Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] at the last [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Would it be possible to have another look at the last provision that the Minister mentioned , which imposes on local authorities a duty to provide sites for travellers ? |
| 2 | Apart from the fact that polite letters of rejection are a matter of common courtesy there is also the more pragmatic point that something may go wrong with the new arrangement — the employee may change his/her mind , become ill , move away unexpectedly , take up another job at the last minute . |
| 3 | The Tory-held seats at the last election which Labour would expect to win in the North-East are Darlington , Tynemouth , and Langbaurgh . |
| 4 | You did a fresh lot at the last moment . ’ |
| 5 | Michael Russell , the party 's vice-convener for publicity , accused Labour of selling out on all the promises it made to Scottish voters at the last election . |
| 6 | One of the few British medals at the last Olympics was in the Star two-man keelboat class , and our line-up for the 1992 Games in Barcelona is looking very strong in many of the ten different classes . |
| 7 | The one person whose placement broke down ( WG ) moved to a large institution and then to a small private home at the last datapoint , where her level of participation shows some decrement . |
| 8 | If you managed to do this , you would earn , indeed almost compel from God , a favourable verdict at the Last Day.It all depended on human effort . |
| 9 | On 29th May 1176 Frederick was defeated at the battle of Lagnano because Henry the Lion , continually striving to increase his own power , had deserted the imperial cause at the last minute . |
| 10 | Does he incorporate the votes of everyone who voted Labour or Liberal Democrat at the last election and use that as part of his mandate to enforce his unwanted policies on the Scottish people ? |
| 11 | of the Leader 's inspiring speech at the last Party Congress . |
| 12 | I 've spent 13 years travelling the world with badminton — I was coach to the Australian side at the last World Championships — and it will be nice to spend some time at home . |
| 13 | The Hong Kong Rugby Football Union , in a shock move — one which stems from desperation — saddled Simpkin with the post of national coach at the last meeting of its executive committee in March . |
| 14 | You know we 're the ones accused of doing these things at the last moment . |
| 15 | ‘ Sorry about that , cariad , but Niall needed an urgent report at the last minute . |
| 16 | You made the fatal mistake of making a valuable suggestion at the last meeting of our Tourism Advisory Group — that there should be an article on the WTB 's strategic review in the next edition of Rural Wales / Cymru Wledig . |
| 17 | Any one of the three main political parties could take the seat because they were within a few percentage points of each other at the last election . |
| 18 | The SPÖ won 47.7 per cent of the vote and 52 seats ( 54.9 per cent and 62 seats at the last elections in November 1987 — see p. 35792 ) ; the FPÖ won 22.6 per cent and 23 seats ( 9.7 per cent and eight seats in 1987 ) ; the Austrian People 's Party ( ÖVP ) won 18.1 per cent and 18 seats ( 28.4 per cent and 30 seats in 1987 ) ; and the Green Alternatives won over 9 per cent and thus entered the parliament for the first time with seven seats ( having won just under 5 per cent in 1987 ) . |
| 19 | Last year was erm , an additional twenty thousand pounds at the last moment , chickenfeed for the big committees , that 's the annoying thing , but what particularly annoys me , and I have to say this , I 'll express it is the knowledge that what can be a phenomenal deprivation to this Committee , goes very , very , very little towards solving the major problems that this county faces , it does n't have a tremendous impact . |
| 20 | ‘ The President of the World , ’ he said , ‘ spoke with great feeling at the last meeting of the Council . |
| 21 | Bodies such as Links and the Spastic Society which produce quite a substantial report at the last election to illustrate what the problems were then there will be established designated polling stations in which there will be various characteristics required such as wheelchair access , unaided wheelchair access , although the problem of accessibility is for more people than those people who are in wheelchairs and many people who are not registered disabled and are mainly old and infirm , should have the opportunity to exercise their franchise readily and easily . |
| 22 | And she too has a ‘ sporting background ’ in that she is one of about 500 people at the last count who were in the same class in the Primate Dixon PS in Coalisland as snooker superstar Denis Taylor ! |
| 23 | Mardenborough , who has missed the last three games with a medial ligament injury , could be sidelined again after he pulled out of Wednesday 's reserve game at the last minute . |
| 24 | One woman had a friend who constantly let her down for appointments , a lunch , an evening out , by either not turning up , being very late or changing dates at the last minute . |
| 25 | A voice from the front of the column shouted , ‘ Piper , at Achnacarry and in England you wake us up with your bagpipes ; here in France we wake you up with a hot dinner at the last minute . ’ |
| 26 | Reporting on his efforts to get the three opposition parties to agree on a common agenda , Mr Christie said he feared the argument that 75 per cent of Scots had voted for constitutional change at the last election lost validity without some unifying factor , enhancing the Tories ' claims of legitimacy . |
| 27 | Bratfisch attempts to entertain the doomed couple at the last meeting before their death and his sorrow as he comes to the graveside of the murdered . |
| 28 | Yes I mean , I think that we had a big discussion at the last area committee on the scheme and the problem was of course that the detailed plans er , for the consultation erm to the , I 'm at , I 'm a bit worried that at this late stage there 's this new idea of of building on the green wedge at the back and I would n't like to think that the scheme should be delayed the important thing , it seems to me , is that it should press ahead and |
| 29 | The British party of seven , who start shooting today , also includes the Seoul silver medal winner , Alister Allan , and David Chapman , who won a gold for running target at the last Commonwealth Games . |
| 30 | I am not sure that we would think the dancing , except by some of the principals , quite so wonderful by today 's standards , but we saw it with different eyes then , and John would have for comparison his memories of the Cape Town Ballet Club 's brave but handicapped attempt at the last act of the ballet , Aurora 's Wedding . |