Example sentences of "make the most " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mandy Wainwright played exceptionally well in taking the middle set 6–3 from 142 ranked Nana Miyagi from Japan ; whilst Joanne Ward typically made the most of her opportunity by extending Cristina Tessi to 7–5 6–1 . |
| 2 | He made the most of his superb wind section , used the extra clarity of the strings to underline the richness of the harmony , and encouraged the brass to cut through the texture and pin down the rhythm as , for example , in the exhilarating chorus ‘ Achieved is the Glorious Work ’ . |
| 3 | And at a quarter to twelve last Tuesday , Bentley made the most of it . |
| 4 | The old Eythrope house which had stood near to Bridge Lodge had belonged to the Earls of Chesterfield , who had pulled it down in 1810 and made the most of the high price of building materials then prevailing owing to the Napoleonic wars . |
| 5 | In those days there was no television , but David , according to his mother , made the most of radio . |
| 6 | Yet it did , and the batsmen made the most of the conditions . |
| 7 | Here we go again , said everyone , and they were right ; on the first two days there had been plenty of cloud to help the bowlers , but on the Saturday the sun shone and West Indies made the most of it . |
| 8 | Controlling the way her image was seen around the world ensured that Kylie made the most of her success as her face became familiar all across the globe . |
| 9 | Accordingly , Leicestershire made the most of an attack which contained only two seamers , neither of whom were able to make the ball lift above the knee-cap , and three spinners of uncertain intent . |
| 10 | Kalm was an excellent observer , a meticulous recorder and made the most of his time at the Physic Garden , which he judged to rival those of Paris and Leyden at the time , and believed it to ‘ overgo them in North American plants ’ . |
| 11 | I had no razor or toiletries , but made the most of the bathroom shower and hot water and began to feel better . |
| 12 | Allerton Bywater is hardly on the rock map and the locals made the most of a rate visit to their town , greeting every song with enthusiastic clapping . |
| 13 | Jitka , being the oldest was already in her own single bed , and the other two made the most of the other single with one at each end . |
| 14 | Letter-writing has often been an effective means of direction and Paul made the most of it . |
| 15 | The closure notice was peremptory and we made the most of the fact that a poor , struggling little community service radio station , without benefit of commercial revenue , serving the southern and central parts of the province from gratis studios and operated by a completely voluntary staff , was being victimized by a powerful political federal body without regard to the expressed wishes of the people . |
| 16 | He made the most of the clear patches of brilliant blue sky fleetingly appearing through the white storm clouds . |
| 17 | She had to search and destroy , scorch and defoliate , and she made the most of her one point of advantage , namely that I was a kept man . |
| 18 | The Polish presence in the city may have been small , but they made the most of it . |
| 19 | ‘ But when the young folk of the dale were given a few hours off we certainly made the most of it . |
| 20 | The Cumberland Packet Extraordinary , faced with the biggest story in its history , made the most of it . |
| 21 | Now he made the most of the proffered opportunities , even putting the notion of a third book to the back of his mind meantime . |
| 22 | He caught the hint of wistfulness in her voice and made the most of it quickly . |
| 23 | With neighbouring diners sitting too close to have a conversation without being overheard , D'Arcy contented himself with the family small talk whilst he made the most of the lobster fricassée . |
| 24 | Well-dressed and outgoing , Naina made the most of her trip , starting with breakfast at the Hyde Park Hotel . |
| 25 | Ahmed : At the meeting , what made the most impact was the situation in which we found ourselves . |
| 26 | But the 25-year-old flyer made the most of his come-back chance when he starred in last weekend 's win at Derby . |
| 27 | Even in the northern counties , Scottish raids were never as frequent or as deeply penetrating as they had been in Edward II 's reign , and although the inhabitants of those counties made the most of their plight in petitions for relief from taxation , the raids in the years after 1332 did little long-term damage to the region 's economy . |
| 28 | Both Marryat and O'Brian made the most of the peculiar circumstances of life in Nelson 's navy , the enforced closeness of hostile personalities and the system of rewards and punishments which left much scope for personal vindictiveness . |
| 29 | Septimus , who was a philosopher by nature and had been in a French prison before , made the most of his breakfast in a way peculiarly his own . |
| 30 | Individual social mobility continued to be actively pursued , and many able individuals made the most of a rapidly changing environment and opportunities to rise above their origins , or , in some cases , to enjoy the luxury of non-conformism . |