Example sentences of "[art] [adj -est] [noun sg] of [noun] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The quota is the smallest number of votes the candidate has to get in order to be sure of getting a seat . |
| 2 | In that time , its geography had changed little , the only difference being that more and more houses had squeezed themselves on to the mound of detritus that had built up over generations to form the hill on which the city squatted , above the highest level of flood the river could attain . |
| 3 | As he had held the highest office of state the inhabitants of Edfu regarded him as a great man and therefore after his death honoured him as a god , making his tomb a holy place . |
| 4 | Even in China where the working of jade was carried to the highest pitch of sophistication the lapidaries continued to rely on abrasion for working their material . |
| 5 | Should Clinton win , that official announcement would herald the biggest clearout of personnel the White House has seen . |
| 6 | He said the concentration on help for business , especially small firms , improved job prospects and was the best form of help the unemployed could have . |
| 7 | Athelstan recognised the voice of the eldest daughter of Pike the ditcher . |
| 8 | Now , with Benjamin James Titford , the eldest son of Benjamin the Silversmith and Elizabeth , we encounter a craftsman 's son who would establish himself as a member of the professional classes — by becoming a schoolmaster . |
| 9 | SCHOOL pupils skipping classes to play with the latest piece of Sonic the Hedgehog software could find another computer is at work to track them down . |