Example sentences of "[adv prt] the [adj -est] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Athletico took on the toughest of opposition by playing a Darlington Groundstaff XI . |
| 2 | Today ranked number eight , he was taking on the best of British , Jeremy Bates . |
| 3 | On April 26 , Lisa is to go to the Royal College of Music , in London , to take on the best of British players in the national finals . |
| 4 | Patients were asked to write down the highest of three blows for the paper and pencil diary and to enter the values of all three blows into the computer . |
| 5 | The stories of the Last Days , when the Summoner would open up the Dark Reaches of the Spirit Lands and call down the worst of the manitous to lay waste the worlds of the white man and the red . |
| 6 | The daunting confines of the Crucible Theatre have been known to make strong men tremble over the simplest of pots , but after what has happened to the unassuming Thai in recent weeks , it will be a shock of seismic proportions if the occasion affects him — even on his debut . |
| 7 | My detector helped me to cream off the best of the finds , but I hope that fact will not deter you from carrying out your own investigations along the 499 remaining routes , if you can obtain a copy of the book . |
| 8 | All the specially laid-out gardens and stands are in place showing off the best of British gardening . |
| 9 | With the right choice of shrubs and plants , you can brighten up the shadiest of corners |
| 10 | She thought of Jonathan , but decided that she must have been too angry and hurt , because she could only manage to summon up the blurriest of images of him . |
| 11 | From the bifurcation of the two routes , Cool for Cats moves airily up the shallowest of grooves above the semi-rest , with more Stennis jugs for company , to a stopping place beneath a faintly bulging section which bars entry to the more pronounced line on the right flank of the blunt arête . |
| 12 | Its primary function is to sharpen up the best of good practice . ’ |
| 13 | Lord Gnome 's Complete Fib and Lie Diet ( Corgi , £4.99 ) serves up the best of Private Eye 's recent offerings , and Ned Sherrin 's Loose nEds ( Coronet , £3.99 ) , provides sparkling ‘ jottings from a fractured life ’ in his own inimitable , witty style . |
| 14 | Coming up the best of the action from the Endsleigh Insurance League , we start at Molyneux it 's Wolves and Stoke City , Phil the reporter . |
| 15 | They 'd probably end up the best of friends . |
| 16 | ‘ You look quite strong , ’ she said , picking up the largest of the suitcases and dragging it up the stairs . |
| 17 | The light from the kitchen window was showing up the faintest of impressions on the paper , and Doyle picked up the pad and examined it more closely . |
| 18 | It is surely rather a lot to ask an alien species , perhaps 50 light-years away , to pick up the faintest of traces and then instantly respond . |
| 19 | Gavin , with an innocent air , carefully scraped up the worst of the burned shell from the stewpot , but then saw Luch watching ; somehow he found himself dropping the charred scraps into the fire , and ladling out some better meat . |
| 20 | He was slapping about with a dustpan and brush , getting up the worst of the spilled coffee and other foods . |
| 21 | She tried to hold up her long skirts with her free hand , grateful for the moment to the intermittent lightning which showed up the worst of the puddles ahead . |
| 22 | The last straw was located about 10 or 15ft from safety , at which handholds seemed to disappear altogether and aching feet were scrunched up the tiniest of ripples . |
| 23 | I pull out the largest of the knives , then turn and leave the kitchen , heading down the corridor past the dining room and the study to the stairs . |
| 24 | Open daily C6 S8 V7 £39 ( set three-course lunch £12.50 , three-course dinner £15.25 ) Castle Hotel ( 0823 272671 ) Taunton , Somerset Stylish cooking of outstanding local produce brings out the best of British classics in this smart , smoothly-run hotel . |
| 25 | It seems to me that very few staff are addressing themselves to the kinds of things ( e.g. resources , teaching style , subject content , and attitudes and the hidden curriculum ) that can be used to bring out the best of the pupils ' cultures and backgrounds . |
| 26 | Oh well you know peo people that throw their clothes around and untidy , they turn out the best of people . |
| 27 | Lesley rummaged in the depths of her calf handbag for a matching key-case as they crossed at the lights , and flicked out the smallest of the keys on the bunch it contained ‘ You wo n't mind waiting a minute for me ? |
| 28 | An internal well-maintained will tend to suck out the worst of the loose detritus before it clogs the undergravel . |
| 29 | Occasionally the Imperial forces try to clear out the worst of these foes , but the area remains wild and dangerous . |
| 30 | The peasantry , which comprised the majority of the population in the Middle Ages , had no such comfort , for instance : a small hole left in the wattle and daub , covered with a piece of cloth to keep out the worst of the weather represented a ‘ window ’ to them . |