Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adv] the [adj -est] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You look quite strong , ’ she said , picking up the largest of the suitcases and dragging it up the stairs . |
| 2 | Your old ships , my lord King , were already engaged with the ships of Earl Siward and getting much the best of it . |
| 3 | He was slapping about with a dustpan and brush , getting up the worst of the spilled coffee and other foods . |
| 4 | I suppose I lost track of time too , ’ Belinda explained lamely , too consumed with riding out the worst of the tingling as feeling returned to her leg . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | More Queens are surviving even the coldest of months . |
| 7 | Today ranked number eight , he was taking on the best of British , Jeremy Bates . |
| 8 | All the specially laid-out gardens and stands are in place showing off the best of British gardening . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | The afternoon was hot and still , the sun 's heat lying over the Monte Samana complex like a physical blanket , making even the liveliest of children sleepy . |