Example sentences of "[pn reflx] in the [adj -est] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Jim Crow laws dictated that we all sit up in the coloured balcony , so we followed Earl up the stairs of the separate entrance , located to the right of the box office , and found ourselves in the highest tier of the auditorium . |
| 2 | Er to work on the key issues which are common to all options for the future , er such that th we can put ourselves in the best position to secure future business success . |
| 3 | GARY MASON , whose avowed game plan is meet the world heavyweight champion , Mike Tyson , sometime in 1991 , last night found himself in the nearest thing to a test against that granite-hard fighter that his supporters could hope to imagine . |
| 4 | He knew he had performed well and he was able to present himself in the best possible aura , that of self-satisfaction , because Hopper gave him carte blanche to edit his own part on film . |
| 5 | Like the majority of his contemporaries , Levin found himself in the vaguest position in regard to religion . |
| 6 | First , however , he must prove himself in the hardest job of his life . |
| 7 | A sport 's first concern , Pascoe says , should be its own development and that means presenting itself in the best possible way . |
| 8 | ‘ At last Bertha managed to reach some big , sweet-smelling myrtle bushes , and she hid herself in the thickest bush . |
| 9 | seven o'clock , well I thought I 'd come a bit earlier forget that they want a tidy living room , they want to get the toys out of the way , they want to present themselves in the best possible light so they 'd be more forgiving if you 're late than if you 're too early to be on time . |
| 10 | They can advertise themselves in the truest and most direct way possible : the experience of friends , colleagues or neighbours who make up the union . |
| 11 | With these qualities they well be fully prepared for the big trial , but they must also know themselves in the deepest sense — ‘ to be in touch ’ , as Scott frequently mentions , ‘ with that critical inner voice . ’ |
| 12 | Well stick yourself in the highest class . |
| 13 | So it is vitally important to complete the form to show yourself in the best possible light . |
| 14 | Another way of creating a bad impression at a social interview is by being so self-conscious and aware of what is going on that you are unable to act naturally and show yourself in the best possible light . |