Example sentences of "[to-vb] [adv] [prep] the [adj -est] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Wilhelmshaven dockyard had been , in its day , the largest naval yard in Europe , and is likely to go down as the largest purely naval yard in history . |
| 2 | Inside , I was barely able to stand upright at the highest point , for I was head and shoulders taller than my sinister host ; and it did not escape my notice that the roof at its highest point was infested with cobwebs , in the corners of which sat large square spiders . |
| 3 | The panel will be asked to come up with the best all-time team on earth after viewing Pele 's new six-part , 12-hour range of football films . |
| 4 | The professor said that the plans , which will not involve incineration , followed the region 's appointment of consultants to come up with the best environmental option for the disposal of the region 's sewage sludge without excessive cost . |
| 5 | The UK 's Solutions with Workstations Show at London 's Olympia between May 11 and 13 will be a good chance for the UK and Europe to catch up with the latest Common OpenSoftware Environment developments : Peter Idoine of IBM Corp , Steve Raby of Sun Microsystems Inc and Mike Shelton of the Santa Cruz Operation Inc will hold interactive sessions on COSE at 11am on each of the three days of the exhibition . |
| 6 | But she just looks at me pityingly , like I was behind the times and needed to catch up with the latest ideas . ’ |
| 7 | There 's a chance to catch up with the latest Scottish news in our evening bulletin . |
| 8 | Far better to take it in stages , to concentrate purely on the shortest of short-term problems . |
| 9 | The statement reported the summit 's decision to establish a " special commission to consider the suggestions of the countries on the key aspects of co-operation within the CMEA framework and to work out in the shortest time drafts of new fundamental CMEA documents " . |
| 10 | to pass ahead of the foremost part of another moving motor vehicle , being a vehicle proceeding in the same direction wholly or partly within that area , or |
| 11 | to pass ahead of the foremost part of a stationary vehicle on the same side of the crossing as the approaching vehicle , the stationary vehicle having stopped to accord precedence to a foot passenger |
| 12 | ‘ to pass ahead of the foremost part of another moving motor vehicle , being a vehicle proceeding in the same direction wholly or partly within that area ’ This phrase means that the offending vehicle or part of it must pass ahead of a slower moving motor vehicle travelling in the same direction . |
| 13 | ‘ to pass ahead of the foremost part of a stationary vehicle on the same side of the crossing as the approaching vehicle , the stationary vehicle having stopped to accord precedence to a foot passenger ’ This phrase is the alternative offence to point number 6 and means that the offending vehicle or part of it must pass a stationary vehicle as opposed to a moving motor vehicle in point 6 . |
| 14 | Each Holy One has , in turn , asked us to listen within to the purest guidance that is our entitlement . |
| 15 | I want James in the front today because the buggy is easier to tip up with the lightest one in the front . |
| 16 | Miss Probst points out that the law gives the private sector a strong incentive to clean up at the lowest possible cost . |
| 17 | If a pump is not already in use , clearly an extension cable , with a weatherproof connector , will be required to reach back to the nearest electric point . |
| 18 | Publishers must be able to reach out to the widest possible audience . |
| 19 | Notwithstanding the merit and extent of his achievements , Gavin Hastings still retains the desire to reach out for the best of which he is capable with as yet undiminished zest : ‘ Unless you set yourself tasks and ambitions , unless you have new targets , there is n't much point in playing . |
| 20 | When a colleague had some treatment , a tape was played and he was made to look up at the highest point of the ceiling . |
| 21 | ‘ First , because other insurers have intermediaries who are forced by competition to look around for the best price . |
| 22 | and rowing for gold all this week will be the best oarsmen … young and old … from all over the world as the royal regatta takes off on the Thames at henley … we 'll be on the water tomorrow night to look ahead with the fastest school crew in the country |
| 23 | The pathologist and the Detective Sergeant had not been over-eager to react to his suggestion to go straight to the highest authority . |
| 24 | While it might be to your advantage to do so at the earliest opportunity , there is nevertheless no legal urgency for you to make the journey other than at your convenience . |
| 25 | Generally , however , anyone wishing to buy or sell listed shares will want to do so at the best price obtainable and for that purpose to use the facilities of The Stock Exchange instead of himself seeking out a willing counterparty . |
| 26 | I believe that the best way in which the State can encourage respect for human life is by refraining from taking life itself , unless it is compelled to do so by the direst and most certain necessity . |
| 27 | Each month we have a pair of Saucony shoes to give away for the best letter on a running issue . |
| 28 | Each month we have a pair of Saucony Shadow 5000 shoes to give away to the best letter on a running issue . |
| 29 | We 've got what amounts to a lifetime 's supply of Crystal Clear airline to give away to the best idea for making the most of your free filter matting . |
| 30 | They would like government to do more for the weakest and the poorest , by direct transfers of income ( witness the rise in child benefit ) as well as by boosting educational standards . |