Example sentences of "[be] [conj] [pron] [verb] the [adj -est] " in BNC.

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1 I 'm afraid the fact is that we had the finest guitarist in the world and we did n't recognise it .
2 The reason I single out the engineers rather than the commentators or the producers is that they ensured the best pictures of the University Boat Race ever seen , as well as the usual smooth coverage of the Grand National .
3 The main problem for a private pilot is that it has the widest airspeed envelope available this side of the Harrier .
4 The rationale for trying to obtain verbatim records of children 's speech in naturalistic settings is that it provides the best indication of what language a child actually uses in ordinary , everyday settings .
5 The reason I prefer the Methodist faith is because it has the simplest form .
6 I believe it 's because they have the best connections , and they 're paying the most money .
7 What is questionable is whether they make the best use of this information , particularly of that which , if they were competent to extract it , could be deduced from the companies ' published accounts .
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