Example sentences of "for the [adj -est] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hence it is vain to go to historical consciousness for the truest meaning . |
| 2 | Yard-high walls of bananas waited at road turnings for the Geest lorry to collect . |
| 3 | It had been the custom from early times to name children after their godparents ; precisely because the paternal grandfather was an obvious choice to fulfil such an office for the eldest-born son , the impression we often receive — wrongly , perhaps — is that a specific Christian name was perpetuated just because it was that borne by the male-line grandparent . |
| 4 | Parties compete for the greenest mantle . |
| 5 | GARY McAllister last night vowed to make Spurs pay for the darkest moment of Leeds ' reign as champions . |
| 6 | By JOHN EDWARDS GARY McAllister last night vowed to make Spurs pay for the darkest moment of Leeds ' reign as champions . |
| 7 | In the second half Giannini again created the best moment , first intercepting a pass , then setting up Serena for the clearest chance of the match . |
| 8 | But certainly here , for the clearest moment in Eliot 's later plays the savage and the Christian are joined in reproach of the oversophisticated city ; , though it is essential , too , to remember that that city also contains Sir Henry Harcourt-Reilly whom Eliot once described as possibly ‘ a god in the machine ’ . |
| 9 | Agricultural policy which involves paying the highest prices for the fattest lamb and cattle has changed little during the last 10 years . |
| 10 | Lucy hesitated for the merest second . |
| 11 | For the merest instant , some final , irreducible unit of desire , he had glimpsed a feeling , an urge within himself he had not imagined himself capable of , but now this tiny , standard piece of information , these few letters , had switched his hopes off like some cheap light bulb . |
| 12 | She hesitated for the merest fraction of a second . |
| 13 | The Doctor looked disconcerted for the merest moment . |
| 14 | This , together with an ‘ Elm Shell , covered with 4lb lead , lined , ruffled , and pillow ’ would provide a creature fit for the grandest vault . |
| 15 | Wexford kept his face unmoved , but for the faintest flicker of what he hoped looked like sophisticated amusement . |
| 16 | I stood another ten or fifteen minutes , straining eyes and ears for the faintest stir . |
| 17 | Manville held his breath , listening intently for the faintest sound of life . |
| 18 | Across the river in the northern suburb detailed information is lacking , though the known finds would suggest a second century date for the earliest occupation . |
| 19 | As for the earliest date of birth , it is theoretically possible that it could be 1855 , since the first recruits to the trade , some of whom were still working in the 1900s , were aged 18 in 1873 . |
| 20 | Until the Three Mile Island nuclear accident , Harrisburg , Pennsylvania , was notorious only for the earliest perpetration of a " straw poll " attempting to predict the outcome of the 1924 presidential election . |
| 21 | They can be treated in the short term with an anti-male hormone injection from the vet and this will see them safely through difficult periods without the need for the unkindest cut . |
| 22 | When the programme 's ratings dipped immediately after the November revamp , Focus came in for the heaviest criticism . |
| 23 | In fact he won three , but lost the record he had held since 1979 for the heaviest twin berries . |
| 24 | Sets of bars and rollers can be bought from hardware stores for the heaviest furniture and kitchen equipment . |
| 25 | After weighing for the heaviest berry — duly recorded in the ledger by the recorder — any prizewinning berry is removed before they are weighed for the heaviest twelve awards and then again selected for the heaviest six . |
| 26 | Until 1984 he had been a regular exhibitor for forty years , and in 1952 he gained a show record for the heaviest white with a transparent weighing 30 drams 8 grains , a record that still stands . |
| 27 | CEM Joad came back and rushed for the nearest Vicar . |
| 28 | When , out of nowhere , a picture of Naylor Massingham suddenly presented itself , Leith reached for the nearest folder . |
| 29 | The prospect of a man of fitzAlan 's size ever losing control , no matter what the cause , was enough to make any sane woman run for the nearest convent . |
| 30 | Abandoning an untouched plate of food , she headed for the nearest door . |