Example sentences of "[vb -s] [adv] [prep] the [adj -est] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The energy spectrum of atmospheric turbulence persists down to the smallest scales , and to trap the maximum amount of energy the valves must be as small and numerous as possible , The payload of Daedalus 's new craft will be conventionally suspended from cords around its rim . |
| 2 | To demonstrate something of the scope of the task which children have to undertake , this chapter examines one area of written discourse where language use deviates widely from the nearest oral counterparts , and where many variants have no oral counterpart at all . |
| 3 | a passenger seat with a ‘ relax ’ setting in which the cushion reclines along with the backrest to provide optimum comfort |
| 4 | That day still stands out as the greatest day in my football life . ’ |
| 5 | Although in that same table value for money stands out as the biggest area of dissatisfaction , only a minority of 16 per cent rated it negatively . |
| 6 | Whether of the early Imperial centuries or from the later periods of the fourth and fifth centuries , Aphrodisian portrait sculpture stands out among the best , especially in the intensity displayed by the late-Roman physiognomies . |
| 7 | Erm but it has n't to the best of my knowledge it has not resulted in a rash of of developments and motorway intersections . |
| 8 | AN ADVERTISING campaign starts today in the latest phase of Strathclyde Police Force 's crackdown on knife-carrying and knife assaults . |
| 9 | It 's a special signal or you tune in , not to a certain frequency , but to Radio One and then wherever you go in the country it , it tunes in to the best transmitter . |
| 10 | For the person who appreciates the beauty of poetry , the path through ecstasy and the peak experience is easy to see and it leads directly to the highest mysticism , ending in release and beyond . |
| 11 | " Ham " acting shows up in the slightest twitch of an eyebrow . |
| 12 | After that , it goes up with the biggest bang this side of the Manhattan Project . ’ |
| 13 | Sound quality suffers without a sound card , but it turns up in the unlikeliest places . |
| 14 | Fire , which painfully heals and floridly creates out of the slimiest reek and chaos … |
| 15 | This tradition goes back to the earliest days of the Ottoman state , to Molla Edebali ( d. 726/1326 ) , Osman 's father-in-law , and is based on statements in both the and the . |
| 16 | Historically , there was nothing to match them , for cork expands snugly into the quirkiest of hand-blown bottle necks . |
| 17 | As we suggested , this applies even to the largest and most prestigious search firms . |
| 18 | Does my hon. Friend agree that that approach contrasts greatly with the latest approach from Brussels , which is that international bodies should be involved in deciding even where we erect a front porch ? |
| 19 | My hair falls out at the slightest touch , sometimes leaving little bald patches . |
| 20 | In a deliberately egalitarian policy it becomes actually less manageable , because envy fastens most upon the smallest , not the largest , inequalities and upon those who are nearest to ourselves , not furthest away . |
| 21 | A man stranded on a desert island builds a rowing boat and sets out for the nearest land . |
| 22 | Hailed as the next Sophia Loren , the dark-eyed Italian is set to take the fashion world by storm as she steps out in the latest clothes by rainwear company Four Seasons . |
| 23 | As Westergaard and Resler say ( 1975 , p. 101 ) , ‘ sex inequality in pay reinforces class inequality : it strikes hardest at the lowest levels of the occupational hierarchy ’ . |
| 24 | The practice of abortion probably dates back to the earliest human societies . |
| 25 | There has to be a force which operates truly in the best interests of the child , and there has to be recognition and understanding of the very difficult and narrow lines many social workers have to tread in dealing with the most harrowing cases . |
| 26 | Since this strategy works outwards from the highest scoring words , it is possible to show ( see Woods 1982 ) that islands always incorporate words which have a density score no greater than the words already in the island . |
| 27 | For these reasons it is the delightful little Concerto which comes over with the greatest conviction though the recording acoustic is far too resonant for the essentially intimate character of the writing ; and the sound in general affords too much prominence to the continuo which booms away in a far from discreet manner . |
| 28 | No sooner do you suggest a trad/rap crossover record be released than Brendan Shine comes out with the biggest load of crap to fall on this earth since Bros recorded their limited edition live L.P. ‘ Live From Mars ’ . |
| 29 | Plugged into an amp the EQ takes things from bright , jangling treble to a fat bass which feeds back at the lowest volumes when the relevant slider is pushed way up . |
| 30 | This works even with the quickest and most agile spiders . |