Example sentences of "with the merest " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the meantime , it is likely that everyone had contracted the disease at some time or another in his or her life , and it proved fatal to those with the merest weakness whose bodies could not withstand its ravages . |
| 2 | E. C. Russell , also in business in Holloway Road , managed to catch the confident suavity of the pair of them , and this time Charles is in full frock coat and waistcoat , with the merest hint of a beard on his face , as he rests his arm with a convincing air of relaxed dignity on an animal skin rug . |
| 3 | With the body encased , the top lid — with the merest ghost of a form — was placed over the lip of the main case , as one would the lid of a shoe-box , and soldered with a 3/4-inch iron . |
| 4 | When she sprayed her face , her visage became more of a blank than ever , a black mask with the merest hint of features . |
| 5 | A decade earlier the process might have been dubbed distanciation , instead it passed with the merest ribbing and rueful acknowledgement of the new plumage . |
| 6 | The weather was warm and sunny , with the merest hint of a breeze . |
| 7 | The clouds are almost white in appearance , with the merest tinge of yellow , and their existence shows that Venus has an atmosphere to support them . |
| 8 | If we look at the sea-floor maps that are now becoming increasingly available , One is struck ( at least , I am ) by the great areas that are either receiving no sediment at all or else are covered with the merest veneer . |
| 9 | Satisfied with the merest hint of make-up she had used on her heart-shaped face , she emptied out the small jewellery sachet she always took with her on her travels . |
| 10 | Smooth-haired , bright-eyed , immaculate , with the merest hint of a woody , masculine fragrance about him , he looked as if nothing could faze him . |