Example sentences of "[adv prt] [conj] [vb past] the [adj -est] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I looked in and had the biggest shock of my life . |
| 2 | My master staggered over and opened the nearest window and , as the smoke cleared , we saw that the huge fourposter bed was now a sheet of flame . |
| 3 | These men will live forever in the legends of Rentokil cricket , for on a Sunday at the beginning of September at Felcourt Cricket Ground , they took on and conquered the best teams that Rentokil could offer . |
| 4 | There wuz a bit of trouble outside the school gates when Sinead O'Connor said she was n't coming on the trip because she disapproved of buzzes and then she got on and took the best seat , ie the one at the back where me and Graham normally sit and smoke No6 . |
| 5 | Clare looked up and saw the tallest man she had ever seen ; he had curly black hair and black-lashed , dark brown eyes , now filled with worry . |
| 6 | I went out and bought the best turntables I could afford . |