Example sentences of "see who could [verb] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | From the moment they all tumbled out of the minibus on the edge of the woods , the prime objective was to see who could collect the most conkers . |
| 2 | Mr Mellor has never been given proper credit for showing sufficient resolution during the passage of the Broadcasting Bill to persuade his colleagues that ITV deserved to have its future determined by something more subtle than a contest to see who could stuff the most pound notes into a brown envelope earmarked for the Treasury . |
| 3 | She felt her hand being placed against his cheek , and then his lips pressing kisses upon it ; she pulled his hand back , and casting all caution to the winds pressed his palm to her own lips , fondling it , examining the scratched and chisel scars on his knuckles until he wanted her hand back again — and the manner in which they took it in turns to kiss hands through the wall became a competition between them to see who could demonstrate the greatest fondness , a competition that Jennifer was now desperate to win because all her instincts were telling her that Tristram was the only man she could ever love , and that through him lay her path to freedom and independence . |
| 4 | The three used to compete with each other to see who could steal the best clothes or who would take the biggest risk . |
| 5 | After throwing stones in the water for nearly half an hour , listening to the different sounds and seeing who could throw the farthest , Endill began to feel a little fed up . |