Example sentences of "[pron] a last " in BNC.
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| 1 | Checking his watch , he poured himself a last drink and sank into one of the easy chairs before the fire . |
| 2 | Donna gave me a last dazzling smile , then , apparently impervious to McIllvanney 's evil-tempered scorn , clicked away on her ridiculously high heels . |
| 3 | At the door he turned and gave me a last despairing look and I saw him no more . |
| 4 | I may have made an unconscious movement towards him because he gave me a last malevolent grin and disappeared into the crowd . |
| 5 | Ponies tacked up in the pony lines yawned with boredom as their owners gave them a last polish . |
| 6 | He tells them that Claudia has written them a last message . |
| 7 | Convincing wins The game had been close throughout with Spectrum looking good for a win after Terry Parvin had hit a basket and a free throw to give them a last minute lead by 47 points to 45 until Lockey decided to steal the limelight to give Consett a 48–47 win . |
| 8 | She gave him a last long look and went out , shutting it with unnecessary firmness behind her . |
| 9 | Whatever time I ran him back , there was always a smiling , cheerful member of staff to greet him , strap him into the stair lift , help him to undress if necessary and even bring him a last cup of tea if he felt like one . |
| 10 | If she were his mother , and he let himself be shot without giving her a last chance of looking into his eyes ? |
| 11 | Whether she had or not , he felt compelled to ask her a last question , even if it did annoy or depress her . |
| 12 | Alice thought she could not leave her only child , her baby daughter , that she might never see again , without holding her once more , without at least giving her a last kiss . |
| 13 | On the morning of the funeral , he gave her a last farewell kiss as she lay in her coffin . |
| 14 | He coughed a little nervously , before giving her a last look . |
| 15 | He said nothing more , merely gave her a last withering look before moving away . |
| 16 | Was it a last stand against total urbanisation ? |
| 17 | ‘ You could always consider it a last request . ’ |