Example sentences of "[vb base] [adv] [prep] the [adj -est] of " in BNC.

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1 Where Buxton 's second-round score , put together in the worst of the weather , was an 81 , McKay had another 80 in which she was left kicking herself for having chipped through the green at the 295-yard 14th on her way to a six .
2 Cleveland fire service has taken delivery of two all-terrain Pinzgauers vehicles which can climb embankments , drive smoothly over the roughest of ground and keep going in water .
3 The men who obey their party 's call in the House of Lords do so for the highest of motives .
4 There is another strand to the Economic theory of regulation , which is that once the agency has an objective , those charged with carrying out the policies do so to the best of their ability .
5 Alistair , Wendy and Anna come in for the worst of it .
6 Shop and office workers who miss out on the best of the day only have their lunch breaks to enjoy the brief British summer .
7 sing along with the best of them .
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