Example sentences of "of [art] [adj -est] [prep] [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Its distance is about 15000 light-years , so that it is one of the closest of the globulars . |
| 2 | Some of the best of the comrades had been horrified by the indiscretion of Lenin in resorting to the aid of the Germans and making the trip through an enemy country . |
| 3 | Native of the largest of the continents , five letters . |
| 4 | One of the finest of the towers commemorates Gregorio di Gregorio , a third generation patrician of the early thirteenth century — heir to a succession established at the first high point of San Gimignano 's revived prosperity , in the middle of the twelfth century . |
| 5 | Both were given positions near the centre of power , unlike their other brothers and sisters , who were installed in basically honorific positions , with the partial exception of the eldest of the siblings , Marin . |
| 6 | Thus , the abolition of the new-town development corporations in England in the late 1980s has strong implications for the mobility of the poorest in the cities : they will not find a great deal — if any — of non-owner-occupied housing beyond the conurbations . |
| 7 | The majority of the fry are eaten but I think that this is a case of survival of the fittest in the confines of a community tank . |
| 8 | Although the relief work should prevent the recurrence of the worst of the floods , there can be no absolute guarantee . |
| 9 | Then she ran her fingers through the long strands of her hair , getting rid of the worst of the tangles and flicking it back from her face . |
| 10 | Directly between Beta and Gamma lies the famous Ring Nebula ( M57 ) , one of the brightest of the planetaries . |