Example sentences of "and [noun sg] [vb past] the [adj -est] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Refining and Marketing had the best results since 1986 , and Exploration and Production 's results , excluding divestment profits , were at a similar level to 1990 . |
| 2 | Beds , bedding and linen formed the largest single item ; clothing , pots and pans ( some of them pewter ) and kitchen stun made up most of the remainder , and apart from a couple of coffers , a table board , two ‘ chairstools ’ and a few small boards and forms , totalling 7s. , the house was almost bare of furnishings . |
| 3 | Motorcycle and bicycle proved the fastest modes of transport in the Commuter Challenge , organised on May 18th in Edinburgh by ‘ Spokes ’ for Bike to Work Day , as part of the city 's Festival of the Environment . |
| 4 | Businessman John Watts , 52 , said it was a miracle any of the 340 passengers and crew survived the worst air disaster in Portugal for 20 years . |
| 5 | The most skilled and literate combined the keenest sense of grievance with the ability to articulate their aspirations . |
| 6 | Unsurprisingly , as soon as it opened in April , the Tribeca Bar and Grill became the hottest meal ticket in town , and it 's currently packed out nightly , with a selection of celebs , wannabes , Wall Street suits and star gazers , who can get a perfect view by sitting at the restaurant 's centrepiece , a $15,000 mahogany bar . |
| 7 | All functions scored reasonable marking between 3 and 4 , but book selection and acquisition obtained the lowest average marking at 3.14 — the main reasons for dissatisfaction being given as lack of currency , inaccuracy of cataloguing-in-publication data , and lack of comprehensiveness . |