Example sentences of "[noun] was [adv] the last [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Masterpiece , a collection of folklore about the body and its functions , was probably the single most popular source of information on sex relations and childbirth , and the continuing publication of this work was possibly the last remnant of a much stronger popular demand and usage that began to grow in the nineteenth century with increasing literate audiences demanding knowledge . |
| 2 | Using a new set of genuine Thomas Leavy documents based on his legal name change — the last thing he supposed the Federal authorities would be on the lookout for — Coleman then slipped back into the States , via Canada , for what he felt in his bones was probably the last time he would see his father and his country . |
| 3 | Maastricht was not the last word on the development and future of Europe . |
| 4 | Going to the Spice Islands was only the last stage of increasingly ambitious ventures . |
| 5 | Surrealism was definitely the last straw . |
| 6 | Britain was almost the last country in Western Europe to legislate , though it had been in Britain that the debate had originated decades earlier . |
| 7 | One of Hamilton 's best games for Palace was undoubtedly the last match of 1924 at the Wednesday 's ground in Sheffield . |