Example sentences of "[pers pn] [to-vb] [prep] the [adj -est] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The manager would have had them all in at 8 a.m. , forcing them to try on the latest zipper tops over their Iron Maiden T-shirts , and making them practise slouching around the sales floor trying to look cool in clothes designed to save lives in sub-zero temperatures . |
| 2 | I have made it abundantly clear that the licences of the regional electricity companies require them to purchase from the cheapest suppliers . |
| 3 | But talent can be developed and trained and provide a sound basis for you to give of the best there is inside you . |
| 4 | It would be a long time before anyone inherited — and his sons knew that sooner or later Henry would take something from them to give to the youngest of them all , John . |
| 5 | This may mean forcing the worst of them to merge with the best ; it will certainly mean a widening of China 's budget deficit . |
| 6 | His face was still , his mouth held in a taut beautiful line , his eyes as cold as an arctic glacier as he encouraged her to continue with the slightest nod of his head . |
| 7 | Indeed it is a credit to Wilko that the board have been confident enough in him to compete at the highest levels in the transfer market . |
| 8 | Instinct was telling her to collapse against the nearest tree and cry like a baby , but instinct could go and chase itself . |
| 9 | She got him to send round the largest and best fillet he had , ’ said Milsom . |
| 10 | 1.13 Our fundamental assumption is that all pupils are entitled to an education that will provide the opportunity for them to develop to the best of their abilities a competence in and appreciation of English . |