Example sentences of "the [adv] this [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | THE current drought , now in its fourth year in some parts of the country , is the worst this century . |
2 | The process of soil loss through wind erosion accelerates during droughts , and Southern Africa is currently experiencing the worst this century . |
3 | ‘ Nonsense , it wo n't be the worst this week , ’ said Gregory . |
4 | The so this alleyway has been here since at least sixteen ninety , probably rather earlier when the house began to go down the drain as it were , down the plughole . |
5 | The only this group could admit were reforms that benefited its members : the sale of the common lands and the entailed estates of the Church , an operation that they could dominate and from which they could draw profit . |
6 | The sooner this masquerade was over , the better she 'd like it . |
7 | Edward said angrily : ‘ The sooner this divorce is over and done with , the better . ’ |
8 | The sooner this bastard 's caught the better . ’ |
9 | ‘ The sooner this business is done , Master Clerk , the sooner you are gone and that will make me very happy ! ’ |
10 | Byrne 's letter was very nearly counterproductive , as it convinced Smith 's trade union backers that the sooner this contest was over the better . |
11 | The previous-highest this century was 502 for 6 , by Middlesex against Notts at Trent Bridge in 1925 . |
12 | They ran out on Saturday to a cautious welcome from a crowd of 1,823 ( the best this season and lowest of the day ) a week after losing to Doncaster : it was not so much that Doncaster had scored their first away goals of the season , rather that they got six without reply . |
13 | We have also arranged optional excursions to help you enjoy the best this region can offer . |
14 | The longer this salad chills the better the flavour . |
15 | And the bigger and sharper the spines , the longer this effect lasts . |
16 | The longer this situation goes on the worse things are going to get . |
17 | The further this empowerment goes , the harder it is to reverse , and the more the role of the communist party fades . |
18 | The more inadequate that overall funding of services becomes , the more this problem will become a reality . |
19 | Lord Lane personally rejected the second appeal of the Birmingham Six in January 1988 saying , in words which returned to haunt him : ‘ As with many cases referred by the Home Secretary to the Court of Appeal , the longer the case has gone on , the more this court has been convinced that the jury was correct . ’ |
20 | The more this principle is understood and the more firmly it is adhered to , whether in practical or in theoretical subjects , the more difficult it will be for a school to organize its teaching . |
21 | The younger the tutor , the more this manner will be felt necessary as a defence . |
22 | Business investment rose 11% , while world trade expanded by 9.3 the fastest this decade . |
23 | Std Error ; this is the standard error of the beta estimate and the lower this figure is the better the estimate of beta . |
24 | ‘ Hopefully we can stay in the there this time , ’ added Wood , mindful that Britain were forced into qualifying after defeat by unsung Finland meant they were relegated last year from the elite nations . |
25 | The higher this figure is , the more light it lets into the binoculars , brighter the image it gives . |
26 | The more that generalities across the curricula are emphasized , the closer this alternative comes to being a generic curriculum . |
27 | And the more bizarre the alleged abduction , the closer this figure tended towards 1.0 , or total subjectivity . |
28 | Indeed , the more you possess , the faster this wealth begets more . |