Example sentences of "[unc] [adj -est] [noun sg] was the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Wastell 's greatest work was the completion of King 's College chapel in Cambridge , begun early in 1508 for Henry VII and completed in 1515 . |
| 2 | ATrotskyist ‘ dur ’ of the old school , Healy 's finest hour was the Socialist Labour League , into which he recruited some of the best British communists disillusioned with the Soviet Union after Hungary . |
| 3 | The pope 's strongest card was the one that allowed him to raise money from the separate states and their princes — most of it not long-term income but exceptional grants . |
| 4 | The evening 's highest price was the $440,000 paid by Geneva-based dealer Ali Abu Taam for a late eighteenth/early nineteenth dynasty blue faience inlay head of a king or god , a price far exceeding the upper estimate of $150,000 . |
| 5 | Esther 's biggest regret was the advice she received not to think of having any more children . |
| 6 | The GH team 's best choice was the fresh , lively , apricot fruit of Tesco 's '90 Sicilian Nuragus di Cagliari from Dolianova , priced at £3.19 . |
| 7 | The city 's best season was the autumn , when the leaves were turning and it was filled with a soft golden light which carried it the name of Aurea Parma . |
| 8 | Lets All Boogie 's latest success was the ADH Steels Stewards Cup at his home track on Saturday night . |
| 9 | The spin-doctors turned out to be young men who would point out a Labour sticker in the window of a public library as evidence of the socialist canker , or who would remark that Neil Kinnock 's latest speech was the worst he had ever made . |
| 10 | I have long thought the Scottish Tories ' best hope was the potential popularity of schools opting out of council control . |
| 11 | The banks ' best customer was the London borough of Hammersmith and Fulham . |