Example sentences of "[adv prt] [art] last " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the unpublished ‘ Epilogue ’ to that work , we learn that Shadowfax will be saved too , to be taken on the last ship from the Havens to Aman , simply because Gandalf could not bear the parting . |
| 2 | Even if the pilot is fully aware of being close to the stall , he will instinctively hold off until the glider stalls down the last few feet rather than fly into obstructions at speed . |
| 3 | The emergence of such standards , and the ability to re-use programs written in conventional languages , should bring down the last barriers to wide acceptance of parallel computing . |
| 4 | Come on , come on , he thought , and pictured the three of them plummeting down the last thirty feet into the basement . |
| 5 | Most damningly , it was the SDLP which brought down the last Labour Government . |
| 6 | Nevertheless , the decision was enough to make Labour 's ‘ sister party ’ bring down the last Labour Government and the working class throughout the UK is still paying for the SDLP 's pettiness . |
| 7 | Gerry Fitt with the full support of his party brought down the last Labour government over a decision which greatly enhanced the SDLP 's standing . |
| 8 | I managed to get down the last two words of the preceding paragraph before my stomach over-boiled into my mouth . |
| 9 | Expertly , the gardener pinned down the last of the net with a wire stake . |
| 10 | gut Mr Lu got back into it down the last . |
| 11 | The crowd cheered us in of course , but it 's not the same as coming down the last as the winner for sure . |
| 12 | He washed down the last of the bread with a mouthful of tea and stood up . |
| 13 | Researchers at the Salk Institute in California have at last tracked down the last of the ‘ releasing factors ’ secreted by cells in the hypothalamus that have long been assumed to regulate the release of hormones from the pituitary gland ( Trends in Neurosciences . |
| 14 | Catriona wiped down the last of her tables and suddenly realised that the conversation around her had stopped . |
| 15 | I was turned around and frog-marched to the last flight of stairs leading to the foyer , then thrown down the last six steps . |
| 16 | Already weak and exposed where Midnight was concerned , this unexpected consideration broke down the last of the barriers Jess had constructed against the old woman . |
| 17 | ‘ Thank God , ’ he muttered , as he started to scramble down the last foot or two to seize the halter shank that dangled so near , and yet just out of his reach . |
| 18 | This caused me to run out of aft trim i.e. I could n't take my hands off — and she did n't feel quite so rock-like and stable coming down the last few hundred feet , but the resulting touchdown was smoother and shorter . |
| 19 | Mrs Stych had just set down the last of her bags of groceries on the kitchen counter and begun to unpack them , when there was the sound of a heavy truck drawing up outside her house . |
| 20 | This is a tricky exercise , but easier if you keep your glove at arm level , shield the bird from the wind with your body , and do n't try to jump down the last foot or two , and so jar the bird . |
| 21 | He impulsively ran down the last flight of stairs . |
| 22 | Past Bracken Hill beyond Out Brough I looked down at Bainbridge snoozing in the sun before dropping down the last half-mile to the green and the Post Office for something to still the dust . |
| 23 | Corridors that sloped down more and more steeply , so that they had to sit and shuffle down the last few metres . |
| 24 | We have even seen lecturers complete their lectures and leave the room while the students have had to sit for another few minutes taking down the last load from the blackboard ! |
| 25 | ‘ Take down the last three torches . ’ |
| 26 | Hurriedly , she jotted down the last few words , and started back out , but it was too late . |
| 27 | By the door , Frank McHugh comically gulped down the last of his coffee and hurried back to his rig , leaving half a plate of bacon and scrambled eggs on the table . |
| 28 | Shildon washed down the last of his toast with tea before replying . |
| 29 | Her colleagues said she came down the last few hundred feet singing Flower of Scotland with her instructor . |
| 30 | As soon as she had forced down the last of her food , she pushed her plate away and stood up . |