Example sentences of "[pos pn] [adj -est] [noun pl] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ In my worst moments I thought everyone knew , except me . ’ |
| 2 | I will never return to Treasure Island , but in my worst dreams I still hear the sharp , high scream of Captain Flint the parrot : ‘ Pieces of eight ! |
| 3 | On my worst days I would eat five or six bars of chocolate . |
| 4 | Whether it was simply mere enjoyment or relief that I 'd survived my worst imaginings I do n't know — but it felt good . |
| 5 | I mean if I put my best , give you my best glasses you 'll widen them wo n't you ? |
| 6 | I think I 'm very nice , but even on my best days I never look at myself like that . |
| 7 | one of my best animals I … |
| 8 | In their broadest terms they refer to the whole issue of the supply of labour : do taxes affect the choice of occupation , the individual 's drive for promotion , the number of hours worked , the rate of productivity , labour mobility , the decision to retire from work , to emigrate , and so on ? |
| 9 | In her wildest dreams she had n't imagined that Rob 's wedding day would bring this ! |
| 10 | With one of her smallest smiles she glanced at Caroline as if affecting surprise to see her there . |
| 11 | From its earliest days it has been the target of media vilification for its gay programming . |
| 12 | From their earliest days they were battling it out — sometimes for the same parts . |
| 13 | She paused for a moment remembering how from her earliest days she had sat with her father in the small shed working the leather . |
| 14 | Being one of her biggest fans I would like to say I am sick and tired of all the criticism that she receives . |
| 15 | If fast-food take-aways want to find their best prospects they can do a lot worse than identify areas which have a high proportion of ‘ households sharing access to a bath ’ . |
| 16 | According to their latest results they were eating up backlog last quarter . |
| 17 | In his wildest nightmares he had never thought it would come to this . |
| 18 | By now he had come to symbolize the Montparnasse adventure , and even in his worst moments he had a glamour about him , a sense of intensity , that excited envy and admiration . |
| 19 | In his earliest appearances he is ‘ Richard son of Siward ’ indicating English ancestry and the name of a father or earlier progenitor . |
| 20 | From his earliest days he followed his father 's interest in soccer and captained his school team at the age of 10 , playing with his elder brother Albert in the forward line . |
| 21 | But Eleanor too had to travel a great deal , and in his earliest years it was almost certainly Richard 's nurse who provided love and security on a day-to-day basis . |
| 22 | From his earliest years he was interested in the macabre — fairy tales , practical jokes , and the comic drawings of the famous German illustrators and caricaturists . |
| 23 | From his earliest years he showed exceptional ability in mechanics and a natural talent for engineering , which his mother in particular did much to foster . |
| 24 | For Darwin and his closest followers it was evident that the driving force of evolution was the process that adapted populations to their ever-changing environments . |
| 25 | At dinner we serve 900 entrées in 30 minutes , whilst on our largest ships we cater for 2600 and 950 crew . |
| 26 | I do n't think even in our wildest dreams we managed to spend an extra five million in the first few weeks of this council , I remember a couple of million going into schools and few hundred thousand for voluntary organizations , and er , and old people 's homes . |
| 27 | Yes definitely I mean I do n't think we ever dreamt in our wildest dreams I think really it was maybe chance thing f fate or whatever you know . |
| 28 | But for one of our biggest industries it 's a positive godsend . |
| 29 | ‘ When you are always trying to make your best shots you sometimes miss . |