Example sentences of "this [noun] be the [adj -est] " in BNC.
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| 1 | an education of this kind is the greatest benefit which could be conferred upon any citizen of a great state , and … the common right to it , the common discipline and enjoyment of it , the common possession of the tastes and association connected with it , would form a new element of national unity , linking together the mental life of all classes by experiences which have hitherto been the privilege of a limited section . |
| 2 | The reader 's conception of the text in this case is the worst possible communicative situation . |
| 3 | At 3.1 kilometers , this dive is the longest underwater traverse of two cave systems in the world . |
| 4 | Despite that difficulty this route is the easiest in the Lake District , with excellent viewpoints and scenery around Whitfield . ’ |
| 5 | Action group chairman Gareth Owen said : ‘ This route is the worst option for Caergeiliog and will seriously and unnecessarily effect the quality of life in the village . ’ |
| 6 | I shall press on however , for this pamphlet is the best exposition of which I know of what I believe to be a widely held position . |
| 7 | Although in theory under the personal command of the new Regent , in fact Will Douglas led , grumbling at having to carry so many lofty ones along when what was needed for this attempt was the toughest of mosstroopers . |
| 8 | Especially this light is the worst . |
| 9 | Finally he declared : All I can say as an honest person is that this boy is the greatest man now living in the world . |
| 10 | It was at this point , while we were stumbling about , not really knowing what to say with so many other people present , that Eric suggested we should borrow a driver and jeep from the ASC — this boy was the biggest borrower of jeeps I had ever met — and set off for Fontanellato , where we could all be reunited : my parents , the Merlis , the Superiora and the suore at the hospital , and as many of the other people who had helped him as possible , including Dr Sambataro , of whom there had been no news since he joined the partisans . |
| 11 | This range is the mightiest geological formation on our planet . |
| 12 | This passage is the purest Euro-soup . |
| 13 | I 'm talking about saving human life governments over the last twenty years , troops over the last twenty years , policemen over the last twenty years , laws over the last twenty years , and politicians , including myself , have all failed in all the efforts that we 've made including condemnation of violence , everything , but I am now saying that this dialogue is the best hope I 've seen or , surely I 'm entitled to say to the Prime Minister , alright given that I have said that why do n't you put me to the test ? |
| 14 | This percentage is the largest of any other constituency in England . |
| 15 | According to our present knowledge , this machine was the nearest the artificers of antiquity came to inventing a truly mechanical clock . |
| 16 | The start of this winter is the worst here since 1942 . |
| 17 | If enough tokens occur , this type is the easiest one to deal with , and usually exhibits very sharp patterns of social divergence according to age and sex of speaker in studies such as ours . |
| 18 | This gallery is the farthest North found in the Survey . |
| 19 | ‘ In that case I can tell you that in my humble opinion this place is the meanest , tightest little arsehole in the entire fucking country . |
| 20 | This evening is the best time for visiting . |
| 21 | This evening is the best time for visiting . |
| 22 | Honestly , Les , this team is the biggest load of rubbish we have had here since I 've been a supporter and I started before the war , so I know what I am talking about . |
| 23 | To do this the distance on the graph from X to each of the three points ( water , grassland and pine forest ) is calculated using Pythagoras 's theorem , and pixel X is allocated to the class for which this distance is the shortest . |
| 24 | This water was the freshest I ever tasted . |
| 25 | I ca n't tell you that this keyboard is the best you 'll ever buy , because its feel may not suit you at all , but if you take that and the monitor aside , and specify totally different units that do suit you , then the system box wo n't let you down . |
| 26 | By common consent this campanile is the finest in the city , and was built by the architect commemorated in the name of the street where the church entrance is found — Francesco Pecorari of Cremona . |
| 27 | This woman is the nearest parent with children |
| 28 | Improving still further on this start is the best way of sending this message to the villains : ‘ There are no easy pickings at the Royal ’ . |
| 29 | This method is the simplest , and probably the most universally used . |
| 30 | In other words this area is the greatest celebration of nature our planet has ever known . |