Example sentences of "[prep] [num] the most " in BNC.
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| 1 | After 1981 the most rapid growth occurred in southern England , with the Wash-Severn axis emerging as a clear boundary . |
| 2 | Prince Eugene of Savoy , until his death in 1736 the most famous commander in Europe , had to wear civilian dress when he appeared at the Habsburg court . |
| 3 | In 1971 the most wealthy 1 per cent of the population owned 31 per cent of marketable wealth , but by 1979 this proportion had fallen to 22 per cent . |
| 4 | But it owes its status as a national monument to the way it has reflected from its opening in 1796 to its closure in 1924 the most dramatic and moving events in the history of modern Irish nationalism . |
| 5 | In 1905 the most powerful companies in the United Kingdom would have included J. & P. Coats , The Calico Printers ' Association , The Bleachers ' Association , Sir W. G. Armstrong Whitworth & Co. , Bolckow Vaughan and many others who have either closed down or been absorbed into other more powerful groups . |
| 6 | Up to 1750 the most significant group of investors was made up from gentlemen , landowners , yeomen and tenant farmers . |