Example sentences of "he [verb] [pers pn] the [adj -est] " in BNC.
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1 | Never , by look or gesture or word , had he given her the slightest justification for thinking that he might be interested in her as a person . |
2 | Donna joined him and he found her the shortest ones , saying , ‘ You have the short ones . |
3 | Well , he found them the best ski runs in the Cairngorms when they started and they could n't afford to give him anything very spectacular , so he said , ‘ Can I have the ski shop and the bobble hat concession ? ’ |
4 | Occasionally he found it the tiniest glint of deep blue . |
5 | Could he give her the best of food or pay for a doctor if she fell sick or buy her fine clothes or anythin' she fancies ? |
6 | If he showed them the latest Washington telegram which he had seen before his departure [ KPs 66 and 85 ] , they would have been made aware that although they had to exercise the utmost restraint for the time being , a new and firmer policy might soon be adopted . |
7 | ‘ Would ye , ’ Rab asked ; he thought it the daftest question , ‘ if somebody tells ye they could fly ye on a kite ? |
8 | He said he liked us and wanted us to come back , though he liked me the best … |
9 | He gave her the slowest , steadiest smile he could manage . |
10 | He wished us the best of luck and advised us that the Brigade was here to stay . |
11 | For me , it was sufficient satisfaction that Eliot had approved my essay ; that he considered it the best thing I had done ; and that I had been one of the few to express opinions which had his total concurrence . |