Example sentences of "the [adj] [vb base] you [vb mod] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To listen to someone is the greatest compliment you can pay . |
| 2 | Good negotiators also need to learn to master the art of listening — it 's the greatest compliment you can pay |
| 3 | Because people seem either to write or commission reports at the slightest excuse you must assume that in most cases a formal , written report is not in fact wanted . |
| 4 | If one says that they are both in the second row you will know they are on the two n's of nomen . |
| 5 | The first sign you will notice is your gums bleeding , when you brush your teeth . |
| 6 | After the first plunge you should endeavour to pull the fish off balance , which is usually not too difficult with these deep but narrow-bodied fish . |
| 7 | From Darlington to King 's Cross for instance , the first train you can get is the 9.02 . |
| 8 | This landlocked location is n't the first place you 'd think of for a diving school but the Diver Training College is proving to be very popular . |
| 9 | In the first place you will start to think about how an actor 's work differs according to the demands of the medium . |
| 10 | It was , he says , ‘ the casualest place you can imagine ’ , an impression confirmed by his wife-to-be Sue 's stocktaking of the stack of horrifying bills and invoices buried in the basement . |
| 11 | To say Singapore is ‘ just like Switzerland ’ is the biggest compliment you can pay a Singaporean . |
| 12 | If you do n't have a ‘ fridge , put the food in the coldest place you can find and eat it within one or two days . |
| 13 | He added : ‘ This is a real nobs ’ area of Abingdon — all doctors and bank managers and the last place you would expect something like this to be done . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ It is the last place you would expect this kind of thing to happen . |
| 15 | That is the last place you must go . |
| 16 | The last place you 'd expect to find pollution , but the evidence is here in these photographs . |
| 17 | Well this is the last place you 'd expect to come for summer sport but it 's here at Wembley on Monday that swindon town will bring their hopes and hearts … hello there … this is the stage where the fate … the future … the fortunes of Swindon Town will be decided in just one game against Leicester City … the prize a place in football 's premier league … so let's go down Wembley Way to size up the Big Match … |
| 18 | WHAT WAS THE LAST DREAM YOU CAN REMEMBER ? |
| 19 | WHAT WAS THE LAST DREAM YOU CAN REMEMBER ? |
| 20 | WHAT WAS THE LAST DREAM YOU CAN REMEMBER ? |
| 21 | WHAT WAS THE LAST DREAM YOU CAN REMEMBER ? |