Example sentences of "[adv prt] the [adj] 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 | One year and eight months later on the 27th of September my half brother was born , He was named . |
| 5 | In addition to seeing the plaintiff in court , I have had the advantage of seeing a video , key one , showing examples of her daily routine taken on the tenth of May nineteen ninety one after she had been at home with her parents for a year . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | North sat down beside him and whispered , ‘ Max has shut down the resupply of the pilots . ’ |
| 8 | It took many months of research on the part of Vanessa Forbes to track down the 21 of Marjorie Worgan 's original class members ( some now grannies ) who managed to attend the surprise lunch she organised for Marjorie 's 80th birthday . |
| 9 | Expertly , the gardener pinned down the last of the net with a wire stake . |
| 10 | He washed down the last of the bread with a mouthful of tea and stood up . |
| 11 | Researchers at the Salk Institute in California have at last tracked down the last of the ‘ releasing factors ’ secreted by cells in the hypothalamus that have long been assumed to regulate the release of hormones from the pituitary gland ( Trends in Neurosciences . |
| 12 | Catriona wiped down the last of her tables and suddenly realised that the conversation around her had stopped . |
| 13 | Already weak and exposed where Midnight was concerned , this unexpected consideration broke down the last of the barriers Jess had constructed against the old woman . |
| 14 | Mrs Stych had just set down the last of her bags of groceries on the kitchen counter and begun to unpack them , when there was the sound of a heavy truck drawing up outside her house . |
| 15 | By the door , Frank McHugh comically gulped down the last of his coffee and hurried back to his rig , leaving half a plate of bacon and scrambled eggs on the table . |
| 16 | Shildon washed down the last of his toast with tea before replying . |
| 17 | As soon as she had forced down the last of her food , she pushed her plate away and stood up . |
| 18 | Throwing down the last of the whisky with a shudder , she switched off the bedside lamp and burrowed down beneath the covers , already aware that the alcohol was having an effect , sending tentacles of warmth through her veins . |
| 19 | Let's say the next letter is e ( i.e. candidate string be ) — look down the 5th of the 26 pointers from the ‘ b ’ node to see if it is set , and so on , until the end of the candidate string is reached . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | Frau Trauffer and her daughter began to bring in the first of six bountiful courses . |
| 22 | Corbett stopped his horse to watch some labourers in the fields below working to bring in the last of the crops . |
| 23 | Bill drew the curtains to let in the last of the twilight , then , as Faye 's eyes began to adjust , he turned to two low antique glass lamps . |
| 24 | Meryl handed over the last of the spoils , a nail file and some kind of newspaper cutting , then settled in her seat to give her full attention to the lecture . |
| 25 | Even if the French do not succeed in their present bid to take over the last of the great American GA manufacturers , Piper , it 's hard to see what there is to stop them in their quest . |
| 26 | None seemed to begrudge handing over the thousands of dollars in tolls payable in cash by each ship to the Canal Commission , which brought in more than £150 million in 1988 . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | Cottee finished off the first of a series of classic Everton moves to grab the equaliser before John Ebbrell put them ahead at the break . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | All the specially laid-out gardens and stands are in place showing off the best of British gardening . |