdust to pubs and butchers ' shops to sprinkle on their floors . |