Example sentences of "[noun sg] was [prep] the [adj -est] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | From the equipment , we can see that the Frankish horse soldier was in the earliest stages of development into the armed and armoured knight of later centuries . |
| 2 | ( All this action was at the furthest end from where Leeds fans were stood , so I could n't see much . |
| 3 | In another reversal of attitude , the Soviet delegation was among the strongest advocates of even tougher international action to protect human rights against government abuse . |
| 4 | And the North-East was among the worst-hit areas . |
| 5 | An illegitimate birth in the degrading surroundings of the workhouse was about the deepest stigma that anyone could bear at the start of life . |
| 6 | Westergaard and Resler ( who produced the figures for the period up to 1960 in Table 5 ) suggest that the most significant redistribution was within the wealthiest groups , rather than between them and the less well-off . |
| 7 | Whose picture was on the smallest stamp ? |
| 8 | His room was in the oldest part of the Castle , along a narrow galleried landing , with thick dark hangings that stirred faintly as she passed . |
| 9 | The rest was like the reddest apple on the highest branch of a tree , forbidden . |
| 10 | So my phone call to the Parsons ' household the next day was in the best traditions of the society in which I found myself living . |
| 11 | The revolution was in the fullest sense ‘ law-governed ’ . |
| 12 | The local authority was in the best position to avoid accidents . |
| 13 | For Horace Walpole [ q.v. ] , the dining-room was in the best taste of all . |
| 14 | Mr Mandela told an ANC meeting last night that President FW de Klerk 's white minority government was behind the latest wave of political killings in South Africa . |
| 15 | On the contrary ; he took the view that a continuation of the National Government was in the best interests of the country . |
| 16 | Only on the very clearest days , when the air was like the purest well-water , shadowy blots appeared to the west and north to show where the forest came to an end at hills , mountains … but they were a world away , two , three , four days ' journeying … if one dared . |
| 17 | The entail from the grandfather was on the eldest son . |
| 18 | BAe has said that deal with the US firm will strengthen Corporate Jets ' balance sheet and that the sale was in the best interests of both shareholders and employees . |
| 19 | In contrast to his partner 's thud and blunder , Lineker 's finishing was of the highest order . |
| 20 | Despite those defeats his form was of the highest order , and he was favourite for the International , his odds of 19–10 at the off being slightly shorter than those of the American horse Czar Alexander . |
| 21 | Her caravan was at the worst end of the site , surrounded by a sea of mud whenever it rained , and close to the rubbish dump . |
| 22 | Hawkshead Grammar School was at the highest point of its reputation when Wordsworth arrived ; boys were sent to it from all over the north-west of England and even from Scotland . |
| 23 | In fact , my level was under the lowest measurement given , which is 3.1 . |
| 24 | In his report on the service the divisional inspector for Scotland South , Tony Course , observed : ‘ the crews ’ response was in the highest tradition of lifeboat service . |
| 25 | Farther on in his dispatch , Haig wrote : ‘ … this unavoidable delay in the development of our offensive was of the greatest service to the enemy . |
| 26 | I saw that my house was on the worst side of the island . |
| 27 | In 1873 , after a case of murder in which the victim was a Rodi , the Assistant Government Agent at Nuvara Eliya commented that ‘ the victim was of the lowest caste , to which they [ the Sinhalese ] clearly believe that the principles of natural justice and law are not applicable . ’ |
| 28 | The only carpet was in the best room , or the visitors ' room as they called it . |
| 29 | Nonetheless , France was a very demanding market , as both Laura and Bernard were well aware , and once the freshness and newness of the product had worn off , it was critically important that the merchandise was of the highest quality . |