Example sentences of "[verb] [det] [noun] [prep] the last " in BNC.
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| 1 | She was a good twelve years older than me , but allowing for that , I 'd seen myself look not much better some mornings in the last few months , my skin blotchy , my eyes shadowed and swollen , my lips pale and dry-looking , my hair lifeless and uncombed . |
| 2 | ‘ Yes , I think maybe we built this tradition over the last three years . |
| 3 | Knowing my shortcomings , Mum had taken charge of making curtains for George 's house and a week before the wedding she went to the market to find some fabric for the last pair . |
| 4 | The need to raise the quality of education has received much publicity over the last few years . |
| 5 | He said : ‘ I 've been considering how best to answer that question for the last twenty minutes . |
| 6 | When in London , he stayed with the Fabers ; the capital was being bombed each night through the last months of 1940 , but their house in Hampstead had the additional advantage of a reinforced basement shelter . |
| 7 | It is true to say , however , that since the business has become mature , the period of readjustment has been extremely painful and very few fibre companies have made much money over the last decade . |
| 8 | A new head teacher has made much difference in the last two years and the school is beginning to pick up in many ways . |
| 9 | The Constitution has undergone much development in the last two centuries , but the concerns and fears that motivated the Founding Fathers have not lost their relevance . |
| 10 | I am writing these lines on the last day of 1986 , the deadline I set myself for reaching the Great Glen with my pen . |
| 11 | How often have you done these things in the last week , month or year ? |
| 12 | History teaching has undergone many developments in the last three decades and no doubt change will continue although it is to be hoped that the pace of that change may diminish . |
| 13 | The yacht harbour , Muelle Deportivo , has seen many improvements in the last few years and even more are planned for the future under the dynamic president of the port , José Manuel Hernandez . |
| 14 | Although not directly connected to the constitutional difficulties being experienced by Canada , McKenna acknowledged the indirect connection when , speaking of the growing co-operation between the four provinces , he admitted that he had " seen more co-operation during the last six months than I 've seen in the last five years that I 've been Premier " . |
| 15 | I ca n't say I have noticed any change in the last few years . |
| 16 | The reasons for this should not be obscured by the fact that the short term objectives of aid have undergone several changes over the last thirty years . |
| 17 | ‘ We have not made enough films in the last 12 months . |
| 18 | ‘ As we have said several times in the last few days , ’ Hoare wrote to Neville Chamberlain on 31 August , ‘ we had some great good luck in the absence of Winston and L.G.' Having destroyed one coalition , Baldwin had no intention of entering another . |
| 19 | At this stage Cliftonville had shown little menace in the last third of the pitch , but they rocked the Blues by taking the lead two minutes before half-time . |
| 20 | Do n't zoom the lens in and out , either , but save this effect for the last shot in which you zoom out to a wide view of the garden again . |
| 21 | XYZ Foods are well-known for their pioneering work in the field of slimming foods and they have been researching this pack for the last year . |
| 22 | The victory maintained the monopoly of British and Irish-trained horses , who have now exported this prize for the last 11 years . |
| 23 | Add some flour with the last few additions of egg to prevent curdling . |
| 24 | That , that they have create these ills in the last decade through this , this increase in indirect taxation . |
| 25 | She had had many colds during the last few years , but this one seemed much the worst . |
| 26 | erm , you know which is , we 've had more rain in the last fortnight than we have for about in the last three years . |
| 27 | So the evidence suggests that because of their age and frailty those living in residential homes will have needed more care during the last year of their lives than other people who died . |
| 28 | Briefly , I need to ask you , my dear Miss Rossignol , if you have had any word within the last year from your great-uncle , Doctor Alan Morris . ’ |
| 29 | But Mr Foley said afterwards that he had had several discussions over the last few weeks with Mr Clinton and he had not been asked if he wanted such an appointment . |
| 30 | And I 'll get my accountant to chase your vendor 's elusive accountant and get some figures for the last few months . |