Example sentences of "[verb] [verb] [pron] for [art] last " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I want to thank you for the last five minutes . ’ |
| 2 | Years ago I used to think this was a fun sport but the reason for thinking this has escaped me for the last 2 weeks . |
| 3 | You look at the skill you did n't know you had , put a label on it and think : ‘ Yes I do do that ’ , whereas when you first walk in you think you 've done nothing for the last 18 years . |
| 4 | Subconsciously he must have been expecting something like this : his first reaction was not surprise but an intensification of the dull misery which had enveloped him for the last 24 hours . |
| 5 | I 've managed it for the last four years , have n't I ? ’ |
| 6 | With surprise , Juliet realised he was referring to his hospital episode , when she had nursed him for the last two weeks of his stay . |
| 7 | Persistent colds , coughs and a temperature have dogged her for the last year . |