Example sentences of "[coord] [vb past] [art] most " in BNC.
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| 1 | The old Eythrope house which had stood near to Bridge Lodge had belonged to the Earls of Chesterfield , who had pulled it down in 1810 and made the most of the high price of building materials then prevailing owing to the Napoleonic wars . |
| 2 | Kalm was an excellent observer , a meticulous recorder and made the most of his time at the Physic Garden , which he judged to rival those of Paris and Leyden at the time , and believed it to ‘ overgo them in North American plants ’ . |
| 3 | He caught the hint of wistfulness in her voice and made the most of it quickly . |
| 4 | Nothing daunted , the mourners moved over to one side and made the most of this grand reunion . |
| 5 | He staged lavish spectacles to signify the granting of favour to a subordinate-ruler , again " in the style of Roman emperors " and made the most of the great assemblies in which king and aristocracy joined to " maintain the healthy condition of the whole realm " . |
| 6 | Abraham got the bounce of the ball and made the most of it with a cracking shot . |
| 7 | I had no razor or toiletries , but made the most of the bathroom shower and hot water and began to feel better . |