Example sentences of "best part of [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He has operated on ‘ vibe ’ for the best part of a decade , stalking the watering holes of Dublin in search of the crack . |
| 2 | They emerged as a result of substantial research undertaken by a series of urban experiments operating for the best part of a decade . |
| 3 | Indeed ‘ Must we fling this filth … ’ became the paper 's catchphrase for the best part of a decade . |
| 4 | The policy of austerity and a strong franc , which he had so staunchly defended for the best part of a decade ( and which had earned him such praise abroad ) , was being blamed within France for recession and for the record level of unemployment ( it broke through the symbolic 3m mark the day he handed over the reins of government ) . |
| 5 | In value terms , Cadbury has beaten Mars and Rowntree Nestlé in the UK chocolate confectionery market for the best part of a decade , but it is noticeable that its lead has become more decisive since 1988/89 and the beginning of the recession . |
| 6 | I mean if you , in the agricultural depression of the nineteen thirties , that 's a depression that lasted erm , the best part of a decade , you know , but farmers did n't go out of production you know , for about five , six , seven years down the line , because virtually all of their assets were tied up in fixed assets . |
| 7 | It contained four sheets of paper closely covered in unfamiliar handwriting , and it was a measure of how relaxed he was that it took him the best part of a minute to realise that he was holding a copy of the letter written by Ruggerio Miletti to his family three days previously . |
| 8 | This unprincipled position was sharply attacked by the Irish News , the nationalist newspaper which has been standard reading for the Catholic community in the North for the best part of a century . |
| 9 | Anthropologists have spent the best part of a century debating the meaning and significance of these fascinating beliefs and rituals . |
| 10 | Although there are dangers in concentrating on a single see , the information provided by Gregory does allow a study of episcopal elections over the best part of a century . |
| 11 | Difficult now , Meredith thought , to change habits established over the best part of a life-time . |
| 12 | It was in the autumn of 1938 that I first visited Hollywood , spending the best part of a fortnight in San Francisco and Los Angeles . |
| 13 | Now Norwich have the best part of a fortnight to enjoy their view from the top , and it was all down to Robins . |
| 14 | Melissa had been intrigued to know what kind of man could persuade Iris to leave her beloved garden for the best part of a fortnight at the height of the growing season . |
| 15 | Mind you , the accountant , C.J. Broderick , soon saw what was happening , but it took the best part of a year to re-arrange matters so that the newspaper could save money by hiring me back at $28 per week . |
| 16 | According to Anil Gadre , Sun Microsystems Computer Corp 's vice president of systems product marketing , the new licensing strategy — see front page — should , for example , enable the Sparc compatible community to get its hands on the company 's next-generation Viking , or SuperSparc technology — being co-developed with Texas Instruments Inc — much more quickly than the best part of a year that elapsed between the launch of the Sparcstation 2 ( UX No 308 ) , and the day Sun gave the green light for the LSI Logic Inc made 40MHz Sparc chip sets to be sold on to Sun wannabe 's ( UX No 356 ) . |
| 17 | The mystery of the missing Master Sergeant kept them all embarrassed for the best part of a year . |
| 18 | So with eight of the world 's top golfers within five shots of each other and eight different nationalities represented , the stage was set for the grandstand finish which Hammond Wilde had been dreaming about for the best part of a year . |
| 19 | For the best part of a year he presented Guntram with a very serious challenge . |
| 20 | Doctors said it would take her the best part of a year to recover . |
| 21 | Walkers in a hurry can sneak across on a passenger ferry and over the facing hill on a cart track to Dundonnell , saving nearly twenty miles and the best part of a day . |
| 22 | 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 the best part of a day to fight . |
| 23 | Two thousand points is the usual size for a good evening 's battle , and three thousand points will give you enough troops for a battle that will take the best part of a day to fight . |
| 24 | Since it can take the best part of a day to book an international phone call , some foreign businessmen bring their own alternative — the Magnavox Magnaphone . |
| 25 | Shopworkers who spent the best part of a day locked out of work are sympathetic with the police , but angry with the terrorists . |
| 26 | It was then the best part of a week 's work on Malcolm 's part to get that saw running sweetly . |
| 27 | This was it , the confrontation-point which he had been dreading for the best part of a week . |
| 28 | Although forewarned by the bombardment , the Germans had not temporarily withdrawn from the heights ; so the troops in their trenches were bombarded for the best part of a week and could receive no food or relief from the devastating artillery fire . |
| 29 | But they 've already had the best part of a week in which to forget . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ … she 's been here for the best part of a week and you 're no further forward . ’ |