Example sentences of "is [art] [adj] [prep] [art] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Don Wilson is the best of the homegrowns .
2 After a year of One Over The Eight , ( ‘ Kenneth Williams is the best of the genre , ’ wrote Robert Muller in the Daily Mail ) Ken left the cast and his part was taken over by Kenneth Connor .
3 Nevertheless as an introduction it is the best of the bunch .
4 Pachysandra terminalis is the best of the bunch .
5 In all this was a very enjoyable day recording the programme and what pleased me even more was the producer Chris Eldon Lee 's comment in a letter that he wrote to tell me when it was to be broadcast ‘ We have kept the Bishop 's Castle Railway till last as it is the best of the bunch ’ .
6 I have followed the fitter directive but I am not convinced it is the best for the vehicle — should n't engine oil be used for engines and gear oil for gearboxes ?
7 Without doubt this is the best for the Shrewsbury - Aberystwyth line for many a long year .
8 The golden variety of the Orfe is the most commonly available and is the best for the pond , due to its bright colouration making it easy to see .
9 ‘ Our goalkeeping coach , Alan Hodgkinson , has no doubt that Schmeichel is the best in the country , ’ said Mr Ferguson this week .
10 There really is something to celebrate as the new hospital opens — its consultants say it is the best in the country — with a standard of care and treatment equalling that in private hospitals combined with the facilities to continue pioneering research into skin disease .
11 With his amazing current shut-out record , Schmeichel has confirmed boss Alex Ferguson 's opinion that he is the best in the game .
12 ‘ Their defence is the best in the League , particularly their two centre-backs , and that is a vital part of a side which will win the League , ’ said Harford .
13 ‘ Their defence is the best in the League , particularly their two centre-halves , and that is a vital part of a side which will win the League . ’
14 The air of general ‘ unexcitement ’ lifts , however , in the chapter which , to me , is the best in the book , ‘ Roll your own ’ .
15 The challenge now for the egg industry is to communicate this message to consumers ; to look forward to the 1990s with confidence in the knowledge that its product is the best in the world — not to waste time and money on the constant examination of its collective navel and on cries of ‘ not fair ’ .
16 The Empire 's artillery is the best in the world and its manufacture and maintenance are controlled by the Emperor himself .
17 The eminent novelist and philosopher Iris Murdoch was asked in an interview in 1982 " What do you think of other forms and media , such as television ? " and I could not agree more with her reply which was " People say that British television is the best in the world but there is so much violence and such a lot of it is so terrible .
18 French cooking , Victorine asserted : is the best in the world !
19 Venetian water is the best in the world , ’ Lucenzo claimed expansively .
20 I hope that , as a result , the French will eat a great deal more of our lamb , which is the best in the world .
21 Charles [ I ] said that the English climate is the best in the world .
22 Karen 's is the best in the world .
23 We saw him in action in South Africa for the World XV in 1989 and the guys who faced him said he is the best in the business . ’
24 ‘ Fash is the best in the business as a target man , ’ says Kinnear .
25 Certainly the people I got to know during my fifteen months on the sports circuit for the Sunday Correspondent readily confirmed my own impression that McIlvanney is the best in the business .
26 is the best in the business and graces the office with a dignified professionalism .
27 Remember Ma Christie , our Norwegian Pathfinder , who wondered at how his crew just happened to appear as though from some mystique of chance ; how Middleton said in effect " my crew is the best in the Command … leave them be or I return to the Main Force " .
28 ‘ Our kind is the greatest of the birds that fly in this land , ’ she explained .
29 Williams added : ‘ We have looked forward to coming here and found English rugby , on and off the field , is the greatest in the world in terms of organisation and attitude . ’
30 So all you pay is the fifteen for the lock and .
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