Example sentences of "[conj] he [verb] the [adj -est] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Kenner is a strong believer in digital recording techniques , although he thinks the greatest danger with hi-fi purism is that one starts splitting hairs . |
| 2 | From 1851 to 1881 he was professor of ophthalmic medicine and surgery at University College London , and although he influenced the earliest microscopical investigations of Joseph ( later first Baron ) Lister [ q.v. ] , |
| 3 | Almost immediately he confronted the biggest crisis of his political life . |
| 4 | It was his way of saying at once that he knew the worst of what was to come , and had only the details to learn . |
| 5 | By April he had recovered sufficiently to travel to America once more , to see his sisters ; this visit is perhaps most remarkable for the fact that he addressed the largest assembly ever gathered to attend a literary lecture ( he also received what was then the largest fee for such an event , some two thousand dollars ) . |
| 6 | Atkins was sent to the bar for drinks which would suggest that he had the lowest standing or rank . |
| 7 | Not that he had the faintest idea of the contents of the envelope he carried within the breast pocket of the jacket he declined to hand over to the stewardess . |
| 8 | Ake Lundqvist , an Ericsson senior vice-president , told Reuters that he expects the greatest growth to be in Japan with an additional 1m units sold . |
| 9 | It is at that stage in the design process that he has the greatest opportunity to explore , and the least number of constraints . |
| 10 | And what we 're trying to do is to give him this family feeling that everybody behind here , the whole team , every single worker is rooting for him and making sure that he has the best . |
| 11 | Then his aunt 's jewels disappeared , and he had the oddest sensation of wanting Charity to have done it . |
| 12 | When Bobby Charlton was in the team that won the World Cup , they shared £28,000 — and he had the worst haircut in the world . |
| 13 | Croydon-born Ted Harding had played for the Palace first team as early as October 1942 and he became the longest-playing survivor of our 1946–47 Football League side , for he was still appearing for us in April 1953 . |
| 14 | Our leader known to all as ‘ BK ’ , was an experienced Himalayan mountaineer and he knew the best local porters . |
| 15 | And they want the telephone number and he says the best thing is to ring us . |
| 16 | I remember a little boy , I 've got on a picture with me he was a very very poor child and he made the best gloves in the class and it was a real sort of accolade for him . |
| 17 | On the following day after the Christians had taken possession of the town , the Cid entered it with a great company , and he ascended the highest tower of the wall , and beheld all the city ; and the Moors came unto him , and kissed his hand , saying he was welcome . |
| 18 | Lisburn 's Paul McBurney looked good winning the 200 metres in 21.17 and he clocked the fastest time when his club took the 4x400 relay in 3.32.3 . |
| 19 | Many of them were now much clearer about the paper , and he explained the latest changes in management structure . |
| 20 | Lester Piggott provided the York magic yesterday and he looks the biggest danger here on another unlucky Goodwood horse , Mudaffar . |
| 21 | He loved beautiful things , and he employed the best builders and gardeners in England to work on Fullcircle . |
| 22 | And [ Molla Fenari " s ] standing rose in [ the sultan " s ] estimation and he occupied the highest place therein and consulted with the sultan in all affairs [ of state ] and became as the vezir … |
| 23 | He had the best for himself and he wanted the best for his Mollie . |
| 24 | It is generally agreed that Haydn was the father of the string quartet , and he set the highest standards : the quartets of Beethoven and Schubert could hardly have been written without his brilliant examples of how it should be done . |
| 25 | Uncomfortable , not liking the thought of leaving the hospital until he knew the worst … or best … |
| 26 | He crawled along the branch until he reached the nearest flower . |
| 27 | If he had the slightest suspicion of how she really felt , it could well bring out the sympathetic side of his nature . |
| 28 | See diversion sign and ask B if he knows the best way around it . |
| 29 | Even if the Tories lose their overall majority , Mr Major is almost certain to seek to form a minority Government if he has the largest number of seats . |
| 30 | If he has the slightest doubt about his ability to launch safely , bearing in mind such hazards as swinging to one side or a cable break at any stage , then he must refuse the launch . |