Example sentences of "[be] [adv] the [adj -est] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | First , however , we examine passive resonators , which are perhaps the simplest of all optical systems , and indeed , in one limit , reduce to a one-dimensional noninvertible map , and thus possess a period-doubling route to chaos . |
| 2 | I will add simply that locked rooms are only the purest of all sorts of " impossible crimes ' . |
| 3 | There are only the smallest of delicately dropped clues as to how and why they ended up with the social skills of a herd of rhinos . |
| 4 | The masks are only the latest in a number of measures in the effort to eliminate deaths by tiger attacks . |
| 5 | ‘ I am not the bravest of men , I 'll be honest I did not like Sir Ralph using me as a page boy but he distrusted the others . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ BR fares are already the highest in Europe , but further increases of this scale will be inevitable without a change in Government policy , ’ he added . |
| 7 | However , other research shows that these methods are not the best for actually securing a job , especially for women ( Callender , 1988 ) . |
| 8 | But Herks are not the best for VIP passengers and a handful of Daks remained with the unit until 1969 when the VIP element became independent as 21 Squadron . |
| 9 | As the hon. Gentleman knows , the people who spend most on VAT are those who spend most on goods that attract VAT ; they are not the poorest in society . |
| 10 | Palace though are not the easiest of opponents . |
| 11 | Tabitha Zu , The Hinnies and The Cuckoos are Stollercoaster 's featured bands and , to be honest , they 're not the best of the new bunch . |
| 12 | Well we 're not the best of friends , she just takes the piss . |
| 13 | have booked their working days , they 're not the best in the division . |
| 14 | I 'm still not certain , ’ he went on slowly , ‘ that you 're not the latest in her attempts at matchmaking . ’ |
| 15 | Cracking plants really good ones , and alright , they 're not , they 're not the cheapest in the world , but you get quality plants |
| 16 | They 're undoubtedly the strongest in the Ionian . |
| 17 | At best , working conditions in manufacturing are very poor , but women are always the worst off . |
| 18 | The indirect muscles are usually the largest in the body , and are attached to the thorax and not to the wing-bases . |
| 19 | The rapids are still the biggest in North America , and still claim the occasional luckless victim , but 15,000 people now run the river every year . |
| 20 | The land boundaries are probably the easiest of all . |
| 21 | ‘ The point is that the people inside the organisation are clearly the best at knowing what it does and it is vital to harness that inside knowledge through a multidisciplinary team . ’ |
| 22 | Until very recently it was conspicuous that the secretariats and standards committees were dominated by Germans who fought to have German standards , which are often the strictest in the world , adopted as definitive EC standards . |
| 23 | Midland 's domestic provisions , at 1.1% of domestic assets , are now the highest among the high-street banks . |
| 24 | Dally goes as far as to state that it indicates a bad prognosis for the disease , but I am glad to be able to report that although my jealousy continued into my adolescence , including the anorexic period , it did not deter my recovery , and that my sisters and I are now the best of friends . |
| 25 | Late in 1988 I purchased a second-hand Toyota KS901 ( we are now the best of friends but it did take a while ) . |
| 26 | Tin prices in Malaysia are now the lowest for nearly five years . |
| 27 | This later contract must be merely the latest in the established course of dealing . |
| 28 | I 'm not the best to s pick it up on the stitches and |
| 29 | Well I 'm not the best in the world at having somebody else living in the house . |
| 30 | You 've got shelter , food , and although I 'm not the easiest of companions at least you 're not facing your problem alone . ’ |