Example sentences of "[art] [adj -est] [noun pl] [noun prp] " in BNC.
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1 | Jenkins is revealed as a master , unarguably one of the finest composers Britain has produced . |
2 | Facing out towards the sea and the cold north light were the largest windows Alexandra had ever seen , huge soaring panes of glass reaching from the terrace to the guttering below the slates . |
3 | One of the largest televisions Kate had ever seen dominated one side of the room , its VCR with a cassette just waiting to play . |
4 | One of the greatest difficulties Denis has faced over the years — and it has increased as the world has turned to harassing the smoker — has been how to keep awake through the after-dinner speeches without the benefit of a cigarette . |
5 | One of the greatest temptations Jesus ever faced was when the devil said to him , ‘ Here are the Kingdoms of the world ; they can be yours if you worship me . ’ |
6 | ‘ Bobby Peel was one o' the greatest bowlers England iver produced . |
7 | ‘ The funniest nights Belfast has ever seen . ’ |
8 | She wore the strangest shoes Carolyn had ever seen . |
9 | The sound of the door to the Robemaker 's Workshops closing , was one of the worst sounds Nuadu had ever heard . |
10 | A middle-aged man with corn-coloured hair and the bluest eyes Willie had ever seen was sitting on a stool milking one of a handful of cows . |
11 | The result was a pair of lace-edged , calf-length black tights , very stretchy and very shiny , topped with a dramatic beaded blouse — the fabric was black silk and the beading multi-coloured and dangling — as well as the highest heels Belinda had ever worn . |
12 | Birkenhead St Mary 's extended their lead at the top as the nearest challengers Sutton and Aigburth lost . |
13 | On the narrowest criteria Lord Bridge appears cosily to exonerate us all [ i.e. previous Home Secretaries ] . |
14 | The matron was one of the biggest women Elinor had ever seen ; her neck seemed sunk between strong shoulders , and her red hands hung from beefy arms . |
15 | Their faces and arms were covered with the biggest freckles Willie had ever seen . |
16 | But it is a powerful illusion , and attracts support from some of the best brains Cambodia has produced . |
17 | His Excellency has been one of the best Ambassadors Spain has ever sent us , and his very dear wife has given him so much support . |
18 | In The Possessed he becomes Stepan Trofimovich Verkhovensky ( hereafter Stepan ) , Peter 's father and one of the best things Dostoevsky ever did . |
19 | This project was identified by the recent Price Waterhouse study as one of the best opportunities BGS had to exploit its data and expertise . |
20 | Some might admit that they use the best vins de taille in their demi-sec Champagnes where the extra sugar content is likely to mask any defects which may appear , but every house naturally declares that all inferior vins de taille are sold . |
21 | A good idea is to get hold of the latest Windows PostScript driver . |
22 | Planning permission for a similar project was refused almost two years ago but in a 19-page report on the latest proposals Inverclyde 's director of planning and technical services , Tom Ridings , recommended approval in outline . |
23 | This has to be one of the slickest cars Japan has yet made . |