Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] [prep] the [adj -est] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Alas , Castle Master , though widely regarded as the best of the Freescape games , suffers from the similar snail-paced somnambulance as its soporific stablemates . |
| 2 | It 's widely regarded as the best in town and is within strolling distance of the city centre and Maschsee . |
| 3 | Governor Mario Cuomo of New York , widely regarded as the strongest candidate the Democrats could field against Bush , announced on Oct. 11 that he was thinking about running for the presidential nomination . |
| 4 | The HNS , widely regarded as the strongest opposition party in Croatia , withdrew from the government on May 14 in support of Misetic 's resignation . |
| 5 | Already in his first novel , Boccalone ( 1979 ) , widely recognized as the best to come out of the youth movement of the late 1970s , Palandri had shown an extraordinary ability to create sufficient space for his characters , ‘ enrico ’ and ‘ anna ’ and their friends , to speak for themselves without being overwhelmed by the surrounding clutter or by the pretensions of ‘ literature ’ , pretensions from which the narrator keeps his distance : ‘ I do n't want to make big speeches , I never did when I was with anna and I was better off ; I just want to recount incidents and let the rest come out of that , if there actually is anything ’ ( Palandri 1979 : 124 ) . |
| 6 | Laurel , in effect , made two contributions to the partnership : as Hardy was quick to concede , Laurel was the creator and rigorous controller of their comedy , as well as a member of what was widely recognized as the best comic double act of its time . |
| 7 | As soon as he was free — she gave a glance of distaste towards the police car discreetly parked in the farthest corner of the courtyard — Monsieur Bonard would proceed with their lesson . |
| 8 | SHOULD the worst come to the worst , John and Norma Major will at least be able to make a dignified departure from Downing Street . |
| 9 | He is justly regarded as the earliest master of the German solo song with keyboard — Positiv or Klavizimbel — accompaniment . |
| 10 | The French designed the model head station , the Gare de l'Est ( 1852 ) , long regarded as the finest station in the world . |
| 11 | It was all intended for the best . |
| 12 | But in all other respects Tonga is more rightfully regarded as the closest place and has an International Date Line Hotel in the main town , Nuku'alofa , to prove it . |
| 13 | Only a parent has such a right , and even then the parent may only act in the best interests of the patient . |
| 14 | Motorways are dangerous enough place at the best of times . |
| 15 | Arrears on direct taxes , and especially redemption dues , constantly rose despite the harshest punitive measures , including flogging and property confiscation . |
| 16 | With the help of the ESRC , the Yorkshire Dales National Park hope to transform countryside interpretation into an active and creative means of bringing landowners , policymakers and the public together to work on the best way to manage one of the great scenic treasures of northern England , yet maintain a healthy rural economy . |
| 17 | Against Ireland the English backs showed wit , poise , passing skills and pace enough to set against the best . |
| 18 | If you only read , say , the Independent and listen to Radio 4 ( and there are some people who do ) , you would think the entire British nation agreed that the National Health Service was Britain 's finest achievement ; was indeed a sacred trust that should not be tampered with in any way , but merely fed with the choicest morsels of public spending and worshipped . |
| 19 | So when you holiday in Britain you can wish for good weather and only hope for the best . |
| 20 | No sign of a tent , but over to the left , just showing , was a clump of trees thickly planted and apparently sheltered from the worst of the weather , and , standing up from among them , the chimneys of a house . |
| 21 | In all of this , the Library recognises that it can only advance in the closest possible cooperation and consultation with those organisations , most notably university departments and university libraries , which have already set in place the academic and technological infrastructure to which we hope to make an increasingly useful contribution . |
| 22 | He was hard enough to resist at the best times . |
| 23 | His mood swings are generally only related to the latest project he 's working on . |
| 24 | Andrew Eliel , editor of the guide , said the award had been launched because it was felt the best chef did not necessarily work in the best restaurant . |
| 25 | It is grosser than in any European country and you have only to look down the nearest street to see it . |
| 26 | She squared herself , and moved along to look into the nearest of the rooms . |
| 27 | He writes and rewrites in long-hand , and endlessly checks for the smallest detail . |
| 28 | A salmon is slippery enough to handle at the best of times , but one of this size … . |
| 29 | We take rigorous steps to ensure that our brands are not only produced to the highest specifications possible , but that the quality of our products remains consistently excellent — whatever the product and wherever it is brewed or sold . |
| 30 | Such analyses are only performed at the lowest level when the areas of uncertainty have been reduced and refined . |