Example sentences of "[adj -est] [noun] that [modal v] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He held his breath , not wanting to make the slightest sound that might betray his presence . |
| 2 | Then , very slowly , fearful of making the slightest movement that might start the surface on an avalanche course and himself down the incline , he stretched out his arm towards Sheila . |
| 3 | She stared back at him , unable to speak , terrified of betraying the slightest clue that might jolt his memory , but conscious of a heartfelt sense of gratitude for the fever that had kept her so busy during the morning hours . |
| 4 | But you must think my displeasure the heaviest thing that can befall you . |
| 5 | Ultimately the most memorable lines in this volume must be those penned by Bonnard to Matisse in January 1940 : ‘ When I think of you , I think of a mind cleansed of every old aesthetic convention , and it is that alone that permits a direct view of nature , the greatest joy that can befall a painter . |
| 6 | The worst fate that could befall any relative or follower was to be declared a ‘ broken man ’ : that is , either by punitive official proceedings or by some family banishment , to be removed from the protection of the surname and so become an outlaw , fair prey for any enemy , English or Scottish . |
| 7 | He points out that under John Akers , IBM has built its desktop computing business to $8,500m in worldwide sales in 1991 , giving it 19% market share ; remained the worldwide leader in information technology revenues , at $62,800m last year up nearly 30% from $48,500m in 1985 when Akers took over ; and avoided the worst crisis that could have befallen it — which would have been to sacrifice investments in research and development for the sake of a fast buck — it spent $6,600m last year . |
| 8 | One of the worst things that could happen to a pupil was to leave something in the dining room by mistake after dinner . |
| 9 | One of the worst things that could happen was getting water in your camera housing . |
| 10 | One , that working with Frantz and Weymouth was one of the worst things that could have happened to The Mondays , and two , that they 've still got it assuming they 're produced by someone that understands them . |
| 11 | We try to establish a love of reading in its broadest sense that will develop the students ' knowledge of and response to the world around them , and which will continue beyond their school years . |
| 12 | The nearly worst thing that could happen would be her father coming back . |
| 13 | If I do this what is the worst thing that could happen to me ? |
| 14 | JEWKES : Maybe I am , for to rob him of yourself would be the worst thing that could happen to him . |
| 15 | Perhaps that was the worst thing that could happen to a human being . |
| 16 | Crawford , who stayed in the play for more than a year before handing over to David Jason , said during its run , ‘ All your career as an actor you dream of having the things written up outside the theatre which are there about me — but now that they 're there it 's in a way the worst thing that could happen to me . |
| 17 | And last night , when he had ingested an almond — the absolutely worst thing that could happen to him — something good had happened . |
| 18 | At a time when the world is struggling to get out of recession , it is just about the worst thing that could happen . |
| 19 | The worst thing that could have happened was … nothing . ’ |
| 20 | Hatch said it : Jack Stone was the worst thing that could have happened to Chrissie . ’ |
| 21 | If it did n't come off , the worst thing that could have happened is that it would have taken a few years to move him out . ’ |
| 22 | The vital role of the parents is to do all they can to ensure that the loss or diminution of love and friendship , will be the worst thing that can happen to their children if they transgress the legal and moral codes that control the society in which they will be living . |
| 23 | But it is not the worst thing that can happen . |
| 24 | It 's sometimes worth asking that nagging little voice what is really the worst thing that can happen now ? |
| 25 | Remind yourself that blushing is not the worst thing that can happen to you . |
| 26 | That is the worst thing that can happen to a human being . |
| 27 | The worst thing that can happen — |
| 28 | What is the worst thing that can happen when organising a tour ? |
| 29 | The worst thing that can happen is for the boat to become totally inverted and here you need to slide the daggerboard quickly out before it drops through the hull . |
| 30 | Like the other parties , it knows full well that extremism is the worst thing that can happen to a good cause . |