Example sentences of "[noun pl] [verb] [adv] the [adj -est] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even these modest broadcasts show only the best of the bunch . |
| 2 | Ellis became chief whip in March 1894 when the fifth Earl of Rosebery succeeded Gladstone as prime minister , and found life exceptionally difficult since the Liberals had only the narrowest of majorities . |
| 3 | The daunting confines of the Crucible Theatre have been known to make strong men tremble over the simplest of pots , but after what has happened to the unassuming Thai in recent weeks , it will be a shock of seismic proportions if the occasion affects him — even on his debut . |
| 4 | The police have only the briefest of descriptions of the men . |
| 5 | Even in apparently well-integrated families , fathers exert only the smallest of influences on the child 's sports participation . |