Example sentences of "[unc] [adj -est] [conj] [adv] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The 78 , which appeared at the beginning of the 1977 season , was one of Chapman 's greatest and most revolutionary contributions to motor racing and the concept which it employed ( the so-called Venturi effect , by which the air was channelled under rather than over the car , thus giving it infinitely superior down-force and road-holding ability ) set the standard for many years to come . |
| 2 | He finished up as one of Britain 's greatest and most original architects . |
| 3 | JUST BEYOND the flower and orchard filled walled gardens of Easton Neston ( one of England 's greatest and most noble houses ) stands Pomfret Lodge , which was originally built as a dower house for the widowed Countesses of Pomfret . |
| 4 | Without Northern Ireland 's finest and most successful competitors from our clubs , the Board 's championships will be meaningless . ’ |
| 5 | The beard was a kind of super beard , a beard to end all beards , a great reprise on some of the world 's finest and most significant beards . |
| 6 | William Cobbett , writing in 1830 , described the Hereford as the country 's finest and most beautiful breed . |
| 7 | Complete and unbroken , the wild corpse kept its tiny crouch on her plate while Mrs Geary 's finest and most secret sauce was spooned round it . |
| 8 | Many of Japan 's largest and most famous corporations , including Matsushita Electric , Hitachi and Nippon Steel , have reported major drops in profits while nearly a third of the country 's medium-sized companies are thought to be losing money . |
| 9 | London 's largest and most comprehensive bathroom and kitchen store . |
| 10 | London 's largest and most comprehensive bathroom and kitchen store . |
| 11 | Also described as Britain 's most successful industrial investment and one of Europe 's largest and most complex engineering projects , the Thermal Oxide reprocessing Plant was completed to a deadline set six years ago . |
| 12 | Hailed as Britain 's most successful industrial investment and one of Europe 's largest and most complex engineering projects , the Sellafield plant has been built to a deadline set six years ago . |
| 13 | THORP , which has been hailed as the ‘ envy of the nuclear world ’ by International Group Director is one of Europe 's largest and most complex engineering projects . |
| 14 | Boris Yeltsin , the leading radical populist and one of President Mikhail Gorbachev 's fiercest critics , was elected on May 29 as Chairman of the Russian Supreme Soviet , making him de facto President of the Russian Federation , the Soviet Union 's largest and most powerful republic . |
| 15 | The RSFSR , the Soviet Union 's largest and most powerful republic , on June 12 was declared a sovereign state by its Congress of People 's Deputies ( constituted in May — see pp. 37459-60 ) . |
| 16 | But first , Boris Yeltsin the man sacked by President Gorbachov as Moscow Communist Party Chief , has been elected leader of the Russian Federation ; Soviet Union 's largest and most powerful Republic . |
| 17 | Moody and Eclipse — built by Marine Projects and distributed by Marine Secol , Britain 's largest and most caring dealer . |
| 18 | The result — The Romance of British Wool — will be performed in one of the world 's largest and most prestigious stores in October ( 8–18 ) . |
| 19 | One of Stoddard Mercia 's largest and most prestigious contracts this year has been to supply the entire public area carpeting for Edinburgh 's hotel ‘ The Balmoral . ’ |
| 20 | It is now firmly established as the UK 's largest and most profitable food retailer and when I spoke to multi-millionaire chairman David Sainsbury yesterday he confirmed that he ‘ is on the brink of making a full scale onslaught into Scotland ’ . |
| 21 | The region included some of the UK 's largest and most profitable farms , but average annual income for the small farmers was £300 , with non-farming income averaging just over £9000 a year . |
| 22 | Through its Cruzcampo subsidiary based in Seville , GBW is also Spain 's largest and most profitable brewer . |
| 23 | Is the world 's largest and most profitable spirits company . |
| 24 | It is the international leader in both the Scotch whisky and gin industries , and is the world 's largest and most profitable spirits company . |
| 25 | Market-leading local insurers , known for their commitment to SWISS LIFE 's high standards , link up to form the world 's largest and most efficient insurance Network . |
| 26 | Seefeld has grown into one of the Tyrol 's largest and most popular resorts , and it 's not hard to see why . |
| 27 | Situated just 10 minutes form the centre of Lanzarote 's largest and most popular resort , Puerto del Carmen , the Sunwing Club Hotel is in a beautiful position , right opposite the lovely beach of Matagorda . |
| 28 | The world 's largest and most unusual hot air balloon has taken to the skies . |
| 29 | The paper was immediately put out for market research by RSGB — Research Surveys of Great Britain Ltd , one of Britain 's largest and most respected market-research companies . |
| 30 | The International Wine Challenge has grown since its inception in 1984 to become the world 's largest and most respected wine competition . |