Example sentences of "[to-vb] [adv] the [adj -est] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | He explains that most specialist dies are , of course , catered for , including vegetarian dishes , which , I noticed , were unusual enough to tempt even the staunchest of meat-eaters like myself . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Its primary function is to sharpen up the best of good practice . ’ |
| 5 | Without him around the energy to do even the simplest of chores had been taken away from her . |
| 6 | Our perception of spermatozoa was changed forever by Woody Allen 's impersonation of one in Everything You Wanted to Know About Sex , and University of Pennsylvania are giving substance to his fantasies , putting the poor little tadpoles through an arduous obstacle course to step up the process of survival of the fittest : according to Prodigy Services Co , the mad scientists have created a new class of silicon chip that can be used for analyzing sperm samples and providing a venue for fertilisation ; the technology uses microscopic obstacle courses inside a silicon wafer to weed out unhealthy sperm , and has been used successfully to fertilise a mouse egg ; the chips are etched with a virtual theme park of twisting channels , forests of columns , and other features designed to ensure only the strongest of sperm reach their goal , with some passages so small that only a single cell can pass ; the researchers have not yet applied for approval to test human fertilisation using the chip , but say that could happen within the next 12 months — Brave New World , or the embodiment of virtual sex . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | Occasionally the Imperial forces try to clear out the worst of these foes , but the area remains wild and dangerous . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | An internal well-maintained will tend to suck out the worst of the loose detritus before it clogs the undergravel . |
| 11 | Pulling his sweater up over his nose and mouth to filter out the worst of the smoke , he left the Control and made to ascend the stairs . |
| 12 | He tried to shout for help , but was too weak to raise even the feeblest of cries . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | On the distinction between education and training , we have done a great deal to bring together the best of education and of training . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | But there 's enough left to discombobulate even the biggest of predictive computers . ’ |