Example sentences of "[verb] the [adj] [prep] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Great Court of the Citadel of Famagusta was one hundred and sixty feet long , and built to accommodate the grandest of ceremonials . |
| 2 | Saville , making his debut following his record £60,000 move from Barnsley , claimed the goal and Smith , who endured the unhappiest of afternoons , was in no mood to argue . |
| 3 | They have a unique flavour and need only to be used sparingly to enliven the dullest of dishes . |
| 4 | One further dimension to such a system is the possibility of " networking " a number of micros This involves the interconnecting of micros which retain their full power as independent computers but gain the additional ability of communicating with other computers in the network and having access to common files The result is analogous to a minicomputer with a number of terminals but with the big difference that each of the micros has its own processing power instead of sharing that of the mini . |
| 5 | GOVERNMENT officials are planing to install a network of computers at dozens of British ports and airports to monitor the millions of travellers who enter and leave Britain each year . |
| 6 | Drawn from several BNFL departments , this group fought and won a battle against time to hit the tightest of deadlines . |
| 7 | He made the most of things . ’ |
| 8 | As the Robemaker 's shadow fell blackly across the floor , Fenella ducked behind the nearest rack , but Caspar , caught without hope of concealment , simply turned and made the briefest of bows . |
| 9 | He motioned her towards another man , made the briefest of introductions and set them off . |
| 10 | Oh , they made the handsomest of couples , Havvie and his American Princess — the latest Yankee heiress , unkind gossip said , to buy herself a title and a place in English society . |
| 11 | This creates a kink in the firm 's perceived demand curve at its current price-output pair ( the levels of which are , however , unexplained ) which then tends to remain the same despite changes in marginal cost , because of a discontinuity in the firm 's marginal revenue at the kink . |
| 12 | 1991 is not proving the easiest of years for the grain harvest and prices are under pressure , too . |
| 13 | We can work using the x-form faster than we can the sequence form simply because we 've been using the former for years . |
| 14 | We thus obtain unc Also , we may now choose unc and using the second of Equations ( 6 ) we now find unc We now have to find |
| 15 | This method of segmenting , however , can produce a finished article using the cheapest of materials . |
| 16 | He did not have an outstanding game but was given the warmest of receptions by the crowd when he batted and was helped on his way by reassuring words from Desmond Haynes , a fellow Barbadian . |
| 17 | Even given the briefest of sketches we can begin to glimpse the wider significances of design activity considered in this manner . |
| 18 | I should add that we remain the best of friends . |
| 19 | He will be , as he says , ‘ getting his teeth into ’ Holst 's Planets with the Transylvanian Philharmonic — a first for it — and will also conduct the Philharmonic of Tirgu-Mures and the Oradea Philharmonic . |
| 20 | The creature has uttered the direst of threats — not against my life , which is of little account , but against Elizabeth 's . |
| 21 | But we became the firmest of friends and kept in touch by letter afterwards until she sadly died . |
| 22 | From then on we became the best of friends , to the extent that I ca n't remember us having even one argument . ’ |
| 23 | They became the best of friends and , at length , lovers . |
| 24 | Crawford and his wife Gabrielle shared a villa with John and Cynthia Lennon , and they became the best of friends . |
| 25 | And yet , it just clicked after a while that she is , yes I do n't know , we became the best of friends . |
| 26 | During the 30 days of training at Wokingham , Pete and Andrew became the best of buddies and Wendy accepted a delighted Andrew 's marriage proposal . |
| 27 | The touch of the hands became the slightest of caresses and then the hands recoiled . |
| 28 | It will make the smallest of sounds and be virtually undetectable until he has escaped . ’ |
| 29 | With over 180 colour photographs the cook should inspire you to really make the most of containers . |
| 30 | Copyright is a complex subject and it is vital that the professional artist is aware of the issues involved so that he or she can make the most of opportunities and guard against exploitation . |