Example sentences of "[pers pn] was the [num ord] straw " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | For some reason that Jinny did not quite understand , it was the last straw . |
| 2 | And when the woman in the top bunk threw up again and the sour vomit splashed down on her and soaked her skirt , it was the last straw . |
| 3 | Well , it was the last straw , apparently , to be told by this cultivated , clean , excessively reasonable , and controlled favourite son , in these hideous surroundings , that Vincent really should n't have come here ; that it was more foolishness , another dead-end , when he could have gone to university and made everyone happy , including himself . |
| 4 | It was the last straw . |
| 5 | It was the last straw for teachers at Faringdon School this morning , when contractors began lopping branches from a row of beech trees . |
| 6 | I know it was the last straw of many . |