Superlative-verb constructions
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As badly as they could
- Hag y ee ȝe ben dewlyn | ha hager mowys a wre | gweȝe goȝyans aga meyn | orth Ihesus a omgame
hag i e dhe benn dewlin | ha hager mowys a wre | gwettha godhyens a'ga min | orth yesus a omgamma
And they went on their knees and made ugly grimaces. As badly as they could they contorted their faces at jesus. (PA196)
As best I might
- me a'n herth guel ha gyllyf | na vlamyough vy kyn fyllyf | rak dal of ny welaf man
My a'n herdh gwella gylliv. | Na vlamewgh vy kyn fylliv, | rag dall ov, ny welav mann.
I will thrust it the best I can ; | Do not blame me, though I fail, | For I am blind, I see not at all. (PC3012-4)
