Example sentences of "[prep] a last " in BNC.
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| 1 | Colin Montgomerie finished one ahead of Olazabal after a last round of 70 and thinks he has benefited much from his four weeks in the United States . |
| 2 | John McEnroe will announce his immediate retirement from the professional circuit after a last appearance at Wimbledon — ‘ you can not be serious . ’ |
| 3 | Credit to the team , however , who rose above the boycott , preserving a remarkable sequence of success at fortress Kensington , 11 wins on the trot now , after a last defeat way back in 1934–35 . |
| 4 | It was still raining steadily when she 'd put him to bed , after a last half-hour of television and a couple of chapters of Stig of the Dump . |
| 5 | Then they stepped into the airlock , after a last lingering gaze between Mala and her Ardakkean . |
| 6 | Tom gave a slow , satisfied nod and left them after a last reassuring pat on Faye 's shoulder . |
| 7 | The Fayre , at Hillersland near Coleford , took place after a last minute legal battle to overturn a music licence ban . |
| 8 | So after a last minute practise session on the open road it 's off to the Aylesbury test centre … no chequered flag in prospect but the possible thrill of discarding those rather embarassing Learner plates for the world 's best . |
| 9 | WESTMINSTER PARK led the way in the North Cheshire League Cup competition after a last ball win at Runcorn . |
| 10 | BRITISH Telecom was ordered to pull the plug on chatline services last night after the failure of a last minute legal challenge . |
| 11 | Will be crossing everything in the hope of a last minute reprieve . |
| 12 | Residential care has been viewed and therefore avoided as something of a last resort . |
| 13 | This sombre giant — like a defeated proud man — contrasts , when considered in the nature of a living creature , with the pale smile of a last rose on the fading bush in front of him … |
| 14 | Right I mean it could be as a matter of a last resort yeah . |
| 15 | And that was a sort of a last minute cancellation , and I had to really persuade her to go . |
| 16 | Despite a last minute clear up by the travellers the common was still strewn with waste — the leftovers of a twenty thousand strong party . |
| 17 | A bunch of bright pink roses tapped the window , like a last gesture of summer . |
| 18 | Roaring Springs at the junction of Bright Angel Canyon , is like a last oasis before entering the desert . |
| 19 | His habits like a last stand , even |
| 20 | They were silhouetted for a moment on the brow of the hill against a last pool of light among encroaching black storm-clouds . |
| 21 | Their 1st runs at the end of 1981 were witnessed by scenes not seen since the end of steam when literally thousands either embarked on farewell trips or crowded platform ends for a last glimpse of the 3,300hp machines that were as popular as the LNER Gresley steam Pacifics they replaced . |
| 22 | I placed my pipes and rucksack on the back seat of the jeep and informed the driver that I was going into the orchard for a last look round . |
| 23 | We treated ourselves to a reindeer steak , then went for a last walk over the bridge towards the polar Cathedral . |
| 24 | British Citizens for Hong Kong renewed its campaign for a last resort right-of-British abode for all . |
| 25 | The crew of the boat on which he was travelling attacked and were about to kill him when he asked for a last favour — to play a tune . |
| 26 | The bedsides of the dying were therefore thronged , not only by pastors saying prayers , but also by relatives and friends , listening attentively for a last instructive word or , in the case of a sinner , for some hopeful indication that all was not lost . |
| 27 | The film charts the efforts of a dodgy theatre manager trying to lure the singer back for a last encore . |
| 28 | Many enthusiasts came for a last look and as each week passed there was a little less of the Woodhead line to photograph . |
| 29 | So we went for a last look round . |
| 30 | To paddle around Laguna Chica enjoying the idle drift of time , the depth of natural silence ; to go and rest my head for a last time between the fifteen-foot-high buttresses of Big Tree … |