Example sentences of "[pers pn] be [verb] the [adj] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'm taking the two of you in . ’ |
| 2 | I 'm using the both of right ? |
| 3 | I could n't help but laugh when she replied : ‘ Oh , do n't worry , I 'm making the best of a bad job ! ’ |
| 4 | ‘ Do n't know about that , but I do know it 's the only good look I 'm going to get for months so I 'm making the most of it . ’ |
| 5 | Lucky me — I reckon I was given the best of both worlds . |
| 6 | I thought I was making the best of both answers |
| 7 | I was making the most of this opportunity . |
| 8 | I was doing the most of the peeling potatoes and getting the coal and the firewood . |
| 9 | But if you are to make the most of your life as a student , both academically and socially , you certainly wo n't want to be worrying about your finances . |
| 10 | You need to organize your life if you are to make the most of your limited time at college . |
| 11 | Blaise Cendrars witnessed a fight in which she was getting the better of Modigliani . |
| 12 | Several times , Bernice thought she was getting the better of him , only to realise that he was toying with her expectations and reactions . |
| 13 | It was late in the day and she was taking the last of the sun . |
| 14 | She was sipping the last of her coffee , however , when it suddenly came to her just how much Ven had been in her thoughts since she had awakened , also how very much she wanted to see him again ! |
| 15 | If we are to reach the tens of millions in our nation and the tens of thousands in our communities , how are we to do it if not through church planting ? |
| 16 | TODAY we are printing the first of two special tokens you 'll need to cash in with our latest EXCLUSIVE offer . |
| 17 | Important events require some preparation if we are to make the most of them and arguably this is more true of retirement than of any other stage . |
| 18 | He added : ‘ We 're in the midst of a critical floods situation but from what I hear we 're getting the better of it . |
| 19 | It seemed a long way away but before we knew it we were paying the last of the deposits . |
| 20 | On the other hand , after seeing what he was doing with his electrified guitar , it is entirely possible that Mr Rossi 's aficionados are of the opinion that they are getting the best of both worlds . |
| 21 | England will need frequent penetration on the wings if they are to make the most of Lineker and Bull . |
| 22 | You 've had to be like that all the time , otherwise you feel like you ai n't getting there , they 're getting the better of you , like … ’ cos you listen , do n't you , when you 've had the baby they are supposed to help you and advise you , so you take all their … but then you can only take so much , and you think these must be the mad ones , like . |
| 23 | They were passing the last of the houses now . |
| 24 | They were getting the best of it , too , for there were only serving-people left and a few armed men , since the rest went off north with the courier . |
| 25 | They were hauling the first of the thin , encasing layers over the top of the frame , the heavily-suited men pulling on the guide ropes . |
| 26 | Yes , in that sense , in that sense , the unconscious thought was expressed but the , but the point was , i the anxiety as it were got the better of the dream , did n't it , if you woke up ? |
| 27 | In local councils , in trade union movement it 's damage limitation , it , it 's stopping the worst of Tory legislation and policies , in particular C C Ts . |
| 28 | It 's making the most of what you 've got . |
| 29 | It is making the most of its favoured situation and gaining an increasing reputation as a bathing place and holiday centre . |
| 30 | Adams showed the authority and leadership you would expect from a defender who has won 17 caps at senior level but in World Cup terms the most significant performance came from Gascoigne , who cut out the asides and showed some of the tactical discipline he has to acquire if he is to make the most of his natural talent in international football . |