Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] he [art] [adj -est] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . ’ |
| 2 | It was such a desultory question that Ruth gave him the filthiest look she could muster . |
| 3 | Endill told him the quickest way out of the school . |
| 4 | Perhaps his most inspired piece is the saga of Cosmo , the fairly accurate knife thrower , whose failure to see the point makes him the sharpest act in town . |
| 5 | However , although Leese 's virulent anti-semitism and racial fascist beliefs made him the nearest equivalent in outlook to an English Hitler , his personality and attitude to leadership were very different . |
| 6 | Er someone tells him that , a policeman tells him the best way to look at it is if you were locked out your house |
| 7 | In 1986 Forbes magazine named him the richest man in America . |
| 8 | On top of that , scoring the third in the 3–1 win over the Sky Blues made him the youngest scorer of a First Division goal . |
| 9 | ‘ My heart is completely enchanted with all these pleasures , because it is so jolly on this journey , because it is so warm in the carriage and because our coachman is a fine fellow who , when the road gives him the slightest chance , drives so fast . |
| 10 | Mr Portillo 's promotion makes him the youngest Cabinet minister since Dr David Owen was appointed Foreign Secretary under Labour . |
| 11 | The speaker was an undoubted first-rate man whose achievements make him the greatest British theoretical physicist since Maxwell and one of the great figures of twentieth-century culture . |
| 12 | Dumas grew jealous of the workmanship and insisted on the Bey lending him the best craftsmen , saying ‘ you need that room only after your death , but I need your craftsmen while I am alive ’ . |
| 13 | The bookies gave him the tightest odds of any of the outgoing MPs , but he was still two-to-one on to win . |
| 14 | East Germany 's ringing endorsement of his plan for speedy German unity makes him the strongest contender to lead the strongest power in non-communist Europe . |
| 15 | Sawle acknowledged this on the eve of the final Test when , asked to defend the dumping of Marsh , he made the point that it had been the bowlers — Craig McDermott ( whose 31 wickets made him the highest Australian wicket-taker in a series against India ) , Bruce Reid ( a wrecker in the second Test before breaking down again ) and Merv Hughes — who had been the key figures throughout the series . |
| 16 | Although the polls give him the lowest performance rating of any post-war leader , Mr Major doubted there would be a challenge this year . |
| 17 | The legendary Enzo Ferrari rates him the best driver ever , and coming from the man with Ferrari 's wealth of experience and knowledge , he must be right . |
| 18 | David Owen 's late endorsement of the Tories makes him the strongest contender for the Hong Kong post , but do not write off Maude just yet . |