Example sentences of "most of [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Gary Hinchley was the first to show for Darlington , making the most of a mix-up in the home defence but blasting his early cross harmlessly into the crowd after five minutes . |
| 2 | Making the most of a buyer 's market , I asked dealers for their advice . |
| 3 | The propellers are responsible for most of a hovercraft 's noise , especially the tearing sound made as the blade tips approach the speed of sound . |
| 4 | When they had killed three sheep and roasted them in the middle of the street and ridden off with the rest of the flock , and the cattle and the horses and the hens , we buried the dead — we were at it for most of a day — and then we went off east into Arkaig . |
| 5 | After morning service , we would walk back to our bus stop through the Chater Gardens and enjoy the sight of hundreds of Chinese families relaxing together , eating picnics , taking photographs with fountains in the background , or watching goldfish in the pond ; and the happiness of the very many Filipinos making the most of a day of leisure . |
| 6 | Two thousand points is the usual size for battles that will last an entire evening , and three thousand points will give you enough troops for a battle that will take most of a day to fight . |
| 7 | Richard Jones missed or failed to make th most of a couple . |
| 8 | This gave the Serbs control of most of a corridor across northern Bosnia linking Serbia proper with the Republic of Serbian Krajina ( RSK — the Serb areas in Croatia ) and was rumoured to have been part of a deal with Croatia in exchange for the army 's withdrawal from Prevlaka [ see above ] . |
| 9 | The English had come to France encouraged to make the most of a lack of united opposition to them . |
| 10 | Most of a computer 's memory is RAM . |
| 11 | I missed most of a village , during the bit about the print-run , |
| 12 | Making the most of a walk-on role at the start of the campaign , Margaret Thatcher made many Tory candidates realise how much they missed her strong presence on the political stage . |
| 13 | His shoes were stout brown brogues , suitable for the tramping from place to place which takes up most of a detective 's time . |
| 14 | IF THE inflation figures had been published a couple of days earlier , the Labour party would no doubt have made the most of a fall which was far short of expectations . |
| 15 | He drove his Volvo to a beauty spot last month , drank most of a bottle of whisky and gassed himself with fumes from the car 's exhaust . |
| 16 | Make the most of a holiday to Australia , Switzerland or the Italian lakes by taking a twin centre holiday — see twice as much and enjoy the contrast between totally different resorts . |
| 17 | The higher resorts in the Alps usually have good snow well into April and there is skiing throughout the summer on glaciers but summer skiing should be combined with other activities to make the most of a holiday . |
| 18 | In complete contrast , the hard-up Blues , who are now some £5m in the red , are failing to make the most of a sound defence because , as I have written repeatedly throughout the last 12 months , they are seriously short of creative ability in midfield . |
| 19 | Another newish rule forces most of a card 's receivables to be held by the issuing company , not its parent . |
| 20 | Sometimes , too , it might make sense to turn most of a ground or basement floor into an open-plan kitchen/living/family room/study . |
| 21 | Most of a Stage 2 company 's strategy and efforts remain concentrated on the domestic scene . |
| 22 | In exchange for most of a shipment of Hawk parts worth $6.5m , no hostages appeared ; and the hopelessness of the enterprise was laid out as clearly as if a hand had drawn it in the heavens . |
| 23 | Allerton Bywater is hardly on the rock map and the locals made the most of a rate visit to their town , greeting every song with enthusiastic clapping . |
| 24 | Nothing flatters a post-winter pallor more than soft , skin-friendly pinks — nor makes the most of a summer tan . |
| 25 | The figures also had to bear the cost of rationalising the company 's Thermalite aircrete block factories in the UK onto three sites , which accounted for most of a £10.4 million exceptional charge . |
| 26 | Most of a canal 's metalwork would at some stage pass through the blacksmith 's forge . |
| 27 | In certain cases , the Government will guarantee most of a loan , which makes it possible for us to lend in circumstances where we would ordinarily not do so . |
| 28 | Notwithstanding the spread size , the critical factor for any borrower is fluctuations in LIBOR which determines most of a loan 's interest cost . |
| 29 | The first experience will probably take considerable planning and most of a term to carry out . |
| 30 | Last Tuesday , when the start of this match coincided with the end of a major international event ( won by Garry Kasparov ) in The Netherlands , one national paper devoted most of a page to chess coverage . |