Example sentences of "[vb mod] [vb infin] at the [adj -est] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The overriding principle , though , is that consultation must commence at the earliest opportunity . |
| 2 | The conclusions are , discrimination must end at the earliest opportunity for both men and women changes should include a full and p proper consultation exercise . |
| 3 | We do not deny the value of long term repeated measurements of height for all children and have advocated that these should start at the earliest possible age . |
| 4 | I called the meeting in New York during our chairmanship of the Security Council so that the council could meet at the highest level to reaffirm and develop its commitment to peacekeeping and peacemaking . |
| 5 | Paradoxically , though , Roxburgh observed that Jess , who he favourably compared with a young Kenny Dalglish , had ‘ become an internationalist ’ at Ibrox by proving he could function at the highest level . |
| 6 | He kept a set of bags packed inside the door of Downing Street , so he could escape at the earliest opportunity to the grouse moors or trout streams . |
| 7 | They did n't happen often , and could come at the unlikeliest times and places . |
| 8 | ‘ Oo , ’ they 'd say at the merest smear of mud , ‘ you had a pig in here ? ’ |
| 9 | He had made her whole body feel as though it would explode at the slightest caress from him . |
| 10 | He was playing with her emotions , stringing them out like a taut band that would snap at the slightest pressure . |
| 11 | If these fields are left blank , the listing will start/end at the highest/lowest SSR identifiers known to LIFESPAN . |
| 12 | If a computer program has been obtained for use in a commercial environment , whether it be a word processing package , accounts system or spreadsheet , the chances are that the original will fail at the worst possible moment . |
| 13 | This is because creatures are subject to a range of ambient temperatures within which they can exist at the lowest , and hence most cost-effective , level of metabolic activity , known as their thermoneutral zone . |
| 14 | ‘ But I 've made it with United and now I want the chance to show what I can do at the highest level of all . ’ |
| 15 | Having a factory bike can put a lot of pressure on you but when after just a couple of races you discover you can compete at the highest level , everything gets easier . |
| 16 | Given the substantial gap in standards between Scottish club rugby and the international arena , the Scots , who do not play their next game until February 3 , clearly need all the match practice they can get at the highest competitive level . |