Example sentences of "[vb base] [prep] [art] [adj -est] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was the kingdom of the Franks which was to exercise most influence for the longest period of time . |
| 2 | Of course you always fear for the worst , but she was reunited with her child , ’ Ms Davis said . |
| 3 | ( a ) 25% to 50% of library users use the catalogue ; ( b ) students account for the greatest proportion of the user population ; ( c ) the catalogue is used predominantly for known-item searching and use increases with users ' educational level ; ( d ) public library users do more subject searching than academic library users . |
| 4 | Key resources are technical personnel and aircraft spare parts which account for the largest share of the maintenance budget . |
| 5 | The net result is that enterprises with some form of linkage to the global market now account for the largest part of the global production structure — in raw materials , manufactures and services . |
| 6 | Teachers ' salaries account for the largest proportion of education spending in all types of school , though this varies from around 70% in primary and secondary schools to 59% in special schools . |
| 7 | Dawn Adams and Ann Welsh received the Charles Whiteside memorial trophies for their 1500 displays , with the Norman Graves award for the best boys middle distance win going to Liverpool 's Paul Lamb . |
| 8 | But which of us , locked behind a desk or in a queue at the supermarket check-out , has not had an overwhelming desire to drop everything , run into the street , hail a passing cab and make for the nearest airport to catch a plane to anywhere ? |
| 9 | Journalists blame this on the fact that Mr Heseltine , David Mellor and the other ‘ dogs of war ’ who make for the best viewing concentrated on attacking Labour . |
| 10 | This is the operations base for the largest onshore oil field in Western Europe . |
| 11 | Did you know they always head for the warmest , softest parts of a person , parts like a boy 's teddy-tail , for instance . |
| 12 | ‘ I head for the nearest jewellery store , ’ she said lightly , ‘ which gives me all the more incentive to get this door open . ’ |
| 13 | Seasonal style Great ideas for Christmas decorations READERS ' HOMES MICROWAVE MAGIC We test for the best CHRISTMAS COOKERY Festive dishes with a difference WINTER GARDENS How to breathe life into yours |
| 14 | Stop for an Italian coffee at Mokafé or browse through the latest French novels in Tropismes . |
| 15 | Hint : go to your local music shop , plug into the biggest , loudest amp , play the intro to Stairway To Heaven and then follow it immediately with this one . |
| 16 | The best neo-Marxism has obviously benefited from its serious , though critical , encounter with the best modern social science ( Roemer , 1986 ) . |
| 17 | They would drive the fastest , most perfectly balanced cars , fly in the fastest planes , live cushioned by every facility purchasable by great wealth . |
| 18 | They used courts for private cases : divorced wives whose maintenance had not been paid , and heirs who thought they had been cheated , appear in the earliest court records ; they were plaintiffs and claimants whose position was weak in the traditional system . |
| 19 | This contrasts with a later theory which says that the split took place much earlier , say in the earliest Jurassic , if the two sub-orders did not evolve separately from primitive ornithischian stock . |
| 20 | Two barristers , Alistair Kelman and Owen Keane , say in the latest Information Security Guide that the battle against viruses is being lost because of their ability to reappear in new strains which are immune to known antidotes . |
| 21 | In tomorrow 's EADT we report on the latest research findings on pupil behaviour in Essex and why youngsters are being expelled from schools . |
| 22 | For those who prefer the familiar punchcard machine , there have also been plenty of advances and now we report on the latest of them , the Brother KH864 . |
| 23 | So if you really want to the best for you dog , give him a good rub down . |
| 24 | Rodney Marsh and Alan Parry commentate on the biggest thing in Boston since the Tea Party . |
| 25 | Nevertheless , as the table shows , we rank among the safest countries in the world . |
| 26 | THE NEXT MORNING , we consult our waterproof maps of the river , which detail the perils that lie ahead : ten rapids , including Granite and Hermit , which rank among the biggest in North America . |
| 27 | These jingle at the slightest touch on the head . |
| 28 | Motorways are dangerous enough place at the best of times . |
| 29 | This heavy gauge Chinese wok with wooden handle is 33cm/13in in size — large enough to toss the tastiest stir fry for the hungriest family . |
| 30 | This is not to suggest that all , or indeed any , should be discarded ; if England have to go for maturity and hope for the best , so be it . |