Example sentences of "[pers pn] is [adv] the [adj -est] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The eldest daughter , even if she is not the eldest child , is much more likely to be asked by her mother to help in the care of younger children than is an eldest son . |
| 2 | Although she is not the best-looking boat in the world , she may , with her radical shape , twin rudders and blistering turn of speed , just survive in the hands of a true enthusiast . |
| 3 | He is still the best equipped Chancellor on the Conservative front bench ; she is still the best Thatcherite Prime Minister we have . |
| 4 | She is now the best singer in Paris . |
| 5 | However , of all the opera singers who have tackled Weill recitals of late , she is potentially the best ; she has the style , the diction and the voice . |
| 6 | She is certainly the greatest serve/volley player ever , and at 35 years of age , the greatest player of this age of teenage baseline clones . |
| 7 | Although I have said ‘ remove the fish to an isolation tank ’ , there is no reason to believe the disease is contagious to other inmates , it is simply the safest way to effect a tentative course of treatments without stressing your other fish . |
| 8 | While ‘ justification ’ is the primary blessing it is not the highest blessing . |
| 9 | The most popular route of ascent is from Ingleton and this is the one invariably followed by first-time visitors although it is not the best , and the much-trodden path is well populated on most days of the year . |
| 10 | He does so believing that if , in the long run , it is not the best for all concerned God will intervene through circumstances or additional information . |
| 11 | Although this may be a powerful motive , it is not the best reason . |
| 12 | It is not the best of assignments , says one experienced blue-beret wearer , but it is still better than Lebanon . |
| 13 | The purpose of the subsidy is to increase the recipient 's consumption of good X. While the cash transfer appears efficient at increasing the recipient 's welfare , it is not the best instrument to stimulate consumption of a particular good . |
| 14 | For a start , it is not the hardiest of perennials ; not surprisingly considering that it hails from Uruguay . |
| 15 | Civil War is an awful thing , not to be lightly encountered , but it is not the greatest evil which confronts us if the coercion of Ulster is tried . |
| 16 | It is not the easiest language to learn , but it has structure and legibility . |
| 17 | As flying characteristics go , it is not the easiest microlight to master . |
| 18 | It is not the easiest thing in the world to enter a closed order and have a chit-chat with a monk , who has most probably taken a vow of silence . ’ |
| 19 | But it is not the worst thing that can happen . |
| 20 | It is not the slightest use my pointing out that my product is good enough to sell in America , or Italy . |
| 21 | It is not the hardest peak in the Alps but it is one of the classics , and we had done it , though we had only been in the area a couple of days and had still been acclimatising . |
| 22 | Sheffield boats two championship matches and a Sunday game at present , but has only 499 members , while Scarborough 's membership is a disappointing 164 , although it is easily the best ground in the county for pay-at-the-gate fans . |
| 23 | It is easily the toughest assignment England B have faced in recent seasons . |
| 24 | It is where the largest number of items in a sample comes to , whereas the average is obviously the sample multiplied by the number of items . |
| 25 | It is probably the closest thing we have to the slave trade here in Britain but many horse-mad children will cheerfully spend day after day employed in this fashion , and the school holidays release an army of willing helpers . |
| 26 | As rye will grow in very cold conditions , it is probably the best catch crop for autumn and spring grazing , For this purpose it is autumn sown after wheat or barley and before roots . |
| 27 | It is probably the best sequence in the film . |
| 28 | Dick Hansen already feels that he has had his reward , it 's the P-40 and it is probably the best one in the world . |
| 29 | It is probably the best method for long-term weight control , since it educates you as to the calorie content and nutritional value of different foods . |
| 30 | It is an important point of reference to banks because it is probably the best indication to them of the cost of raising immediate marginal funds . |