Example sentences of "most [prep] it [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Apart from these , and the research described in the present book , there has been relatively little research in this area , most of it resulting in unpublished MA theses ( e.g. Tate 1984 ) or doctoral theses ( e.g. Wright 1984 ) . |
| 2 | Brushing my hair set my teeth on edge but I finally got most of it laying down , and at least you could n't see my new bumps from the front . |
| 3 | Beatle Paul McCartney 's wife , LINDA McCARTNEY , holds 38th slot with £39.2 million , most of it stemming from an inheritance from the Eastman/Kodak fortune . |
| 4 | Levels of nitrates in tap water had been rising slowly over the past decade , most of it leaching into groundwater from farmers fields , where it 's used as a fertilizer . |
| 5 | Special software abounds , most of it costing less than £30 . |
| 6 | I spent most of it attempting to get close enough to him so he could spike my other shin and give me a matching pair . |
| 7 | Holland , most of it lying at or below sea-level , finds it hard to dig holes for waste . |
| 8 | I 've spent 14 years in East Africa , most of it working with tropical rainforest and its utilisation , so I 've been in Uganda , which is a relatively small country as far as forests are concerned . |
| 9 | We spent most of it giggling . |
| 10 | Many gangs were apprehended and their gear confiscated , most of it ending up in our possession . |
| 11 | Angel One had argued in vain that the actual heroin loss involved was negligible , most of it having been moved on , and that the setting up of a new base was only a matter of time and resourcefulness . |