Example sentences of "[adv] [prep] the worst of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Alistair , Wendy and Anna come in for the worst of it . |
| 2 | ‘ You are all the same , ’ I had said — reducing her from an individual to a stereotype , lumping her in with the worst of the cherry berets . |
| 3 | Where Buxton 's second-round score , put together in the worst of the weather , was an 81 , McKay had another 80 in which she was left kicking herself for having chipped through the green at the 295-yard 14th on her way to a six . |
| 4 | They tolerate most soils so long as they are well drained and do not lie wet in winter and would prefer a sheltered position away from the worst of the winter 's cold winds . |
| 5 | We are clearly past the worst of the unemployment increases , but we are likely to see some erratic figures for a time . ’ |
| 6 | News on Sunday ended up with the worst of both worlds — a paper with metropolitan Right-On concerns , produced in a city that had fallen off the edge of the Right-On world . |
| 7 | The danger was that the department would end up with the worst of both worlds — an integrated service provided in a hastily planned way , foisted on staff unprepared for the challenge and lacking the positive commitment and support that is so necessary from specialist staff and their managers . |
| 8 | SINEAD O'Connor grew up in the worst of environments and knows religion causes many of society 's problems . |
| 9 | But a God who can bring good out of the worst of evils is wholly in control . |
| 10 | Burford 's Trevor Smith … held on and held out in the worst of conditions to come home in twenty eighth spot … |
| 11 | After the sickening shock of the rapid deterioration of her first childish marriage , she had been so afraid of ever again being engulfed by hatred and violence that she had maintained a resolute pleasantness even through the worst of times , even with Charles , who was not an easy man . |
| 12 | He had all three and felt that at last the play was under way : this was why he had struck north ; this was why he had learned his part ( and God bless Major General Lake of Dumfries and God keep him there ) ; this was his great opportunity and ‘ O Lord , ’ he prayed to himself , ‘ if it is true that You have love even for the worst of Your sinners and let Your Son welcome into Paradise the thief on the cross who by a single act redeemed a life of evil , then remember me at Hause Point , remember how I tried to obey Your will and how I saved that innocent young girl and help me here because I swear , if I succeed in my intention here , I will lead a life of charity and Christian duty to the end . |