Example sentences of "[to-vb] [pron] [prep] its [adj -est] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ it was an unusual opportunity , to put it at its lowest , and that it is to be inferred from the evidence that it was one which was of particular interest to the Perot family . |
| 2 | Is his work , to put it at its bluntest , a throwback to an age long past , a magnificent but doomed attempt to breathe life into fossils ? |
| 3 | To put it at its highest , I was in no more than so-so shape by the time I reached Caduta 's . |
| 4 | Yet the story of Hagar 's flight furnishes another example of Abraham treating the promises of God very lightly , to put it at its mildest . |
| 5 | There is no doubt that Edward Lear was the first person to understand the art of lithography , and to use it to its fullest potential . |
| 6 | This is particularly noticeable on the machair , which usually retains its bare winter appearance till the end of May , and those who wish to see it at its best should wait until mid-June or even July . |
| 7 | There are also purist considerations : should the integrity of the original object be maintained , or may it be tampered with to display it to its best advantage ? |
| 8 | Instead it was a day for typical Yorkshire grit to show itself at its best . |