Example sentences of "[pron] [noun] at the [adj -est] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The judge said : ‘ I regard it as my duty at the earliest possible moment to order the discharge from prison of Lord Blandford . |
| 2 | But erm it is my design at the earliest opportunity to erm extend er that work through more specific and increased provision er with er current er staffing erm levels erm borne in mind . |
| 3 | Our partnership has never been aimed at a resourcing of the school in a material sense , but has focused on the educational experiences of students and their provision at the highest quality possible . |
| 4 | I 'm no expert , but what worries me is that , when you 're dealing with madmen , they increase their demands at the slightest sign of weakness . ’ |
| 5 | Writing later , in 1937 , J. B. Priestley 's main concern was to stress the Englishness of Chaplin ( though he did concede that the Chaplin symbol was half-French in inspiration ) and he talked of him as being ‘ the greatest humourist since Dickens ’ and of belonging above all to London 's East End and to ‘ the swarms of bright-eyed urchins who are thumbing their noses at the nearest policemen ’ . |
| 6 | ( And the western Greeks tended to make their dedications at the nearest of the Greek sanctuaries of the mainland , Olympia , rather than creating or patronizing a big cult centre of their own , ) Fifth-century Italy and Sicily did produce historians , like Hippys of Rhegion , or Antiochus and Philistus of Syracuse , the ‘ Sicilian Herodotus and the Sicilian Thucydides ’ ; even Dionysius I , tyrant of Syracuse from the late fifth century to 367 , wrote history as well as the tragedies and comedies for which he was , as we shall see , more famous . |
| 7 | Whatever the circumstances an open and frank discussion must take place between the new employee and her manager at the earliest opportunity . |
| 8 | We hope that the European Court will make its ruling at the earliest possible moment so that the House of Lords can give a judgment . |
| 9 | All birds are very temperamental and finicky with their food at the best of times , so I started by slipping titbits of chick under her feet while she was sitting on the glove . |
| 10 | The modern veterinary surgeon does not see nearly as many cases of distemper as we used to , simply because most people immunize their puppies at the earliest possible moment . |
| 11 | All professionals will have , as an objective , the desire to provide a service to their client at the highest possible standard using whatever resources may be required . |
| 12 | If you want to observe them as the light fades you must walk very carefully because they are very sensitive to vibrations and will shoot back into their tunnels at the slightest tremor . |
| 13 | Warnie had retired from me Army at the earliest possible opportunity , in December 1932 , and moved in with Jack and Minto as a permanent fixture . |
| 14 | She gave him hell at the slightest opportunity . |
| 15 | THE innocence of youth will give way to the pressures of adulthood when Duncan Ferguson plays against Germany at Ibrox tomorrow night , ending a nine-month period during which his future at the highest level looked in doubt . |
| 16 | It moved to the then co-ordinator of security and intelligence in the Cabinet Office , Sir Antony Duff , who was given the right of direct access to Mrs Thatcher and encouraged to override the JIC 's supporting machinery and voice his concerns at the highest level when a potential emergency was sensed . |
| 17 | Commander Zadak was in his room at the biggest hotel in Kisangani . |
| 18 | Only two weeks ago , Hendry sent a plea to Roxburgh asking for his chance at the highest level . |
| 19 | Agnew knows that he has to prove to manager Kenny Dalglish not only that he can make a comeback but also that he can do his stuff at the highest level . |
| 20 | For an officer in Northern Nigeria to complain that his emir refused to take his advice was to put his career at the gravest possible risk ; he could expect in due course to be moved to ‘ easier work ’ — in other words , to administrative oblivion . |
| 21 | Jackson , narrowly beaten by McCoy in the Indoor Championships after coming a poor seventh in the Olympics , is determined to prove his worth at the highest level . |
| 22 | Jackson , narrowly beaten by McCoy in the Indoor Championships after coming a poor seventh in the Olympics , is determined to prove his worth at the highest level . |
| 23 | The designer must therefore achieve a " spatial feel " for his scheme at the earliest possible time . |
| 24 | Try your luck at the fairest , squarest state lottery of them all ! |
| 25 | You 're just not going to be able to maintain your rugby at the highest standard otherwise . |