Example sentences of "the [adj] [noun sg] at the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Top British skiers Martin and Graham Bell suffered an embarrassing defeat at the hands of novice Macclesfield-born Gavin Forsyth in the downhill event at the British national championships in Tignes , France , yesterday . |
| 2 | The junior minister at the Scottish Office , Allan Stewart , tells me that his role in matters such as mink in Shetland is no more than that ‘ essentially of a confirming authority ’ . |
| 3 | These went down well as the fish course for our evening meal at Tobermory and formed a good foundation for the liquid refreshment at the Mishnish Hotel which followed later that evening . |
| 4 | If any member wishes to nominate a candidate for election to the Council , please write to the Assistant Secretary at the above address for a nomination form and guidance note . |
| 5 | The buildings were empty except for the occasional orderly and the Assistant Commissioner at the other end of the corridor , and sometimes Nikos working late , and he was able to get a lot of work done . |
| 6 | The great majority of the 150-strong audience at the independent Polam Hall School supported Mr Fallon although only a few will be voting for real on April 9 . |
| 7 | To which the friendly woman at the other end remarked , ‘ Cara would kill me for telling you , but she 'll be twenty-nine in August . |
| 8 | The thefts came to light early last year when Daniel Walker , head of the Islamic Department at the Metropolitan Museum , New York , was offered two pages of a tenth-century Koran by a London dealer . |
| 9 | James Stavanger used to keep the gold in the strong room at the Upper Thames Street branch of the bank . |
| 10 | A call yesterday involved giving the chatty female at the other end one 's address . |
| 11 | Souness offered no arguments against the result although the unnecessary jeering at the final whistle mystifyingly suggested the Anfield crowd thought otherwise . |
| 12 | The underwater shape at the very back of the board . |
| 13 | He pointed to two dark shapes over near the charnel house at the far side of the cemetery . |
| 14 | They included , in addition to the extensive programme at the Primary Schools Centre : programmed school-based INSET ; INSET supported by the Authority but provided by external agents ; INSET related to school reviews ; and the expanding school-led INSET initiative . |
| 15 | Valdo , Alemao and others often showed a remarkable lightness of touch in the soggy conditions but several times promising movements failed for want of a penetrative final pass or someone reading the right space at the crucial moment . |
| 16 | Nor will it do any good if it is sent to the right outlet at the wrong time . |
| 17 | Ex-soldiers such as Mike would travel from one army to the other , hoping to be in the right army at the right time . |
| 18 | And , once again , the magazine pulled its trick of producing the right issue at the right time . |
| 19 | Skill is one of the most important elements in the champion 's make-up , because if he ca n't perform the right technique at the right time and in the right way , he will never make it to the winner 's rostrum . |
| 20 | ‘ At ordinary times we do not read novels at all , as you may imagine , but the right novel at the right moment can have a real spiritual value . ’ |
| 21 | Doreen puts her youthful zest down to the fact that she met ‘ the right man at the right time ’ . |
| 22 | When I became chairman of Hepworths , it had its own clothing plant and it either produced too much or not enough of the right quality at the right price at the right time . |
| 23 | We are constantly upgrading our distribution network to ensure that the right product is delivered to the right customer at the right time . |
| 24 | She is a character , and has a biting wit , the gift of finding the right word at the right time . |
| 25 | Bringing people together , tirelessly fixing up dates and appointments , putting in just the right word at the crucial moment , helping to forge new partnerships , Milton conducted both his life and his business with an extraordinary degree of caring . |
| 26 | Send them to the right person at the right address for payment and include the following information : |
| 27 | Not just meeting the right person at the right time but also developing at the same pace so that you both have the same needs and expectations from life at roughly the same time . |
| 28 | It is no good my standing up in court and saying them , even to the right person at the right time , because I am not a judge . |
| 29 | ‘ It 's the right budget at the right time from the right Chancellor ! ’ he said , apparently to suggest Mr Lamont will remain in office through the next Cabinet reshuffle , and almost certainly the one after that . |
| 30 | ‘ It 's the right Budget at the right time from the right Chancellor , ’ said Mr Major . |