Example sentences of "[pron] be [adv prt] [prep] the last " in BNC.
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1 | In rugby we 're down to the last eight … in the Pilkington Cup … which means Gloucester are two matches away from Twickenham … they 've got a game on their hands tomorrow though … away to first division leaders Orrell |
2 | Everything was down to the last detail on this loco , including the small ladder which was originally attached to the ‘ A ’ end of the engine . |
3 | If they were down to the last dregs of their confidence after their Hillsborough defeat it did not show and it took Kelly 's superb reflexes to deny Newell after only three minutes . |
4 | They were down to the last roll of flowered wrapping paper– The shop had the look of a battlefield the morning after . |
5 | She said well it was down to the last two she said , I had a choice between a red and green cushion or a fitness test . |
6 | He was out in the last over before tea after completing his 15th Test century . |