Example sentences of "to do the [adj -est] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her unnecessary decision to do the dirtiest work in the place struck them as alarming . |
| 2 | This , Uzzell reckons , has several benefits — it motivates his company to do the best job possible ; it instills confidence in the customer ; and , best of all , if targets are exceeded , both parties reap the benefits . |
| 3 | Would n't it be lovely , then , to be able to tell your PC that you want to run a CD ROM based game , and would it please re-configure itself to do the best job , preferably without making you wait five minutes while it re-boots ? |
| 4 | So the best thing to do the best thing to do listen . |
| 5 | And from that centre of chivalry , the Burgundian court , came the nobleman Jacques de Lalain in 1448 , to challenge James , brother of William earl of Douglas , ‘ neither for hatred nor envy nor any evil wish whatsoever , but to do the greatest honour in his power to one who came of such high descent , and was besides of such great renown and courage , that he desired his acquaintance more than that of any lord in the said kingdom of Scotland ’ . |
| 6 | The last six months of his life were spent in hospital , where he rarely slept , if ever , and he suffered from disorientation , inability to concentrate enough to do the simplest task , and was totally unintelligible . |
| 7 | It 's usually a good idea to do the biggest ones first get those out of the way . |