Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] [adv] the [adj] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | For example they are looking at how the best of what other people do can be applied in the AEA . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ But I have had by far the better of the deal because the consultancy advice I have had from her has outweighed that ten times over . |
| 3 | The group includes by far the largest of terrestrial animals ever to have lived ( Brachiosaurus ) , creatures to dwarf the largest bull elephants . |
| 4 | But David Evans was a fair-minded young man , and knew from his historical studies that bad luck can not be avoided by even the greatest of men . |
| 5 | The Jewish commentaries on the story tell of how the two of them worked as a team , educating the people around them , teaching them that they should not worship idols , and that there is only one God . |
| 6 | She had replied that it still seemed an expensive policy compared with even the dearest of umbrellas , and George had thought about that and said : ‘ You ca n't piss into an umbrella , either . |
| 7 | The bedroom door opens with only the softest of creaks . |
| 8 | Wolves ' fans are coming with not the best of reputations . |
| 9 | It is beyond chance that all of these species also happen to be animals ; plants , perhaps inhabiting the same regions as these animals , have disappeared without even the briefest of epitaphs . |
| 10 | In the medieval monastic library , knowledge fell into such simple categories that broad grouping on shelves could be accompanied by only the simplest of catalogue descriptions . |
| 11 | Now we come to probably the last of the Bishops to use Halling Palace . |
| 12 | Being a mere 60 inches wide you can dart and squeeze into even the smallest of gaps . |