Example sentences of "[adv] [adj] [noun pl] [pron] [vb base] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Outlook page 25 ICI green plant : Chemicals giant , ICI , is to build a £100m plant in Louisiana for the production of alternatives to chlorofluorocarbons ( CFCs ) , widely used compounds which deplete the earths ozone layer . |
| 2 | After we witness the ‘ World Premiere ’ of a new charidy single for ‘ Victims Of War ’ , which is — good intentions aside — probably one of the most hideous experiences we 've had in our lives , a motley crew of indie stars shambles on to the platform . |
| 3 | The clothes his cousin , Lady Angela , chose for me were quite the most fabulous things you 've ever seen . " |
| 4 | King , reviled by many , but acknowledged as an expert in the cynical exploitation of the pop world sniped : ‘ I thought when Kylie Minogue did ‘ I Should Be So Lucky , Lucky , Lucky , ’ it was one of the most awful things I have ever heard . |
| 5 | UTOPIA : We propose that it begins , as you say , with the most advanced technologies we know , but with a new factor that changes the picture completely : negative growth , or rather planned economic decline . |
| 6 | The few days I spent on that trip will stay in my mind as some of the most pleasant times I have ever spent . |
| 7 | I , it did n't come over , but for me when we interviewed Martin is one of most refreshing interviews I 've had the pleasure of taking part in ! |
| 8 | The second type is that of rather specific passages which contain a recognizable shift on pre-conciliar teaching . |
| 9 | Less than twenty of them finally made it back to England , alas — but their sale at Sotheby 's made this one of the most profitable ventures we 've ever engaged in , and did much to offset our subsequent post-production costs ! |
| 10 | Le Rue the band are one of the tightest and most cohesive units I 've seen . |
| 11 | In fact , the light weight , the attractive looks , the easy-feeling neck and the light , low action make it one of the most pick-up-able guitars we 've had for some time . |
| 12 | My hon. Friend demonstrated his close knowledge of the service in Croydon and made clear his commitment , and that of his hon. and right hon. Friends who represent Croydon constituencies , to the provision of a diverse and consistently high-quality service . |
| 13 | It was one of the most demanding scenes I 've ever done . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ This is potentially one of the most exciting developments I have been aware of in my experience of pancreatic cancer . ’ |
| 15 | … that after paying at least a dozen visits to Cambridge and engaging in the most unpleasant negotiations I have ever had in my life , we have managed to retain recognition as a body which is normally recognised for Chapter III powers and obtained an agreement which the University people hate like poison . |
| 16 | This is a pity because his book was one of the most interesting textbooks I have read for a long time . |
| 17 | It is one of the most interesting books I have ever read … not because Rorty is claiming to have discovered the Truth but because he has written a fine description of our confusion and of our capacity to create our own selves . |
| 18 | Fairs and feasts have survived the centuries in an amazing variety of ways , some of which I have already written about , but at West Witton in Wensleydale there survives one of the strangest and most interesting events I have come across . |
| 19 | It is one of the most popular things I have ever done . ’ |
| 20 | Although there is an assumption that most of those people are little old ladies who live in the circumstances that I described earlier , I suspect that we do not really know who the beneficiaries will be , but if the Government do not know , they should tell us . |
| 21 | For tea , like breakfast , is a great British forte , and one of the most charming weddings I have ever been to in Britain took place at teatime . |
| 22 | All rocks , however , and especially basaltic rocks which contain a lot of iron minerals , are weakly magnetized , and this magnetism can be detected by sensitive instruments . |
| 23 | The following recipes use both traditional vegetables and fruits and less usual glazes which make the most of British lamb . |
| 24 | Example 18 is one of the fifteen or so melodic fragments which make up the piece : |
| 25 | To economize on cash holdings ( which earn no interest ) , financial institutions hold other highly liquid assets which act as reserves , but which nevertheless earn them some interest ( see pages 658–60 ) . |
| 26 | These are terribly obvious points , but we tend to forget them when dealing with complex and highly controversial matters which matter emotionally to us . |
| 27 | It disappears without trace on the skin and , because it contains hydrogels , highly absorbent substances which hold 1,000 times their weight in water , it reduces evaporation of moisture from the skin dramatically . |
| 28 | Oh they used to be ever so funny houses you know and in them days and The er you never used to see in the oh a lot of houses and you never used to see big windows like these . |
| 29 | But only social psychologists who research aspects of small group behaviour have managed to achieve any kind of realism with such models . |
| 30 | It lacked the impersonality and regularity of the highly organised machines which conduct present-day international relations . |