Example sentences of "[coord] [art] [adj -est] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At the line-out he 's not the tallest or the springiest jumper , but yet again he gets his hands on the ball , snapping up all the ricochets . |
| 2 | The meta-analysis was done with the statistical technique which gave either the highest p value for association or the lowest p value for heterogeneity ( Cochran 's method , Mantel-Haenzel method , Peto 's method , difference of rates , logarithm of odds ratio , Der Simonian 's method ) . |
| 3 | They were no more secretive or abashed than the soldier ants would have been , gnashing their way through anything that was organic , their collective mind unclouded by doubt , guilt or the smallest hint of compunction . |
| 4 | This is not , of course , the only or the first or the commonest use of the word ; we have borrowed it from people who believe in gods . |
| 5 | Nothing much could happen to her on a sunny September afternoon between here and the launderette , and Mrs Barakhda who ran it was a friend of hers , or the nearest Lili had to a friend . |
| 6 | When I did spot the kestrel , I would sit down on the ground or the nearest bench and gaze in amazement . |
| 7 | Before Trevithick 's invention and Stephenson 's vision and tenacity , the furthest most people travelled from home was the next village or the nearest town on market day . |
| 8 | The doctor in charge , the hospital managers or the nearest relative may discharge the patient , who has a right to apply to the Mental Health Review Tribunal within the first fourteen days of detention . |
| 9 | Specially trained staff interviewed the parents or the nearest relative of any study child who died . |
| 10 | Phone your GP or the nearest hospital casualty department . |
| 11 | We can imagine a departmental head in a local authority urging his/her staff to be the most efficient and effective , the most caring or the friendliest department . |
| 12 | Is this the moment of truth , he wrote , or the greatest temptation ? |
| 13 | The passenger lift stops outside the north-facing lobby to the Princess Royal 's ( or the eldest daughter 's ) bedroom . |
| 14 | The criterion of success in the project management game in Chapter 18 is not the greatest profit , or the highest return on capital , but the lowest quotation which produces a given return . |
| 15 | From the tenth to the thirteenth centuries , the abbesses were all from the imperial family or the highest nobility . |
| 16 | Hobson , a literal economist — ‘ imperialism ’ , or the highest form of capitalism . |
| 17 | Would this be the worst case scenario or the best case scenario ? |
| 18 | The honour of making the first speech may go to the best speaker or the best friend , providing your choice keeps as many people as possible happy ! |
| 19 | True art , or the best art , has a dialogic structure , many voices , and so has the good society . |
| 20 | But Paradox 4 , which Borland unveiled last August , proved that Windows does n't get all the best tunes — or the best development talent , or the greatest ideas , or the biggest bouquets . |
| 21 | what are the best exercises then or the best form of exercise to build up some ticker to build up the heart ? |
| 22 | or the best thing is they |
| 23 | Usually δ for a polymer is established by finding the solvent which will produce maximum swelling of a network or the largest value of the limiting viscosity number , as both indicate maximum compatibility . |
| 24 | This shows the simplest ratio of atoms of each element or the simplest ratio of the different ions present in a compound . |
| 25 | Arab voices recount the morning 's events : perhaps a Palestinian killed on the West Bank , or the latest tussle between Israeli and Palestinian delegations supposedly trying to make peace . |
| 26 | Also , try Richard Shops or the latest Country Casuals range . |
| 27 | As a housewife and knitting club member , she ‘ took the plunge ’ and opened Woolwork nearly ten years ago and Meryl reckons the success of the shop is due to Lena 's attitude of giving the same smiling service whether the customer wants a cone of yarn or the latest machine . |
| 28 | THE IMPROVER : The kids want a bicycle or the Beano annual or the latest computer game . |
| 29 | Should negotiating executives discuss the political scene or the latest art exhibition before getting down to business ? |
| 30 | They were shown videos of past plays performed in the department and offered the opportunity to watch Soviet television or the latest satellite language learning materials . |