Example sentences of "be the nearest " in BNC.
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| 1 | It must be the nearest thing you could get to Lord Ismay … it was just the tip how to run it , how to manage it from the Government point of view . |
| 2 | The doctor 's surgery may be the nearest that they may have come . |
| 3 | Since a woman can have no sui heredes , the intestate heir will be the nearest agnate , who is in this case her sister and coheir . |
| 4 | In surface-living lizards , thought to be the nearest relatives of amphisbaenians , the orbitosphenoid is a mere wisp of flimsy , soft cartilage . |
| 5 | Suddenly , from the front row , Stephen said , ‘ I think I 'm going to be the nearest . |
| 6 | And I think for many of you in this room that 'll be the nearest Consumer Advice Centre to where you live . |
| 7 | They had obviously just finished dancing , and just as obviously their next stop would be the nearest double bed . |
| 8 | The area in front of Newgate , Athelstan thought , must be the nearest thing to hell on earth . |
| 9 | It seemed to her to be the nearest thing to rough justice that would ever present itself . |
| 10 | My mother would probably be the nearest one to it er sat at the corner near the fire and all the kids would be sitting round the table doing something you know . |
| 11 | Lou continued to be the nearest he had to a first and real love and she still went to all the broadcasts and visited Pinewood for every film , sitting on her own canvas chair , sometimes by herself , frequently with her sister Daisy , of whom Ken himself was still very fond . |
| 12 | Of the three sequences ( where that of simple geometric mosaics comprises regular and repetitive designs , and the concentric circular sequence consists of very imaginative works ) this sequence appears to be the nearest thing to a " traditional " form of design . |
| 13 | It must be the nearest thing to the Garden of Eden ! ’ |
| 14 | Ballymena will be the nearest club to my new home , so it was only natural to play for them . |
| 15 | And when the purpose-built shopping centre opens , Russell Street will be the nearest convenient car park . |