Example sentences of "a most [adj] and " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ As cage birds they are as interesting as can possibly be imagined ; for , independently of their highly ornamental appearance , they differ from all the other members of their family that I am acquainted with , in having a most animated and pleasing song ; besides which , they are constantly billing , cooing , and feeding each other , and assuming every possible variety of graceful position . |
| 2 | ‘ Anything that can be come to encourage companies to increase their efforts or to consider exporting as a viable means of increasing profitability has to be seen as a most worthwhile and objective exercise . ’ |
| 3 | • This is a most unselfish and therefore most Christ-like way of giving . |
| 4 | This is the first occasion that Harlow College Choir has combined forces with the Nelson Orchestra in what promises to be a most varied and enjoyable programme . |
| 5 | The great idea had been to hold Saturday Classes open also to members of the Women 's League and the Keep Fit Association , but in the event we encountered from our Sister Organisations a most unsisterly and almost total absence of support . |
| 6 | Disciplined and naturally dignified , he was a most thoughtful and observant bowler , a little pacier than many left handers , but matching variation with accuracy in exemplary style , and always eager to pit his wits against the best . |
| 7 | A most suitable and well proportioned ‘ bulrush ’ for the smaller pool . |
| 8 | Something that struck me personally at this period was that he had a most strange and cultivated sense of humour . |
| 9 | This therefore is a most solemn and prayer-filled moment . |
| 10 | Its perpetration is a most despicable and worrying event and one that suggests that civilian rather than military or security targets guarded by armed men , may suit the IRA from a tactical and political standpoint at this juncture . |
| 11 | In a most hideous and dreadful manner . |
| 12 | You and John provided a most informative and enjoyable day . |
| 13 | The evening concluded with a most informative and at times humorous talk by Mr Sid Breeze , a retired main line steam driver on the former GWR routes . |
| 14 | Audrey Patterson and Joan McGrath led the morning session with members of their Stroke club and in the afternoon Moya Hood took a movement class for mentally handicapped people from the Home Farm Trust in Avening , Gloucestershire ; the film ‘ Give us the Chance ’ completed a most informative and instructive day . |
| 15 | Many colleagues attended the funeral at Kilbarchan Cemetery , including his Department manager , Ronnie Cleland who described Jim as ‘ a most loyal and reliable weaver who will be sadly missed by his friends . ’ |
| 16 | She then made a most offensive and denigrating remark about my practice , and is probably doing the same thing to everyone else here . ’ |
| 17 | The Steward 's staff seem to have heard a rumour about his being out of favour with the War Office , but he seemed a most efficient and kindly gentleman to us , with the welfare of children very much at heart . |
| 18 | ‘ Whatever her failings may or may not be , I found her a most agreeable and willing chambermaid — very attractive for that occupation — far more attractive than the common run of girls , did n't you find ? ’ |
| 19 | Could n't she see that Silas was feeling disgusted with her lack of feeling towards an older woman who was now in a most awkward and painful situation ? |
| 20 | All in all , this is a valuable stage which researchers who do not accept criticism very easily will probably wish to avoid , but if they do consciously and deliberately avoid it , they have only themselves to blame for not taking advantage of a most useful and quite inexpensive step in schedule preparation . |
| 21 | A floating charge is therefore a most effective and flexible security ; it provides security for the lender and allows the company to trade with its assets unencumbered . |
| 22 | ‘ Michael Crawford has a most effective and moving last scene as the drunken brother unable to forgive the corruption of his sister , ’ wrote Milton Shulman in the London Evening Standard . |
| 23 | Commitment is the key word , and Marks is in full command through a most contrasted and well-planned programme that is a delight to listen to over and over again . |
| 24 | We will do all we can to make sure you have a most pleasant and enjoyable stay . |
| 25 | It was , therefore , a most impressive and formidable army which the Mercian king marshalled against the Bernicians . |
| 26 | Be that as it may , she eventually worked her way through to a most impressive and distinctive personal singing style ; the various stages of this development can be observed on two excellent LPs : Princess of the Thistle ( 1969 ) , which has useful and perceptive notes by Peter Hall , and What a Voice ( 1985 ) , with sensitive notes by Stephanie Smith-Perrin . |
| 27 | Summing up , the coroner praised the police for their investigation of what he described as ‘ a most unhappy and distressing case ’ . |
| 28 | Although they knew they would never forget Jennie , the Girls wanted her to have a permanent memorial so they had a collection and made a most practical and fitting choice : a marble floor for the church of St Stephen on the Cliffs , Blackpool . |
| 29 | We all agreed that it had been a most leisurely and pleasant day out . |
| 30 | Carlyle praised Glen in his Reminiscences ( 1881 ) as ‘ a most pure and excellent man , of correct superior intellect , and of much modest piety and amiability ’ , and described his wife as ‘ a handsome , brave , and cheery-hearted woman ’ . |