Example sentences of "and [pron] be the [adj -est] " in BNC.
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| 1 | My servility to Sam and admiration for his strength had never stopped Jerry and me being the closest of the family . |
| 2 | and whenever get somefink and I 'm the best one in England . |
| 3 | And I 'm the nearest to you in blood . ’ |
| 4 | If he 's never caught his breath at the sight of your crooked smile , or felt his heart lurch with love at the sound of your voice , or watched you walk across a room and wanted you and finally found out that you return his feelings , then he 's a poor man and I 'm the richest man in the world . |
| 5 | Derby manager Harry Storer swanked in those days : ‘ I have a team of bastards — and I 'm the biggest bastard of them all . ’ |
| 6 | Now Haseley was big , really big , and I was the smallest there , a raw recruit to the international scene . |
| 7 | ‘ We were running races , ’ she said , ‘ and I was the fastest . |
| 8 | Furious , she swung around and I was the nearest to her . |
| 9 | I remember them well ; they were blue leather and had four spikes and I was the proudest youngster alive in possessing them . |
| 10 | Her father John said : ‘ Carol looked beautiful at the wedding and I was the proudest dad in the world . |
| 11 | ‘ We first chatted on a roller skating rink , where he was chosen as the best boy skater , and I was the best girl . |
| 12 | The difference between them is I have to admit at this level , relatively marginal in terms of er which is the worst and which is the best between the three . |
| 13 | The de-skilling , which currently forms the basis of homeworking and which is the worst destruction of human potential has to be countered by new modes of organization which could challenge the power of the new capitalism . |
| 14 | ‘ And you are the fairest flower of all , ’ he had said , and presented her with a spray of pink carnations . |
| 15 | I need a friend , and you are the best friend that I have . |
| 16 | Well , the trouble is you got to be the eldest and you were the eldest for such a long time |
| 17 | And these two women , as they see me , suffering , silent , naked , this guy who 's given them everything and who 's the greatest fuck they ever had in their goddam lives — these women , these simple , nude women , they forget their rivalry and weep in each other 's arms . |
| 18 | ‘ And who is the best fighter ? ’ |
| 19 | And who is the best person to do that . |
| 20 | ‘ There 's no pecking order , it 's who is in the right place at the right time and who is the strongest , ’ he says . |
| 21 | And who was the youngest FA Cup final referee , a question we repeated to Referees Association president Peter Willis who handled the 1985 final . |
| 22 | I like my food , and she 's the best I 've come across . ’ |
| 23 | And she 's the youngest , so what with a doting granny and seven big boy cousins and brothers to look after her … ! ’ |
| 24 | For her own part , there was never any question of her not studying science and she is the best sort of role model because of her enthusiasm : ‘ Just finding out what makes things work . |
| 25 | ‘ I know that you want to marry Rose , ’ Mrs Maylie told her son , ‘ and she is the nicest person I know . |
| 26 | Guns and Killing magazine currently rate her as the sixth most dangerous solo outlaw in the Americas , and she is the highest-ranked woman on the list , coming in at thirty-seven places above the Antarctic esperado Ice Kold Katie . |
| 27 | Soon he would need to vent the anger she felt already gathering , and she was the nearest person . |
| 28 | No doubt she did some things that were … well , regrettable , I do n't know , but she worked very hard while she was with my family and she was the best nanny we ever had . |
| 29 | Iritnefert was the only daughter , and she was the youngest . |
| 30 | Prevention of infection is a major part of our response to HIV/AIDS and we are the largest independent provider of schools classes on AIDS . |