Example sentences of "[adj] [prep] the [adj -est] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Having recognized that form is a reflection of the underlying energy pattern and that it interacts with it , it is possible for the best sites to be found . |
| 2 | If we 're going to go in and make a positive impact in certain parts of the region , erm then both my staff and myself and our colleagues who are working in the arts in the region have got to pull even harder together to make sure that we can make the partnership between us bureaucrats and the artist really be as effective as possible for the broadest range of the community . |
| 3 | Although he believes the Labour vote is firmer than that of the Conservatives , the cautious conclusion in his camp is that , in the range of possibilities , a Labour majority government has a slight edge over Labour as the largest party in a hung parliament . |
| 4 | Therefore , perhaps Labour as the largest anti-Protection party , should be allowed to govern . |
| 5 | Davies still looks to Labour as the likeliest carrier for such ideas . |
| 6 | Yamaichi economist Neil MacKinnon said : ‘ The polls suggest we will have a hung parliament , with Labour as the biggest party . |
| 7 | All the Argentines adored him and nicknamed him Señor Gracias because he was so grateful for the smallest favour . |
| 8 | One must be grateful for the smallest grain of humour from the Germans . |
| 9 | ‘ Darling , you always were more than grateful for the smallest things that anyone did for you , but in future you 'll be able to turn to me . ’ |
| 10 | But visiting his garden , you 'd search in vain for the finest blooms destined for showing . |
| 11 | Bertrand Russell complained that he spent his first year at Cambridge looking in vain for the cleverest young men in the world who , he had been assured , were there . |
| 12 | Flood prevention work has just been completed , and the houses stayed dry through the wettest October on record . |
| 13 | Seeming to be merely speckles and punctures at first , actually they were tall as the highest trees . |
| 14 | But he has already said to employees and investors that the option he finds most attractive is keeping IBM intact as the biggest , and hopefully mightiest , firm in its industry . |
| 15 | The mints must be hard and dry for the best results and some produce , as I have seen , impressive flashes . |
| 16 | Thirty pupils from Lark 's Rise primary school were given a green tour of the store to see how they protect the environment , but Laura , Gregory and Rose were clear about the best part of their day . |
| 17 | Choose fruits in season to make our mouthwatering sorbet , and make sure your vegetables are really fresh for the tastiest ratatouille |
| 18 | Although she continued to knit , and sat upright , it was thus that she felt herself ; and this self having shed its attachments was free for the strangest adventures . |
| 19 | The mystery of the missing Master Sergeant kept them all embarrassed for the best part of a year . |
| 20 | ‘ I still regard my win in last year 's Derby on Dr Devious as the greatest , thrill of my racing career , ’ he told me . |
| 21 | The highest life of the unit is only attainable through the fullest life of all . ’ |
| 22 | And still it seemed right still it was free of the slightest tinge of shame . |
| 23 | The most interesting of the latest batch comes in Decca 's ‘ Historic ’ series and includes performances from the earliest days of LP . |
| 24 | When you have added what is necessary , pour half-a-pint of the sweetest cream over it . " |
| 25 | For those unfamiliar with the latest manifestation of Sodom and Gomorrah stateside , AIDS is just what its name says : a collection of illnesses which invade the bodies of people whose immune systems can no longer cope . |
| 26 | The wages structure has proved extremely rigid with the lowest decile of the distribution being at around two-thirds of the median wage , as Table 3.19 shows . |
| 27 | The best practice in , sometimes in M and E is , is quite different from the best practice in the |
| 28 | One wonders whether this can be the same nation which had gained for itself the reputation of being a stolid , pipe-sucking manhood , unmoved by panic or excitement , and reliable in the tightest of places . |
| 29 | The question ‘ Have you thought through the basis of your faith ? ’ is for many people almost inseparable from the best books they have read dealing with the heart of faith and understanding . |
| 30 | Where information is adequate from the poorest nations it points to a close relationship between poverty , underdevelopment and the spread of AIDS . |