Example sentences of "[adv] on the [adv] [adj] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Redpath had acted at once on the very slenderest of chances — apart from the date , and the fact that Stavanger was missing , there was n't a scrap of evidence to link him with the body found on the Thames foreshore at low tide . |
| 2 | From the Hotel Cavalletto you look out on the most typical of Venetian scenes , as here the public rooms are bordered by a narrow waterfront where gondoliers come and go with their passengers . |
| 3 | ‘ Even on the most ordinary of programmes the amount of work you do on sets as they come into the studio — preparing them , repairing them even , making them shootable — is quite involved . |
| 4 | All of which keeps the pilot alert and in control , even on the most fatiguing of journeys . |
| 5 | Whilst orthopaedically designed seating and sophisticated ventilation help keep the driver alert and in control , even on the most fatiguing of journeys . |
| 6 | But it remained uncertain whether they were strong enough to create conditions in which peace could be negotiated even on the most minimal of their terms . |
| 7 | Comfort foods are those which soothe us and make us glad to be alive even on the most miserable of days . |
| 8 | Sooner or later the predator will end up feeding preferentially on the most abundant of the available types of prey . |