Example sentences of "[prep] [adv] the [adj -est] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | For perhaps the best of reasons , parents were reluctant to subject their daughters to even the slightest diminution in their standard of life . |
| 2 | The usefulness of the library to the English teacher must also not be under.emphasized , although very often " work in English " calls for only the simplest of library skills from the pupil . |
| 3 | Absolute phase was correct , frequency response flat except for only the tiniest of ripples . |
| 4 | They witness to a process of realisation of the confusion , frustration , failure and partiality at the heart of even the best of human experience , let alone the worst , which makes them essentially accessible to all ; but they also witness to an awakening understanding of the fact that these are the very means of the experience of transformation . |
| 5 | He would not , of course , be alone in being exposed in the General Prologue and enhancing the adverse view of himself by his own Prologue — consider , for instance , the Pardoner — but he would be alone in then telling a tale which clinches the destruction of any claim to a good character he might have ; a tale without any redeeming features , which the tales of even the worst of the corrupt clerics , the Friar and the Pardoner , have . |
| 6 | South of Iceland , the Atlantic Ocean stretches out devoid of even the tiniest of islands for thousands of kilometres . |
| 7 | When I left twenty minutes later I felt I had come off with rather the worst of the bargain but another of my father 's aphorisms came to mind : shnorrers no choosers . |
| 8 | The bedroom door opens with only the softest of creaks . |
| 9 | Algy used up his measure of luck , I was then given a super navigator with only the sharpest of pencils and the instinct of a homing pigeon who took me through my tour ; he perished the first time he New without me after I was hijacked to Bennett 's staff . |
| 10 | His voice was pleasant and well-modulated , with only the faintest of Nottingham accents . |
| 11 | This is a small , oval shaped wrasse , with only the largest of male specimens growing up to 14 centimetres in length . |
| 12 | She laughed and playfully tugged at his hair and he responded by penetrating her completely with only the slightest of movements . |
| 13 | Wadkins got away with not the best of drives at the 18th but he had a gap , hit a five-iron to 45ft and then holed it across all sorts of slopes and burrows . |
| 14 | Wolves ' fans are coming with not the best of reputations . |
| 15 | WITH just the smallest of the 23 starters in the Whitbread Round the World Race , the 51-foot La Poste , due last into Punta del Este , Uruguay , at midnight tonight , crews are preparing for the second leg , writes Stuart Alexander . |
| 16 | Both of hope that they include ideas to inspire and encourage those with even the smallest of gardens to create their own interesting , colourful features . ’ |
| 17 | She had replied that it still seemed an expensive policy compared with even the dearest of umbrellas , and George had thought about that and said : ‘ You ca n't piss into an umbrella , either . |
| 18 | An open form , with even the tiniest of openings , invites entry and permits a continuity of inside and outside space . |
| 19 | Being a mere 60 inches wide you can dart and squeeze into even the smallest of gaps . |
| 20 | He described his intention in only the vaguest of terms , saying that ‘ it was our purpose to ride forth against the enemies in the parts of France ’ , but it is likely that he and Lancaster hoped to join forces . |
| 21 | However , care should be exercised in the use of dictionaries of surnames , because none is quite infallible and some entries , in even the best of them , can be positively misleading , as the detailed example which forms the last section of this chapter demonstrates . |
| 22 | With a decent sleeping bag , a night under canvas in even the bleakest of winters is cosy and restful . |
| 23 | Four very different styles of miniature picture are displayed in this photograph , proving that there is plenty of scope for inspiration in even the smallest of designs . |
| 24 | Where space is particularly limited sliding mirrored doors prove very popular as they automatically create an illusion of spaciousness in even the smallest of rooms . |
| 25 | And I certainly believe my partnership with Ally McCoist can pose problems for even the best of defences . |
| 26 | Arrowanas are large fish , reportedly reaching lengths of up to three feet ( 90cm ) , but in captivity rarely exceeding 2′ ( 60cm ) and an eighteen inch ( 45cm ) specimen would be very respectable for even the biggest of aquariums . |
| 27 | Breakfast comes mainly buffet style and is ample enough for even the heartiest of appetites . |
| 28 | PHILIP HUNT on perhaps the hardiest of corals . |
| 29 | He dared venture out on only the balmiest of days , lest he catch cold . |
| 30 | The real McCoy is made up in loose linens , which can be relied on to hang stylishly on even the stickiest of summer days . |