Example sentences of "of [pers pn] [verb] [prep] the [adj -est] " in BNC.
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1 | This may mean forcing the worst of them to merge with the best ; it will certainly mean a widening of China 's budget deficit . |
2 | Although this rank was that of a clerk , in the Constantian period it was applied to those officials who were responsible for the minutes of the imperial consistory and some of them rose to the highest ranks . |
3 | Her main work was centred at a refuge for prostitutes and the women under her charge became used to the sight of her arriving with the latest member of her growing family in her arms . |
4 | Glory may have departed from this earth , but faint traces or soft echoes of it persist in the unlikeliest recesses of mind and landscape . |
5 | I , , having been elected to the office of Lord Mayor , declare that I take thi that office upon myself and will duly and faithfully fulfil the duties of it according to the best of my judgement and ability . |
6 | I , , be having been elected to the office of Vice Chair , declare that I take that office upon myself and will duly and faithfully fulfil the duties of it according to the best of my judgement and ability . |