Example sentences of "[vb mod] [verb] [verb] [prep] most " in BNC.
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1 | More than enough work for at least one such practitioner must have existed in most towns , as there would have been for slaters , tilers and masons in those areas where building stone was in regular use . |
2 | So you 'll tend to find on most of your spreadsheets , it 's the formulae that use up most of the memory . |
3 | Hannah may have gone without most of the comforts that people take for granted , but at least she had emotional warmth and stability , wrapped as she was in the cocoon of a caring family — her mother , her grandparents , and for a little time her tragic father , all around her . |
4 | The idea that the army should be a microcosm of the nation , or representative of it in any true sense , would have seemed to most contemporaries ridiculous or even shocking . |
5 | I mean they are certainly the two most important things in my life , and I would have thought in most people 's — both work and good relationships with a family . |
6 | Since most employment rights are dependent upon the possession of a record of continuous service with a single employer , most casual workers would fail to qualify for most of these rights even if they did have dependent employee status . |
7 | Home owners and charities say the rules could lead to administrative chaos , and local authorities fear they will have to pick up most of the tab . |
8 | Try again before making any changes , the kite will have stalled in most cases ; but it might be necessary to adjust the bridle by moving the ring up the continuous line . |
9 | This opposition , expressed in terms of adult education , seems out of all proportion given that most women can expect to spend at most three or four hours a week in women-only classes as against a lifetime in the world of men . |
10 | Little wonder he can afford to laugh off most of his Colemanballs classics . |