Example sentences of "[to-vb] [pron] the [adj -est] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Well , we deal with a wide range of different groups , and erm we 've got to produce a best advice list , and er we try to find you the best contract available in the market . |
| 2 | If he 's trying to find you the cheapest |
| 3 | A note from Bartram in 1745 seems to imply a slight difference of opinion as his account of some American pines had been questioned : ‘ But as I have great opinion of Miller 's learning and judgement , I am engaged in duty and friendship to inform him the best I can . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ Now I have to know what the latest styles are it 's part of my job . ’ |
| 5 | It is clearly important to establish what the earliest plan of a village was , since there have often been many post-medieval changes . |
| 6 | Voltaire , an altogether more sympathetic figure , who incidentally used to serve himself the best Burgundy while giving his guests vin ordinaire , observed in one of his philosophical tales that la lune de miel is followed the next month by la lune de l'absinthe . ] ) |
| 7 | Loss of manuscripts or illustrations seem to cause him the greatest concern . |
| 8 | No matter how long he waited or how often he looked up to see who the latest arrival was , he knew in his heart of hearts it would n't be his son . |
| 9 | She had owned good horses such as Manicou ( who had won the King George VI Chase in 1950 ) and Monaveen ( who had finished fifth to Freebooter in that year 's Grand National as his royal owner 's first runner in the race ) , but in Devon Loch she had a chaser who apparently had all the attributes to win her the greatest steeplechase in the calendar : he was a big horse , strongly built and bold yet intelligent enough to look after himself in the hurly-burly of four and half miles and thirty fences . |
| 10 | I went on tour frequently from Simla to most of the main cities of India , speaking to Indian audiences and getting together groups of refugees from Burma to give them the latest news and to encourage them with hopes of victory and return . |
| 11 | While I am pleased to report that this particular source has not been replaced with high-quality material , suppliers of this and other ‘ green ’ materials should be warned that I am quite prepared to give them the widest publicity they 've ever had if they try fobbing gardeners off with sub-standard goods . |
| 12 | It will be on every player 's mind when he stands on the tee to give himself the best chance of an uphill putt , whether it be from that tee shot or a subsequent approach . |
| 13 | While Sarazen felt ‘ the biggest heel in the world ’ , he also knew he had to give himself the best chance of winning the Open ; and that , regrettably , could not be achieved with his old caddie Dan . |
| 14 | He kept up the pressure with his shoulder to give himself the widest gap possible . |
| 15 | We will endeavour to give you the best possible service to ensure a trouble-free and enjoyable holiday . |
| 16 | At Parcelforce , we aim to give you the best possible service and to be fair in all our dealings with you . |
| 17 | Whilst everyone in Parcelforce is working hard to give you the best possible service , we do sometimes make mistakes . |
| 18 | At Royal Mail , we aim to give you the best possible service and to be fair in all our dealings with you . |
| 19 | Everyone in Royal Mail is working to give you the best possible service . |
| 20 | Because they are required by law to give you the best investment advice , and unless they find out your personal details they ca n't do that . |
| 21 | Above : The great thing about this indoor pool by Cascade is that during the warm summer months the doors slide open to give you the best of both worlds . |
| 22 | In the inch wars , Ryvita helps you win — so goes the old advert punch line , but which of the two main Graphical User Interfaces is likely to be the one to give you the best operating environment ? |
| 23 | Many of the reserves have specially built hides which you can use , to give you the best and closest vantage point for watching the birds . |
| 24 | It is important that I put myself in a position to be able to give you the best possible advice . |
| 25 | On behalf of all her fans , I would like to wish her the best of luck in 1992 and hope that she will carry on in the dedicated way she has in the past year or so . |
| 26 | I , on behalf of all her other fans around the world , would like to wish her the best of luck for 1992 . |
| 27 | Her father 's loving- ( or lying- ) competition , designed though it may be to give her the best part of England ( which he is also giving himself , of course , since he intends to live in retirement with her ) , and revealing , in a way , his love for her , is nevertheless so constructed that she would have to compete with hypocrisy in order to win . |
| 28 | Then run the brush under the lower , outer eye corner to give it the slightest definition . |
| 29 | Recent issues of the journal Nature have featured new research on the sea-level rise which is likely to give us the biggest clues : the rise at the end of the last Ice Age . |
| 30 | He would do anything to save her the slightest inconvenience . |