Example sentences of "[noun prp] was [prep] the [adj -est] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Donald was about the nearest he was likely to find to a Murderer 's Doctor . |
| 2 | The feat was all the more admirable in that the notorious Armstrongs had been among the major headaches in the region under his own jurisdiction , and Willie was among the worst . |
| 3 | You could n't fake it out there on a cold bleak field with twenty-nine others and despite his modesty , Burton was among the best . |
| 4 | He understood that D'Arcy was after the best opportunity to get his client 's wife and child back alive . |
| 5 | Another winner from Newcastle was for the best overall score from the two rounds of golf which Steve Ridley , surveyor won . |
| 6 | To take one example , in October 1988 male unemployment in East London was at the highest levels in the South-East : 21 per cent in Tower Hamlets ; 18 per cent in Southwark and 14 per cent in Newham , reflecting the acute poverty and low levels of education in these areas . |
| 7 | It also ensured that Patrick was in the deepest shadow and not immediately visible from the street . |
| 8 | By the time Corrie 's wedding took place Philippa was over the worst of her sadness and in a good position to enjoy it to the full — ; the closest to the centre of the ceremonies , yet fancy free ; and she had had a very good time — much affectionate sympathy from aunts and cousins , and husbands of aunts and cousins , and admiration and flirtation and kissing enough . |
| 9 | Nuclear Electric spokesman , Len Green , said the company 's decision to use levy money to help with the cost of constructing Sizewell B was in the best interests of the consumer and this might be the case if the C station went ahead . |