Example sentences of "[noun] for the [adj -est] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In 1984 , queues formed outside privately-run hairdressers for the latest fashion in ‘ perms ’ . |
| 2 | Of course , the real reasons for the biggest joke played by Britain 's voters on the pollsters since 1970 were more complicated . |
| 3 | Tomorrow , she would go to the finest jeweller in London and sell the gems for the best price she could get . |
| 4 | Rearing and plunging through bravura passagework and revelling in every opportunity for the richest variety of voicing and texture , he makes the many years since the work 's first performance roll away . |
| 5 | It 's filled with supersafe play equipment that 's paradise for the bravest of young adventurers ( 12 years and under ) and it stays open every weekend through the winter . |
| 6 | CCG HAS soared to new heights by securing the catering contract for the tallest building in the City of London , the National Westminster Tower . |
| 7 | Isaiah Berlin has pointed to the uncertainty in Marx 's attitude to this ‘ the most central of all the concepts of his system ’ and to his failure to reconcile the two views he expresses : the one , that in unalienated labour there is perfect freedom for the fullest realisation of human potential and happiness ; the other , that ‘ the need for this minimum of toil is an inescapable fact of physical nature which it is mere Utopianism to hope to conjure away ’ . |
| 8 | As an actor myself , I wanted a part , too , but there is n't a speaking part for the best man at a wedding ceremony . |
| 9 | MAKE : BMW MODEL : 520i SE AGE : 1990 ( H-Reg ) MILEAGE : 28,000 PRICE : £14,500 FOR the sleekest , sexiest saloon shape on the road , it 's hard to beat the BMW 5 series . |
| 10 | They were used to seeing 3 × 80 oz. bottles put in with too much colour and a ‘ hope for the best ’ attitude . |
| 11 | just pushing it in and hope for the best |
| 12 | Stick yourself in the general direction of Manchester , and hope for the best ? |
| 13 | What I 'll just get on with my jibe and hope for the best . |
| 14 | In the second half Giannini again created the best moment , first intercepting a pass , then setting up Serena for the clearest chance of the match . |
| 15 | This is a significant change for the fastest growing mission organisation in Britain . |
| 16 | A more dramatic change for the youngest family member came in the new year . |
| 17 | The Category D Winner for the best individual effort in achieving targets and developing new markets was Nicholas Hutchinson Regency Marine Limited . |
| 18 | We have 20 copies for the best replies to the following question : How many DJs does it take to change a lightbulb ? |
| 19 | Plans for the biggest private housing development in Europe finally got the go-ahead this afternoon . |
| 20 | As the Republic seems set to qualify for America , they are drawing up plans for the biggest television sports blockbuster ever . |
| 21 | If so write and tell me all about it — I 'll be sending a bottle of Moet & Chandon Champagne for the best letter ! |
| 22 | Here well-dressed factory representatives show up once a week and sell their goods at 30 per cent discount to wholesalers who then sell them to people like Marta — but not before a hard haggle for the best deal . |
| 23 | That is almost £500 below the minimum subsistence level for the poorest people in our society . |
| 24 | They suggest the sorts of function an area might be involved in , and some degree of localization is possible by varying stimulation sites and finding the one that produces the largest response for the lowest level of stimulation . |
| 25 | After his car windscreen was cleaned five times in half an hour , Mel Smith has had enough … to write a hilarious sketch for the latest BBC series of Smith And Jones . |
| 26 | It 's going to make a try for the fastest Atlantic crossing . ’ |
| 27 | The local chamber of trade sponsors an award for the best-dressed shop window , and everyone from supermarkets to building societies and banks — even firms of solicitors ( another traditionally humourless lot ) — joins in . |
| 28 | An Alton rider also shared the award for the fastest composite team , with M. Tuero of Alton CC and M. Sparkes and Antelope Racing recording 53 mins. 04 . |
| 29 | NMW is launching a new award for the silliest job title in Britain ‘ to demonstrate the degree to which posing has penetrated many companies , at the cost of performance ’ . |
| 30 | ‘ Brighty ’ earned the Golden Boot award for the highest scorer in Division Two in 1987–88 , in which he hit 24 goals , and his efforts in the following promotion term , in which he played in every match , took him into the select group of men who have netted over 50 League goals for our club . |