Example sentences of "[verb] for the [adj -est] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Our shop at work has sold out of the Torygraph today , so we may have to wait for the latest standings . |
| 2 | Not only do you need to know where to go for the best prices , but you need information on when shops open and how to get there . |
| 3 | Dawn Adams and Ann Welsh received the Charles Whiteside memorial trophies for their 1500 displays , with the Norman Graves award for the best boys middle distance win going to Liverpool 's Paul Lamb . |
| 4 | The climate sensitivity , T 2x , solar forcing scaling factor , β , and percentage of the observed temperature variance explained for the best-fit simulations associated with the greenhouse-forcing-alone , greenhouse-plus-solar and solar-forcing-alone analyses . |
| 5 | When pasting your template on the piece of veneer selected for the outline — usually a dark wood — try to arrange for the thinnest parts of the design to run along the grain . |
| 6 | Once again Charles was astonished how easily Malcolm would fall for the oldest cons in the business . |
| 7 | The incentives to seek and follow advice , to think long-term rather than short , and to work for the best results at 16+ are all clearly set out . |
| 8 | I discarded my unfamiliar new slinky satin pyjamas for my familiar old sweater and jeans and headed for the nearest shops . |
| 9 | Mr Richard Warburton , director general of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents , said : ‘ If you were looking for the highest standards of safety , then you would be separating people from their vehicles in the tunnel . ’ |
| 10 | Most of the 1,500 crowd who came for the best objects on the last two days of the sale meanwhile , were just tourists , which made taking bids extremely difficult and fatiguing , Tajan said . |
| 11 | Programme makers are searching for the best children 's museum in Britain . |
| 12 | The bass clef is used for the lowest parts of the horn 's compass which is a wide one , extending from sounding . |
| 13 | Mechanical woodpulp is acidic and is used for the cheapest types of paper like newsprint or certain types of cartridge paper . |
| 14 | Days when you are out all day can then be used for the simplest pieces . |
| 15 | Obviously , there 's no need to give up favourite foods , but look for the healthiest options on the shelves : for example , low-calorie dressing rather than thick mayonnaise ; reduced-sugar baked beans ; margarine or spreads rather than butter ; skimmed milk . |
| 16 | A bigger worry is that the plan may not have done enough in three areas : open years , paying for the latest losses and litigation . |
| 17 | Benefits increases for the worst-off pensioners aged over 75 , or disabled , had come into effect this week and the earnings rule restricting eligibility for pensions had been abolished . |
| 18 | New studies will search for the tiniest blips in the microwave background . |
| 19 | You will see groups of them clustered way out beyond the breaking surf waiting for the best waves . |
| 20 | In addition , a £100 prize is being offered for the best photographs taken of these two events to be judged by the experts at the Museum . |
| 21 | Streamline Graded Readers cater for the earliest levels of language learning . |
| 22 | The marriage game was played for the highest stakes by kings and emperors and counts ; there is no reason to suppose it reached these proportions elsewhere in the social scale . |
| 23 | Here was a country striving for the noblest ideals , breaking new ground … |
| 24 | Here were young people striving for the noblest ideals . |
| 25 | However in applications where the load is likely to fluctuate the timings must he set for the worst conditions ( i.e. largest load ) and the control scheme is then non-optimal for all other loads . |
| 26 | Then they heard — their ears alert for the slightest changes in the grind of the traffic — a car slowing just behind them . |
| 27 | I think he 's cunning , astute and alert for the slightest nuances . ’ |
| 28 | The others all showed a decline , with four species — goldfinch , reed bunting , skylark and linnet — accounting for the worst results . |
| 29 | Hydrophane has kindly donated FOUR sets of polo wraps for the best ones . |
| 30 | As the melody soared and spiralled , Ari and Nathan spun within it , reaching for the highest notes . |