Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] for the last time " in BNC.
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| 1 | The IAC reported for the last time in January this year and , under the terms of the 1990 continuation order , the 1987 Act is due to expire on 31 March 1992 . |
| 2 | All was in vain ; the poor law functions of the Boards of Guardians were transferred to the County Council , and on March 29th 1930 the Board of Guardians met for the last time . |
| 3 | But today belonged to the Buccaneers — with a final cheer as the planes left for the last time . |
| 4 | THE DEATH OF TWO NORTH WEST INSTITUTIONS HAS CAUSED SADNESS WITH A PIT SHUTTING AND A FAMOUS STORE 'S TILLS RINGING FOR THE LAST TIME |
| 5 | One afternoon the following week , Mary was coming into the yard having been to hear the banns read for the last time , when she came upon a group of local women standing around gossiping about the wedding . |
| 6 | As it dropped like a stone from 6,500ft , Captain Fuchs spoke for the last time . |
| 7 | ‘ Good boy , ’ the Italian said for the last time , thickly , breathless . |
| 8 | The predominant key of the opera is D minor , a sombre key with overtones of night and death ; while the dramatic scenes in the graveyard and at Giovanni 's last supper-party , when the statue appears for the last time , are reinforced with funereal-sounding trombones . |
| 9 | When the meter man came for the last time he spoke of my aunt , and of the many years he had been to the house , so that he felt himself to be almost an old friend . |
| 10 | Tony joined in the songs , where he knew the words , and then the curtains closed for the last time . |
| 11 | After the music stops for the last time the first man to return the ladies ' shoes and collect up all his clothing is allowed to kiss every woman in the room ! |
| 12 | The doctor came for the last time and said , ‘ Yes , he 's going now . ’ |
| 13 | That morning Sara had been up with the dawn to walk for the last time in the castle grounds to say goodbye to her doves , her servants , her horses and her hounds , the last of which seemed to sense what was happening and started howling as soon as she had departed . |
| 14 | No amount of persuasion would induce her to stay with us for more than a few days before she 'd vanish again to pursue her old habits , and on New Year 's Day 1967 , the police called for the last time . |
| 15 | A YOUNGER set of judges would provide a better image to the public : so says Mr Harold Hewitt , who last weekend sat for the last time , retiring for the second time at the age of 75 . |
| 16 | It will now seem strange to see a silent Locomotive Shed ( Bldg A22 ) wit hits doors closed for the last time . |
| 17 | Wood circled for the last time , as Gillroy and Davies went aft to strap themselves in . |