Example sentences of "[prep] be [verb] the [adj -est] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Germans , he reckoned , were trying to wipe out the docks , yet somehow the city centre seemed to be getting the worst of it — and all the shops and offices and streets of little houses . |
| 2 | Sales of mainframe systems are still thought to be earning the biggest profit . |
| 3 | Elton does n't deserve to be called the worst , he 's very stylish and I dress him for the country . |
| 4 | If further size analysis is to be undertaken the best procedure is to use two identical sub-samples . |
| 5 | It is this sense which seems to be given the clearest possible confirmation in those moments of the portrait of the artist , where the brooding Stephen , Stephen Daedalus , suddenly emerges from his vigilance in a lightening display of strength . |
| 6 | Chester College was recently found by a Government survey to be providing the best value for money higher education in the country , beating the likes of Oxford and Cambridge . |
| 7 | She said that the public were becoming agitated because the council did not appear to be taking the toughest line possible . |
| 8 | How can the Prime Minister claim to be seeking the best deal for Britain when he is determined to get the worst conditions for British workers ? |
| 9 | He died in January 1706 ( he was buried on the 17th ) , having disinherited his heir , Christopher , third baronet , who was a compulsive drinker and gambler , in favour of his younger son James ( 1673–1755 , q.v. ) who , building on his father 's industrial foundations , came to be reputed the richest commoner in England . |
| 10 | Looking through her work you ca n't help but be impressed by the quality and her attention to detail — and I did just wonder if I was in the presence of someone who is going to be hailed the greatest canine painter of her era . |
| 11 | That is to say , the initiatives that are under way , far from alleviating concerns repeatedly expressed over the years , appear to be confirming the worst suspicions of teachers and other commentators . |
| 12 | I was supposed to be investigating the latest camcorder craze to sweep America — amateur home porn — but found myself dreading the thought of viewing the tapes . |
| 13 | The music of two short pastorales which have some claim to be considered the earliest true operas in French has been lost . |
| 14 | They were , therefore , more likely to have a regular partner , to have less contact with former friends , and to be spending the greatest proportion of their time fulfilling a traditional domestic role . |
| 15 | But Richard Dunwoody always appeared to be going the best and Baydon Star was a comfortable four-length winner , with the third horse Mailcom 30 lengths away . |
| 16 | Town are still second in the first division , but are reckoned to be playing the best football . |