Example sentences of "[vb infin] [pron] is the [adj -est] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Anyone who uses the East-Coast mainline will recognise it is the biggest investment since the steam age . ’ |
| 2 | The new mother is often terrified of making a mistake but she does not really know what is the best thing to do . |
| 3 | And do you know what is the worst thing about all of this ? |
| 4 | The tops of ling heather ( Calluna vulgaris ) , produce yet another shade of yellow dye when boiled in water , and in fact that entire plant is wonderfully versatile : it was commonly used for thatching houses , and even today the few Highland thatchers that remain will swear it is the best thatch in Gaeldom ; it provided beds to sleep on , with the ‘ tops up and roots down ’ arrangement of the mattress assuring a pleasantly aromatic and sound sleep ; it was used in part of the process of tanning leather ; and the fresh , young tops of the heather were ( and at times still are ) brewed into a kind of ale . |
| 5 | Erm , but I do believe who is the best person for the job . |
| 6 | ‘ We hope that people in Shetland will realise it is the best way of doing it , ’ he said . |
| 7 | ‘ At least that would prove what is the best way of organising the system , ’ he said . |
| 8 | I do view this as one of the ‘ great classics but I do not know if I would say it is the greatest book ever written in English as I have not yet read widely enough but I would definitely say that for all the above reasons that it is a great book . |