Example sentences of "[vb infin] to the [adj -est] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In his absence the task would fall to the best man . |
| 2 | With their rudimentary networks , Eastern Europe could leap-frog to the latest technology — though that is a daydream , given that no country in the region has the expertise or the money to do so . |
| 3 | A person 's social development is thus crucially linked to the physical fact of ageing : no one can be fixed in a low position , but must eventually succeed to the highest status , simply by staying alive . |
| 4 | More significantly still , these straight roads sometimes do not run to the nearest village but continue for some miles through open country , reaching the villages by means of side-roads . |
| 5 | One might at least look to the best examples there may be today . |
| 6 | In essence the process consists of mixing vegetable and animal wastes , adding a base to neutralize acidity , and managing the mass so that the aerobic micro-organisms which break it down can work to the best advantage . |
| 7 | This need not be an existing identifier but , as the list is presented in descending numerical order , it should approximate to the highest identifier required . |
| 8 | This need not be an existing identifier but , as the list is presented in descending numerical order , it should approximate to the highest identifier required . |
| 9 | This need not be an existing identifier but , as the list is presented in descending numerical order , it should approximate to the highest identifier required . |
| 10 | This need not be an existing identifier but , as the list is presented in descending numerical order , it should approximate to the highest identifier required . |
| 11 | This need not be an existing identifier but , as the list is presented in descending numerical order , it should approximate to the highest identifier required . |
| 12 | Tap the tiling at intervals to see if it is hollow , and make a note of any work that you would need to carry out , guessing what it would cost to the nearest £100 . |
| 13 | This might explain why the universe started off in the big bang in almost perfect thermal equilibrium , because thermal equilibrium would correspond to the largest number of microscopic configurations and hence the greatest probability . |
| 14 | How long does it take to the nearest hour for snails to bonk ? |
| 15 | With some , it 's along the lines of ‘ if you want the latest version , go out and buy it ! ’ , with others , it 's ‘ if you 're a registered user of the product , you can upgrade to the latest release for the cost of the disks , or even download it from our Bulletin Board System . |
| 16 | He stressed that attempts should be made to minimise any hardship they might experience to the greatest extent possible , as long as these did not prejudice the children 's best interests . |
| 17 | C3.93b Marcheini Windfarm Proposal : To receive an oral report and to agree what approach should be taken with regard to the latest proposal . |
| 18 | Insects that fly in at the sides encounter a vertical baffle of netting that divides the trap along its axis , and tend to fly or clamber to the highest point of the baffle where the only way out is into a collecting jar . |
| 19 | Teams of security staff police the laboratory , guarding the precious property , protecting what potentially could lead to the greatest fortune ever ; the combined wealth of Rockefeller , Vanderbilt and Onassis is a mere drop in the ocean compared to the promise of test-tube fusion . |
| 20 | Fickle it may be but , while in its intense form , it can lead to the greatest heights of courage and self-sacrifice . |
| 21 | I realise this is higher than originally envisaged but I firmly believe our approach will lead to the best result . |
| 22 | A stint here can even lead to the highest office as ex-Whip Mr Major found . |
| 23 | Pride of place in the auction tomorrow will go to the rarest tractors which came originally from the States . |
| 24 | If the bees found the food by smell they would go to the nearest dish ; but , in fact they went to the original dish which the first bee had been to . |
| 25 | A radio paging system means staff can be bleeped when needed , all they have to do is go to the nearest intercom substation and they are straight through to reception or the management office . |
| 26 | They will then go to the nearest telephone and receive their message from the operator . |
| 27 | If there 's another raid and it gets bad , we 'll go to the nearest tube station . |
| 28 | Progressive landlords still owned a lot of land and redistribution often did n't go to the poorest peasants but to peasants who were members of the Communist Party . |
| 29 | The title Duke of Cornwall and the estate to go with it dates back to 1337 , when Edward III created it to give his eldest son , the Black Prince , an income and somewhere to live ; it was he who decreed that it should always go to the eldest son . |
| 30 | The Mayor has decided that the nameplate will go to the highest bid received by post . |