Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] for the last [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | When on this mill for the last time there will close the gate |
| 4 | Well , she 's been having an affair with this bloke for the last year or so and then out of the blue he turned round and … |
| 5 | Then he admitted as he shovelled manure at a tree-planting ceremoney in his Huntingdon constituency : ‘ It occurs to me I 've been up to my neck in this stuff for the last month . ’ |
| 6 | At the October election that year , the Sun advocated a non-Tory government for the last time . |
| 7 | ‘ City of Truro ’ was in light steam for the last time on the WSR as a static exhibit but upstaged for once by a host of traction and ploughing engines , vintage vehicles and other displays ! |
| 8 | 28–8–1866 Norman McLeod , an Elder , had ceased to attend public worship for the last year and two other Elders were sent to find out why , " when he assigned as reasons several charges against the Minister , that his preaching was neither law nor Gospel ; that he considered him aiming at himself personally in his preaching . " |
| 9 | ‘ I knew there was a snag in it , ’ Hoomey hooked round in his crisp bag for the last crumbs . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | The price at which a participant may acquire ordinary shares in the Company ( ‘ shares ’ ) on the exercise of an option shall be determined by the Directors but shall not be less than the middle market quotation of a share as derived from the London Stock Exchange Daily Official List for the last dealing day before eligible employees are invited to apply for options ( or , if higher , the nominal value of a share ) , or , if certain specified conditions are satisfied , 85% of such figure ( ‘ Discounted Options ’ ) . |
| 12 | We woke up to yet another fine day for the last round . |
| 13 | compensation package for V A T for pensioners will not compensate them in full as was promised , and in view of the fact that we 've had extremely cold weather for the last week . |
| 14 | But it is worth noting also that Scotland has had a relatively strong tradition of technical education for the last century , in contrast to the rather patchy developments south of the border ( Argles 1964 ) . |
| 15 | The officially published diaries of Ceauşescu 's engagements reveal that Yasser Arafat was his most frequent guest : on average they met six times a year and saw each other for the last time only a month before the revolution . |
| 16 | The wound plagued an injured nerve for the last time as he took the few steps to the trapdoor under the beam . |
| 17 | I paid the hostel owner three thousand intis for the last time and he handed me the neat slip , carefully signed and stamped twice : ‘ Hostal America PAGADO . ’ |
| 18 | Claudia looked in the long mirror for the last time , and her breath caught in her throat ; that beautiful bride could n't be her . |
| 19 | They have both carried the burden of bearing the brunt for Britain in international competition for the last decade and more . |
| 20 | He had offered her the front seat for the last leg , but she had turned it down . |
| 21 | You raised a very , very significant issue that I have n't heard much addressed in recent days and we know that there has n't really been a super power of the Soviet Union and any other military sense for the last couple of years . |
| 22 | He 'd covered her over with a coat and taken her few possessions inside , and she 'd slept on ; she 'd been the same way for the last couple of hours of the journey , ever since they 'd made their final stop at a twenty-four hour garage so that he could fill the Zodiac 's tank and buy some tape for a running repair to the headlamp that he 'd broken when , lights doused to escape notice , he 'd clipped the corner of the garage block on their way out of the parking area . |
| 23 | Clarke has not played in that position for the last couple of years , but performed excellently . |
| 24 | There 's been a new headmaster for the last year I think so I do n't know what he |
| 25 | Only those who have experienced mass hysteria close at hand can have the slightest concept of Philip Drew 's triumphant return to the Great Western Hotel for the last time . |
| 26 | She had seen Martin earlier that day in a quiet room in the undertakers where she had touched his soft , gentle face for the last time . |
| 27 | Back at your desk , the Companion fits seamlessly with your full-size PC for the last work in time-saving efficiency . |