Example sentences of "[conj] [vb past] [pers pn] [adj] of the " in BNC.
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| 1 | All these factors have some role in Emerson 's make-up , but it is that old Paulista go-ahead mentality that made him one of the most disciplined , most consistent and , in his prime , ablest of drivers . |
| 2 | Only last year the four-star Tiroler Adler underwent an extensive renovation that made it one of the best hotels in Kirchberg . |
| 3 | And made him one of the leading authorities on the fourteenth century , which was arguably the most terrible century that had ever been , at least until the present one . |
| 4 | This enabled him to tell old jokes as if they were new and made him one of the ‘ all time great ’ story tellers . |
| 5 | The immediate popularity and novelty of ITV 's programmes forced the BBC to review its output and made it aware of the need to survive in an increasingly competitive environment . |
| 6 | He explains : ‘ This is because Alex Ferguson helped me on my way in football when I was 14 years old , and taught me most of the things I took with me from Aberdeen . ’ |
| 7 | GEORGE HERRINGSHAW/ASP Bryan Gunn : ‘ Alex Ferguson helped me on my way in football when I was 14 years old , and taught me most of the things I took with me from Aberdeen ’ |
| 8 | Maggie asked breathlessly , sitting wide-eyed and making no move to stop him when his hands went to her hair and pulled it free of the restraining band . |
| 9 | She felt comfortable in casual clothes and wore them most of the time , but she found herself wishing that , just for once , she had put on something rather more dressy . |
| 10 | He reached down , gripped the limp corpse of the driver by the blood-sodden collar of its coat , and heaved it clear of the car one-handed . |
| 11 | Ruth put the shell away in the safest pocket of her waterproof , and gave him one of the chocolate bars . |