Example sentences of "the [adv] [verb] of the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The homeless and the badly housed of the capital do not want glossy charters waved under their noses . |
| 2 | Harry Dee was the longest lived of the quartet , surviving until 1945 . |
| 3 | Her breeder was Gladys Ogilvy-Shepherd , who is the longest established of the Scottish breeders . |
| 4 | Ken Rutherford 's return for Greatbatch , the most discussed of the changes , was clearly justifiable on recent form , and was welcomed everywhere except in the Crowe camp . |
| 5 | The better documented of the two is the second idea of ‘ ruling-class ’ crime . |
| 6 | Most Labour Zionists were of German or at any rate European origin , and tended to be the better educated of the Jewish population in Palestine . |
| 7 | He was among the better educated of the early Methodist preachers and more sober than some in his attitude to supernatural phenomena . |
| 8 | Funnily enough , De Gaulle was one of the better behaved of the gang in all other respects . |
| 9 | The better preserved of the pair had apparently been dismantled , the pottery in the overlying silt horizon suggesting a later first-century date . |
| 10 | The windows of the van were wide open and they had the radio on , not playing rock , which they both hated , but Mozart , one of the better known of the piano concertos . |
| 11 | Again , Middleham is the best documented of the three lordships , with lists of fees extant for both Neville earls as well as Gloucester himself . |
| 12 | Again , Middleham is the best documented of the three lordships , with lists of fees extant for both Neville earls as well as Gloucester himself . |
| 13 | In the light of later events , it is possible to doubt Scott 's altruism in taking the initiative in this case ; clearly after the change of government with Manners ' well-known enthusiasm for the Middle Ages , the chances were that a Gothic design would be acceptable , and Scott was the best placed of the Gothic competitors , although of course he was completely unaware of the ultimately crucial placings awarded to him by the assessors . |
| 14 | Hewlett-Packard currently looks by far the best placed of the biggest manufacturers to come out as the winner in the 1990s — but then three or four years ago , that was being said about DEC . |
| 15 | Panaetius ' concern , like Polybius ' , was to encourage those whom he considered both the most influential and the best disposed of the Romans not to abuse their power . |
| 16 | In an in-depth feature on the Italian scene next month both Botha and Campese — rumoured to be amongst the best paid of the legion of ‘ stranieri ’ in Italy — talk about what Italy holds for them and tackle head-on the issue of pay-for-play . |
| 17 | Ten miles from Kathmandu we pulled into Bhaktapur , the best preserved of the three ancient cities of the valley . |
| 18 | It is an avenue of delight between fragrant hedges and bonny braes and in two miles leads to the ancient broch of Dun Telve , one of the best preserved of the hundreds of brochs in Scotland . |
| 19 | Karpov is the best known of the contestants . |
| 20 | Cottage , cream and curd cheeses are probably the best known of the fresh cheeses of Britain . |
| 21 | Crowdie is the best known of the Scottish fresh cheeses . |
| 22 | Pecorino , Feta and Manchego are the best known of the remaining ewes ' milk cheeses . |
| 23 | Danish Blue is one of the best known of the blue cheeses , but it is very sharp and unrefined . |
| 24 | The best known of the Power surveys is the Customer Satisfaction Index , which asks 30,000 drivers to rate the quality of their vehicles and the standard of service provided by dealers a year after their purchase . |
| 25 | Blake and Mouton 's analysis is effectively complemented by the best known of the contingency models — Adair 's ( 1983 ) model of action-centred leadership . |
| 26 | The first ocean-going ship with a steam engine — Henry Bell 's Comet — was launched from Port Glasgow in 1812 , and the best known of the Clyde 's ships were always the ocean liners , though the yards built merchant ships , warships for the Royal Navy and many other types of vessel . |
| 27 | Heroin and cocaine These are the best known of the hard drugs . |
| 28 | One of the best known of the departing faces , the State Department 's Margaret Tutweiller , is more fortunate , with a new life already lined up . |
| 29 | The Harlequin Rasbora heteromorpha is probably the best known of the group to the hobbyist . |
| 30 | Bracken is probably the best known of the ferns . |