Example sentences of "[vb pp] [adv] the [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The group seems to have been given only the most broad and general of aims . |
| 2 | Its sites were on variable , disturbed and fertilised soils and mainly included only the less vulnerable trees . |
| 3 | The outlook was considered all the more rosy from their point of view , since Denwood would have to be made what is known as a divisional point , that is to say , a station of more than ordinary importance , inasmuch as it would indicate the end of a running section — the point where the train would have to change engines . |
| 4 | India has made perhaps the most dramatic move of all the shifting land masses . |
| 5 | It is made all the more unfair by the fact that the institutions have been deprived of any real access to the water authorities . |
| 6 | A peculiarly bad film which is made all the more dreadful by scattered shots of Greek swains sitting beside ancient pillars and playing their pipes , Ships with Wings represented a turning point for Balcon , who had supervised the film 's production at his Ealing Studios . |
| 7 | Such allegations paved the way for justification of the German occupation of Denmark and Norway in April 1940 — justification made all the more credible by the appearance , at almost exactly the same time as the German navy , of British warships in Norwegian waters and of British troop landings at Narvik and Trondheim . |
| 8 | While his crimes , he said , were not the ‘ worst form of indecent assault ’ they were made all the more serious because of his position . |
| 9 | And it 's been made all the more interesting by brightly coloured accessories — many from Julie 's home town in Trinidad . |
| 10 | It was a very sunny day and it was made all the more complete by Albert being on duty on the return journey . |
| 11 | Arsenal 's lack of genuine quality in midfield was made all the more painful by a fine display by David Rocastle . |
| 12 | The contrast is made all the more poignant by the ‘ Lithium ’ promo vid and its scenes of psyched-up mayhem from last year 's Reading . |
| 13 | This task is made all the more necessary by the fact that opponents of absolute holism often find it strongly counter-intuitive , not to say absurd ; although they can grasp it at a very general level , they have difficulty in imagining either how it could be developed , or what would make it plausible . |
| 14 | An SVR4-on-Alpha plan has been in the works for as long as a year ( UX No 386 ) and was made all the more likely when Ing C Olivetti & Co SpA announced it would implement SVR4 on the high-end Alpha AXP systems it is to market . |
| 15 | The incident was made all the more galling by the fact that neither climber had broken an axe of crampon in 27 years of combined mountaineering experience ! |
| 16 | However , the task of a new nanny was made all the more difficult because the children , bewildered and unhappy , felt that they had come to take the place of their mother . |
| 17 | It was made all the more intense because it was directed inwards . |
| 18 | It was made all the more infuriating by the fact that she had dressed with more than usual care , splashing out far more than she could afford on a red silk jersey creation from an expensive boutique . |
| 19 | ‘ The day 's events are made all the more hectic by the many telephone calls and queries I receive from members of the public , fellow officers and councillors . |
| 20 | It is made all the more aggravating when people living inside the city know how little it costs the authorities outside the city to do precisely the same job . |
| 21 | ‘ The killings are made all the more reprehensible by the fact that innocent children were involved , ’ he said . |
| 22 | For generations Stoddard Templeton have selected only the very finest yarns from all over the world . |
| 23 | Just after a relationship has come to an end , the contrast will be naturally felt all the more strongly . |
| 24 | So your ideal system would have been to have a few strategic Cabinet committees beneath the Cabinet that would have done all the most controversial business ? |
| 25 | This city once possessed possibly the most important woollen manufacturing industry in France and the great textile barons took advantage of the rising reputation of Champagne by giving bottles away to customers . |
| 26 | In spite of most people perceiving themselves as planners , the survey reveals that in some of the most important and fundamental areas of life they have not made even the most minimal plans . |
| 27 | But as I quickly discovered , if any real progress is to be made even the most reactionary views need to be listened to and respected . |
| 28 | On pricing , the conclusions which could be generally agreed were so flabby and meaningless that they might have made even the most brazen practitioner of newspeak blush . |
| 29 | But no Romanized townships sprang up ; there were no farmstead villas of the type found in southern Britain ; and the sheer cost in fortification , roadworks and supplies required to maintain a presence in such bleak and unrewarding country finally defeated even the most assiduous empire-builders . |
| 30 | I thought he was the most beautiful creature I had ever seen certainly the most beautiful male . |