Example sentences of "it [was/were] a most [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was a most uncomfortable meal . |
| 2 | It was a most fruitful involvement and I can never be grateful enough for what I learned about the long history of Burma and the Buddhist culture which was woven into the life of the people . |
| 3 | It was a most curious experience — spiritual , really , ’ he said , speaking formally and rather quaintly . |
| 4 | So it is thanks to you for coming to these events and thanks to all who contributed to the organisation for between you all it was a most successful day . |
| 5 | It was a most successful party , and the only person who failed to enjoy it was the one for whom it had been given . |
| 6 | I listened with great attention to the right hon. Gentleman and agree with my hon. Friend the Member for Honiton ( Sir P. Emery ) that it was a most disappointing experience . |
| 7 | It was a most crucial moment . |
| 8 | Few or no other routes were available and so it was a most logical decision to opt for the sporting escape . |
| 9 | It was a most impressive performance by the 25-year-old Lahore left-hander in only his third Test appearance , all his 205 runs made on the first day before an understandable concentration lapse . |
| 10 | Judge Donald Herrod , told him : ‘ It was a most serious offence of its kind . ’ |
| 11 | Whatever the reason , it was a most serious problem . |
| 12 | I thought that it was a most helpful question . |
| 13 | ‘ It was a most improper story ! ’ she said angrily . |
| 14 | It was a most enjoyable afternoon … . |
| 15 | Africa proved to be a paradise where Mr Sandy could pursue his favourite hobby of birdwatching : ‘ It was a most enjoyable tour from the birdwatching point of view because you can see more species in one day in Africa than you can in a year in Scotland . ’ |
| 16 | But at least it was a most beautiful morning and St Luke 's Day , the heart of the Indian summer , as Baldwin noted . |
| 17 | It was a most attractive room , she thought , liking the simplicity of its amber-coloured carpet and comfortable modern furniture . |
| 18 | It was a most secret place . |
| 19 | But it was a most risky strategy . |
| 20 | All in all it was a most satisfactory exercise . |
| 21 | Whether this provided any dating evidence I can not remember , but at the bottom of this deposit was an earlier pavement which proved to be of much greater interest , as it was a most unusual pattern of a scroll of trumpet-shaped leaves . |
| 22 | It was a most painful period altogether , and Ronald Duncan has described how Eliot , on his return from hospital , recounted in vivid detail the operation and its consequences . |
| 23 | Yet it was a most unlikely vehicle which took him to his first truly national conquest : a cart . |
| 24 | ‘ It was a most unlikely scenario , ’ he writes . |
| 25 | Members all agreed it was a most popular choice . |
| 26 | It was a most unpleasant sound . |
| 27 | God knows , it was a most desolate place . |
| 28 | It was a most pleasing picture . |