Example sentences of "[adj -est] [adv] [noun sg] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The youngest ever organ soloist to appear at the Proms , in 1977 , he is especially noted for his brilliant performances of twentieth century works and of masterpieces in the great Romantic tradition . |
| 2 | Peter , who was 44 , had joined Rentokil in 1966 and during 26 years with the company had worked in the laboratory , been appointed the youngest ever pest control surveyor in London and been seconded to the Bahamas where he and Lynn spent seven years . |
| 3 | At 22 , Val became the youngest ever ward sister at London 's Middlesex Hospital . |
| 4 | Last week the Cherry and Whites suffered their heaviest ever league defeat . |
| 5 | The greatest ever North-East band ? |
| 6 | In October last year the National Trust launched one of its largest ever countryside appeals . |
| 7 | The legacy of Britain 's largest ever baby boom , dating from the early years of this century , manifested itself in the growth of the numbers of people of pensionable age in the 1960s and 1970s and the dramatic increase in the numbers of the very elderly in the 1980s . |
| 8 | With major backing from W.L. Gore & Associates , and minor sponsorship from other outdoor firms , the world 's largest ever rock climbing competition was even a moderate financial success . |
| 9 | The Barcelona Olympics were the largest ever summer games , with more than 10,000 competitors and 5,000 officials . |
| 10 | The Independent pointed out , for example , that the Opposition 's tax plans would mean ’ the largest ever peacetime tax increase . ’ |
| 11 | The only things that could put a stop to the recovery from recession in the north-west of England and elsewhere are the policies of the Labour party — for , the sharpest ever peacetime tax increase , the national statutory minimum wage , and changes in the law to encourage strikes . |
| 12 | Highest ever bungee jump by member of British public |
| 13 | In many ways it was an astonishing reception for a club occupying its highest ever League position and with an unbeaten record in 11 home games . |
| 14 | Nonetheless , that inspired teacher Bernard of Clairvaux , who later on founded the Cistercian Order , knew well the innermost hearts of the army when he preached a sermon containing what must surely be the earliest ever advertising campaign . |
| 15 | HIGH-FLYING Tranmere jet off to Italy for their midweek European tie perched on their loftiest ever league placing of second in division one . |
| 16 | Former Dumfries Police Chief , John Boyd , was describing how he implemented Britain 's biggest ever emergency operation . |
| 17 | Still to come , 8 men are found guilty of one of Britain 's biggest ever drug trafficking operations , and rail unions warn they 're prepared to strike over this year 's pay claim . |
| 18 | THE Group 's biggest ever charity night is being staged to help Alexandra Pottery raise £10,000 for Children In Need . |
| 19 | And what better project to visit than the Gyle Centre , WCUK 's biggest ever shopping centre contract in Scotland . |
| 20 | A former Ministry of Defence worker , has been found guilty of accepting one and a half million pounds in backhanders from arms companies , in what 's thought to be the biggest ever corruption case . |
| 21 | Customs officers at Dover have made the biggest ever heroin seizure in Britain ; it 's sixty kilos with a street value of ten million pounds . |
| 22 | In the premiership we have swindon town … on the bottom … still searching for the their first league win of the season … in the first division we have Oxford United. , … on the bottom … with just two wins all season … in the third division we have Hereford United five off the bottom … again just two league wins … in rugby 's first division we have Gloucester one off the bottom recovering from their biggest ever league defeat |
| 23 | THE Rugby League have mounted their biggest ever advertising campaign in London to promote the Stones Bitter World Cup final showdown between the Lions and the Kangaroos . |
| 24 | Teacher : ‘ … definitely our best ever school visit . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ It was my best ever Christmas present , ’ says Marcelle . |
| 26 | THE FRANK & WALTERS The deep thoughts beneath the clownish guise of the best ever cabaret band to come out of Cork … |
| 27 | Then Mike Leigh 's best ever movie LIFE IS SWEET jostles for your attention with stylish but empty thriller POINT BLANK . |
| 28 | ‘ It was our best ever medal haul in the championships since I started coaching in 1961 , ’ said Long . |