Example sentences of "[vb pp] of the [adj -est] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They symbolized all the money that was around , the flamboyance expected of the richest nation on earth . |
| 2 | Hewlett-Packard currently looks by far the best placed of the biggest manufacturers to come out as the winner in the 1990s — but then three or four years ago , that was being said about DEC . |
| 3 | The praise lavished upon Henry V by his contemporaries , by no means all English , is indicative of the admiration accorded to one whose hold upon his men was such that , for a while , those parts of France under English control were freed of the worst excesses committed by soldiers . |
| 4 | It felt tight and hot in spite of being made of the softest combed cotton . |
| 5 | Sarah Hare , the youngest daughter of Sir Thomas and Lady Elizabeth Hare of Stow Bardolph , Norfolk , was very specific regarding the simplicity of her grave-clothes and coffin , making her wishes abundantly clear in her will of 1743 : ‘ … my coffin to be made of the best Elm lin 'd with a thinn lead with a flap of lead sawder 'd down over me , not to have a nail or any ornament that is not absolutely necessary , except a plate with my coat of arms and with this inscription : They that humble themselves shall be Exalted . ’ |
| 6 | There were bracelets and anklets of great weight and solidity made of the purest gold . |
| 7 | She was small , delicate , like a goddess made of the finest porcelain . |
| 8 | a yellow boater , made of the crispiest wafer , |
| 9 | In the morning Bicker was ill-tempered when he was told of the latest addition to the company , but Ratagan was pleased . |
| 10 | Tourism attraction operators in Cheshire will be told of the latest developments in home and overseas marketing at a forum this month . |
| 11 | It is very important that we recognize the possibility of accepting the best features of comprehensive schools while getting rid of the worst , remembering with reasonable humility that the schools were introduced in the first place as experimental , and that all the trial and error may not yet be over . |
| 12 | By evicting smelly plastic items ( see p 174 ) you have already got rid of the worst de-gassers . |
| 13 | Then she ran her fingers through the long strands of her hair , getting rid of the worst of the tangles and flicking it back from her face . |
| 14 | Gaston , however , disposed of the latest invaders and then commemorated his double success over the heathens by incorporating into his portal the figures of two Saracens in chains and oriental costume , to be seen still hunched submissively at the foot of the central pillar of the doorway as if having to bear all its weight . |
| 15 | She neither bowed nor smiled and the words were grave but her eyes , he thought , seemed to gather all that was left of the best of the sun . |
| 16 | 1820 Alter all the labour of " obtaining pint and choppin standard measure out of Stirling castle , which have been proven & marked by the Dean of Guild of Stirling as correct , some of members of this meeting ventured to say that these jugs are composed of tin , and easily dimpled , whereas they are composed of the strongest sheet copper tinned within to prevent corrosion . |
| 17 | The dinner table and chairs are elegant yet comfortable , and you can be assured of the finest tableware and crystal for meals at home . |
| 18 | It sometimes happens that , after tenders have been submitted , tenderers are advised of the highest figures and either are asked to submit , or themselves insist on submitting , an even higher one . |
| 19 | Keeping informed of the latest international research and developments in the field is easy if you take out a subscription to Applied Linguistics . |
| 20 | Where intensive negotiations on a proposal are under way in Brussels , Parliament may be informed of the latest developments shortly before the critical Council — thus placing a new reserve on the proposal even if an earlier draft has previously been cleared — but if a compromise satisfactory to United Kingdom interests emerges , the minister will wish to agree , and to make his peace with Parliament later . |