Example sentences of "[pron] be the [adj -est] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The most powerful ‘ lessons in wizardry ’ are those taken for the learning of shamanic powers , and in the Piaroa theory of knowledge , men who do undergo them are the best hunters in Piaroaland , even if they rarely hunt ( Overing 1988 ) . |
| 2 | All that 's left for them are the smallest triumphs , revenges or consolations — together with a fascination for the England of 15 or 20 years ago . |
| 3 | ‘ I am standing to win because I believe I am the best candidate to lead the Labour Party to victory next time but also because it is imperative that we have a contest in which a proper debate can take place , ’ he added . |
| 4 | She heard them clinking , and she thought : ‘ I 'm here in these lovely gardens because I am the Best Child in the World . ’ |
| 5 | I , La Carlotta , I am the best opera singer in Paris . |
| 6 | ‘ But the King says I am the best horseman in his army . |
| 7 | PAMELA : Surely I am the wickedest creature that ever breathed . |
| 8 | I am the youngest member of the new youth team at Dehon House . |
| 9 | ‘ I am the unhappiest creature in the world , but I shall fight for my life , ’ he said . |
| 10 | ‘ I am the unhappiest creature in the world , ’ the monster said . |
| 11 | Certainly if I had been doing all the restoration work myself it would n't have cost me so much because I am the cheapest worker in this outfit . |
| 12 | Darling darling , I feel that I am the luckiest man on earth and I want you to know that I know I am . |
| 13 | Despite his misfortunes Maskell once reflected : ‘ I am the luckiest chap in the world . |
| 14 | It was a fight but now that I am at college you can believe I am the happiest girl around here . |
| 15 | ‘ I 'm the best blade in Europe , I believe . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ I 'm the best judge about that . |
| 17 | Gould : I 'm the best candidate to lead party to victory |
| 18 | ‘ It 's not a question of whether I feel I 'm the best man for the job . |
| 19 | I 've persuaded the people who matter that I 'm the best man to work with you to help us clear this up , but I 'm like a football manager , Cameron ; I can be replaced at a moment 's notice and I 'm only as good as the results I get . |
| 20 | Lewis said : ‘ By beating Foreman I can prove again I 'm the best heavyweight , but I want to box people who 'll give me a good workout — unlike Bowe I never avoid anybody . ’ |
| 21 | I 'm the best salesman one timeshare could 've got . |
| 22 | ‘ I mean , ’ says Howard to a girl called Rose he meets at a party , as they sit on the stairs around two in the morning , talking seriously , her dark eyes looking up seriously into his , ‘ I 'm the best mountain-designer in the universe . |
| 23 | ‘ So , OK , I 'm not saying that I 'm the best commodity dealer in London . |
| 24 | I 'm the best thing in your life |
| 25 | ( I 'm the best thing in your life ) |
| 26 | about I 'm the best thing in your life But |
| 27 | Cos I 'm the cleverest person , I can go with two teenies ! |
| 28 | Nobody stops learning , but at only 15st I 'm the fastest heavyweight the world has seen in a long time . ’ |
| 29 | I 'm the fastest fire fighter you 've ever seen |
| 30 | Yes I am at the moment , I , I 'm the highest earner at the moment and I 'm on the highest grade but I have n't been there the longest . |