Example sentences of "[v-ing] the last " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Tomorrow , ’ she said , ‘ nudging the last float of ice at the penguin 's feet , ‘ tomorrow you 'll feel different — trust me ! ’ |
| 2 | On Nov. 27 the Federal Court ruled that the half-canton of Appenzell-Innerrhoden should grant women the vote at cantonal and communal level with immediate effect , a decision breaching the last bastion of all-male suffrage in Europe . |
| 3 | Indraugnir howled and lashed out at the Bloodthirster with renewed fury , using the last of his fading strength to keep the Blood God 's follower at bay . |
| 4 | Hence the marginal cost of producing the last film must be the value of the meals sacrificed by using the last units of labour to make films rather than meals . |
| 5 | Using the last example of a bond with a dirty price of 96.50 , coupon payments of 8.75 per annum and a year to maturity , we get the following yields to maturity : |
| 6 | To investigate the effect of withdrawals , we repeated t tests at the end of treatment using the last available assessment before withdrawal of treatment . |
| 7 | 30 June 1989 found most of the battalion not on guard in bearskins and tunics , but enjoying the last day of a fortnight 's shooting on the ranges at Salisbury Plain , on ISAAC . |
| 8 | Like here , the leaves at Leighton would be turning a reddish-gold , there would be the faint smell of wood smoke , and Corbett wondered if his wife was also out in the fields enjoying the last lingering warm embrace of summer . |
| 9 | The first print will be finished next month and a secular print will take shape showing Dunfermline at Martinmas , showing the public enjoying the last feast day before winter . |
| 10 | The three are singing the last bars of a song . |
| 11 | Robyn turned and looked away , reliving the last awful moments with Luke . |
| 12 | Quickly slipping into a sleeveless straight shirt-waister dress of pink shantung , Laura was just fastening the last button when she heard the sound of the doorbell . |
| 13 | The late afternoon slid into night , bringing a touch of frost and sapping the last of warmth and cheerfulness . |
| 14 | To them Baxendale resigned active management in 1847 , devoting the last twenty-five years of his life to his various property , investment , and charitable interests . |
| 15 | Having saved the sports car company and turned himself in at the end of series one , Clive Owen led off the second series in 1991 completing the last days of a prison sentence and abandoning the city slicker lifestyle for a battle to save a bankrupt stately home . |
| 16 | Defying the last minute predictions of a BBC exit poll which said they would hold only three seats , the Tories won Aberdeen South from Labour and regained Kincardine and Deesside from the Liberal Democrats . |
| 17 | So if the carriage starts pattern knitting at the point cam and after knitting the last row , calculates which stitch , of the pattern to start knitting on , if you move the point cam nearest the carriage between knitting one row and starting the next , you will find your pattern has moved sideways . |
| 18 | So try knitting the last row from the opposite side to your normal way and have another try . |
| 19 | He was eating the last of the pie with gusto . |
| 20 | A profit-maximising firm under conditions of perfect competition will expand production up to the point at which the additional cost of producing the last unit of output ( ’ marginal cost ’ ) is equal to price . |
| 21 | Hence the marginal cost of producing the last film must be the value of the meals sacrificed by using the last units of labour to make films rather than meals . |
| 22 | The vertical distance between the marginal social cost MSC and the marginal social benefit as given by DD shows the marginal social loss of producing the last output unit . |
| 23 | ‘ Catching the last of the sun 's rays , ’ said Luke . |
| 24 | No setting off home straight after a quick lunch to be sure of catching the last lift ? |
| 25 | Recruitment always operates to tight deadlines , such as catching the last post . |
| 26 | Right now he 's away on a skiing holiday catching the last of the snow . ’ |
| 27 | They did n't hear Lachlan stop his father , as the old man returned after seeing the last visiting galley off the shore . |
| 28 | I mean she was only seeing the last one off when I came home from work ! |
| 29 | I 've er I 've only just I 've only been coughing the last couple of days , but |
| 30 | To my surprise , the singer gave me a friendly nod before throwing his head back and tackling the last verses . |