Example sentences of "[v-ing] his [adj -est] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Miles was silent , preoccupied with opening his latest piece of equipment . |
| 2 | His skill lies in representing his deepest feelings , not expressing them . |
| 3 | Sharma , backed by the Congress ( I ) , gained 64.78 per cent of the total votes of the electoral college ( which consisted of the elected members of both houses of parliament and the state legislatures ) , defeating his nearest rival , G. G. Swell , the BJP-National Front candidate who polled 33.21 per cent . |
| 4 | ‘ Trouble ’ being dirtying or tearing his best clothes , or kicking the soles off his school shoes in the field on the way home . |
| 5 | For example , Mr Lamont referred to the unemployed , expressing his deepest sympathy for them , and promising to do something to help . |
| 6 | This is another instance of the novelist promoting his dearest values by stealth . |
| 7 | Siward , the man who , had he , Thorfinn , been standing under that cross and issuing that challenge instead of a priest , would have had no hesitation in ordering his best marksman to smite him dead with his bow or his javelin . |
| 8 | All his favourite soloists appeared , many fronting his best troupes ; Amy Knott with the Forget-me-nots , Bessie as usual with the Troubadours and Maggie Rimmer and the new Rainbow troupe who slipped off during the run to do a couple of weeks at the London Pavilion and the Oxford , then returned to complete the season . |
| 9 | ‘ Afternoon , all , ’ said Jackie Tiptoe , leaning up against the cotton bale and grinning his sunniest grin . |
| 10 | He 's been writing his latest book there . |
| 11 | Bob learned to demand a bit less without confirming his worst fears . |
| 12 | During a seminar on recent advances in reproductive technology , a gynaecologist presenting his latest research put on the screen a slide of a woman 's uterus and said : ‘ This , gentlemen , is the battle ground . ’ |
| 13 | The official results of the May 11 contest were not expected until June , and then had to be endorsed by Congress , but , with an estimated 86 per cent of the votes counted , unofficial tallies showed Ramos leading his closest rivals , Eduardo " Danding " Cojuangco and former judge Miriam Defensor Santiago , by a comfortable but not extensive margin . |
| 14 | ‘ Come now , boy , ’ his father said , finally pulling his eldest son away , but not for a good half minute . |
| 15 | Again Evans felt disturbed : it was almost like a hangman measuring his latest customer for the drop . |
| 16 | Midfielder Sanchez blasted the only goal of a scrappy match leaving Norwich boss Mike Walker pondering his best line-up for the UEFA Cup clash with Vitesse Arnhem on Wednesday . |
| 17 | It made him feel better when he heard Smallfry mention the book , the special album in which they kept all the photographs of him wearing his best clothes and doing nice things . |
| 18 | He was wearing his best suit , which did not fit him at all . |
| 19 | He came up on the train for a few days , very nervous , wearing his best suit . |
| 20 | He was wearing his best suit . |
| 21 | Mum wore a pretty blue dress and Dad was wearing his best suit . |
| 22 | He fiddled with a piece of card he was carrying and glowered at the exit to the Customs hall as if he was expecting his worst enemy to come through the door . |
| 23 | This could be done by a local newsagent buying his nearest rival , or the local sole practitioner accountant merging with his only rival . |
| 24 | Now he is facing his toughest fight yet — back to fitness after suffering a fractured fibula and damaged ankle ligaments . |
| 25 | ‘ A pastor I knew used it as the basis of his final sermon , before facing his greatest fear . |
| 26 | D-DAY : Sam Hammam is facing his biggest test |
| 27 | President Gorbachev 's been facing his worst Mayday parade and the first one not to be completely controlled by the communist party . |
| 28 | On 7 August 1913 , flying his latest machine , Cody crashed at Farnborough ; he and his passenger , W. H. B. Evans , were thrown out of the aircraft and killed . |
| 29 | Johnson recently appeared to be rediscovering his best form after two inauspicious seasons following his return to the track in January 1991 . |
| 30 | Nevertheless , visiting the Company was an important occasion in Mary O'Dell 's calendar ; when her husband was the landlord , she always fussed over him beforehand , ironing his best shirt , starching the collar , sponging his blue serge suit and tucking a clean handkerchief into his top pocket . |