Example sentences of "[adv] [prep] the shortest " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ If you do trespass and a landowner or occupier asks you to leave , you should do so by the shortest practicable route . ’ |
| 2 | We 'd worked from 6.30 a.m. until 8.00 p.m. with the shortest of breaks during the day . |
| 3 | Richard Hannon 's 1-8 favourite appeared ill at ease on the switchback track and scrambled home by the shortest of short heads from Troon . |
| 4 | Far better to take it in stages , to concentrate purely on the shortest of short-term problems . |
| 5 | ‘ We have invested a lot of money in Greenside Place , and we are quite prepared to put something up competitively in the shortest possible time , ’ Mr Peel said . |