Example sentences of "[vb base] at [art] [adj -est] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These jingle at the slightest touch on the head . |
| 2 | Motorways are dangerous enough place at the best of times . |
| 3 | The foot-army from Levenmouth is coming up through Glen Farg and expects to cross the Earn at the nearest main ford and march to their friends here at Scone . |
| 4 | The prose does the work , the illustrations interfere at the worst and supplement at the best — so much for pictures in the classroom . |
| 5 | ‘ Which does n't go far beyond maim , raze , kill at the best of times , if you remember , ’ Rosheen said . |
| 6 | So even at ten and a half percent rejection , if you look at the latest figures , it costs you thirty pounds a month for an Eagle Star low-cost super super-duper endowment , but at the end you 're only going to replace your money , if you 've got erm the ten and a half growth rate , ten and a half percent , which is unlikely i in current circumstances . |
| 7 | Indeed , even honesty is a mere legal concept now , rather than a moral one , as they undertake to hide important information from us in order to borrow as cheaply as possible , while they lend at the highest practicable rate . |
| 8 | Though she was stiff and slightly sore , the tension that had made her talk too much , drop things , and jump at the smallest unexpected noise had completely disappeared . |
| 9 | You know at the slightest wobble |
| 10 | The most brightly coloured parts of the sea slug , which therefore attract most attention , are the papillae — hair-like structures which grow from their backs and which have arranged on their surfaces groups of stinging cells known as nettle-cells or nematocysts , which explode at the slightest touch , discharging a barbed , whip-like structure . |
| 11 | Independent soft-commission brokers regard it as an acceptable method of payment so long as they deal at the best price . |
| 12 | Your wife should contact your tax office , or call at the nearest local office , and ask them to arrange to open a set of records for her . |
| 13 | As General Manager Edward Clarkin explained : ‘ We offer meals children will eat and enjoy , yet we aim at the healthiest types of food . |
| 14 | 53 per cent of school leavers leave at the earliest opportunity — 16 . |
| 15 | Certainly , the greed factor has ensured that when players fail at the highest level , the knife will just not be delivered , but twisted with venom |
| 16 | ‘ Some of the flashier knocker boys have huge houses in the best parts of Hove , drive expensive cars , drink champagne and eat at the smartest restaurants in town . |
| 17 | And I assume that 's what it would amount to , since you flinch at the slightest touch of my hand . ’ |
| 18 | In the partnership agreement itself it should perhaps not be made too easy for partners to leave , though in practice , of course , an unhappy or unsatisfied partner is a liability whom the firm will usually want to see depart at the earliest convenient time . |
| 19 | The prose does the work , the illustrations interfere at the worst and supplement at the best — so much for pictures in the classroom . |
| 20 | The enlargement of the EC had , quite simply , come at the worst possible time so far as global economic conditions were concerned , and did not bring the dynamic improvements that had been hoped for . |
| 21 | Split at the highest level ! |
| 22 | How can you achieve the finance you need at the cheapest cost ? |