Example sentences of "[vb base] [prep] the [adj -est] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was the kingdom of the Franks which was to exercise most influence for the longest period of time . |
| 2 | ( a ) 25% to 50% of library users use the catalogue ; ( b ) students account for the greatest proportion of the user population ; ( c ) the catalogue is used predominantly for known-item searching and use increases with users ' educational level ; ( d ) public library users do more subject searching than academic library users . |
| 3 | The net result is that enterprises with some form of linkage to the global market now account for the largest part of the global production structure — in raw materials , manufactures and services . |
| 4 | Key resources are technical personnel and aircraft spare parts which account for the largest share of the maintenance budget . |
| 5 | Teachers ' salaries account for the largest proportion of education spending in all types of school , though this varies from around 70% in primary and secondary schools to 59% in special schools . |
| 6 | But which of us , locked behind a desk or in a queue at the supermarket check-out , has not had an overwhelming desire to drop everything , run into the street , hail a passing cab and make for the nearest airport to catch a plane to anywhere ? |
| 7 | Journalists blame this on the fact that Mr Heseltine , David Mellor and the other ‘ dogs of war ’ who make for the best viewing concentrated on attacking Labour . |
| 8 | ‘ I head for the nearest jewellery store , ’ she said lightly , ‘ which gives me all the more incentive to get this door open . ’ |
| 9 | Seasonal style Great ideas for Christmas decorations READERS ' HOMES MICROWAVE MAGIC We test for the best CHRISTMAS COOKERY Festive dishes with a difference WINTER GARDENS How to breathe life into yours |
| 10 | They used courts for private cases : divorced wives whose maintenance had not been paid , and heirs who thought they had been cheated , appear in the earliest court records ; they were plaintiffs and claimants whose position was weak in the traditional system . |
| 11 | Two barristers , Alistair Kelman and Owen Keane , say in the latest Information Security Guide that the battle against viruses is being lost because of their ability to reappear in new strains which are immune to known antidotes . |
| 12 | In tomorrow 's EADT we report on the latest research findings on pupil behaviour in Essex and why youngsters are being expelled from schools . |
| 13 | Rodney Marsh and Alan Parry commentate on the biggest thing in Boston since the Tea Party . |
| 14 | These jingle at the slightest touch on the head . |
| 15 | This heavy gauge Chinese wok with wooden handle is 33cm/13in in size — large enough to toss the tastiest stir fry for the hungriest family . |
| 16 | The penetrance ( probability of having the disease for given genotype expressed as P ( disease/genotype ) ) of the abnormal allele A' was almost the same for the liability classes above class 1 , being 0.26 in the heterozygote or homozygote for the highest incidence groups . |
| 17 | IBM 's SMS philosophy is simple enough , letting the system , rather than the operator worry about the best way to spread the data around the disks . |
| 18 | Impressive inspirations mix with the coarsest triteness ; there is an inordinate amount of padding and bombast ; the reliance on formulae is the most shameless since Telemann . |
| 19 | The 26-year-old Welsh ace won the Golden Gala sprint hurdles title with the fastest time in the world this year 13.11secs . |
| 20 | The 26-year-old Welsh ace won the Golden Gala sprint hurdles title with the fastest time in the world this year 13.11secs . |
| 21 | You have until that cloud above you moves past the sun , then I string this peasants ’ spawn from the nearest tree . |
| 22 | Cough from the slightest breathing of cold air |
| 23 | Cough from the slightest breathing of cold air , like Phosphorus and Spongia , from going from warm to cold . |
| 24 | The British triple title holders , who lost their club crown to Aussies Brisbane a week ago , embark on the latest leg of a marathon campaign with a Regal Trophy tie against French champions Carcassonne . |
| 25 | Administrative considerations , which look for the best assignment of tasks within a hierarchical structure , can in this way augment other considerations outlined above . |
| 26 | Despite using expensive state-of-the-art machinery , the pitch staff have been defeated by what they describe as the wettest season in living memory . |
| 27 | When comparing fractions some pupils may compare numerators only or select as the largest fraction the one which has the largest numerator and largest denominator . |
| 28 | Week by week we read of the latest opinion polls on this or that . |
| 29 | I look like the best type of Virgin Mary , without worldly accessories as it were ’ , she wrote in The New Age of 5 November . |
| 30 | h Lastly , I finish with the Biggest Myth of All This work is Easy ! |