Example sentences of "and the [adj -est] [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To measure sincerity in weapons proved very difficult , and so , from time to time , the American delegation would fall back on the mantra of peace , peace to which only Iraq was the obstacle , peace in which all these obsessions about the latest arms and the best would be redundant . |
| 2 | If not , the youngest and the smallest will go hungry and before long die . |
| 3 | Only the early ones , before she left Italy , and the latest would be relevant . ’ |
| 4 | And the worst may be yet to come . |
| 5 | The length of lessons will vary from teacher to teacher , but the shortest will be half an hour and the longest will be an hour . |
| 6 | It 's a ludicrous game of make-believe and let's pretend , and the biggest let's pretend is that Britain is fighting a war of principle , on its own terms , for purposes which the people understand and support , and for aims which can be realised by war . |