Example sentences of "[prep] the last word " in BNC.
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| 1 | The bantering tone remained in Surere 's voice but he added edge to it for the last word or two . |
| 2 | Nor can the stability argument be regarded as the last word , as we do not know whether general relativity itself will be valid right up to the space-time singularity . |
| 3 | A guarantee company can avoid the usual requirement of limited companies to have ‘ Limited ’ as the last word of the corporate name . |
| 4 | IT IS revered as the last word in wonderful facts , loved by schoolchildren and eggheads alike . |
| 5 | Whether the bloom shape is the ultimate , only time will tell , for there have been other occasions in the development of the rose when a new type has been regarded as the last word . |
| 6 | From those brought up to regard the system as the last word in representing the Keynesian system , such a virulent reaction is hardly surprising . |
| 7 | As the last word tripped off Lamont 's mouth the room half emptied as bored businessmen raced for the buffet tables and the cold Chablis . |
| 8 | Goodbye Aunt Ber — ’ She bit off the last word and replaced the receiver , but it was too late . |
| 9 | Evelyn finished the last letter of the last word and stood perfectly still , ready for the moment when the teacher should turn and see . |
| 10 | This time the rhythm of the last word is — ... |
| 11 | The following reductions are applied iteratively until there are only two vertices , one defined by the start of the first word in the utterance , the second by the end of the last word . |
| 12 | Wall fabric always sounds like the last word in luxury but in fact need not cost much . |
| 13 | But at the time Mendeleev , like Clerk Maxwell , looked like the last word in an old discussion rather than the first in a new one . |
| 14 | ‘ Take a seat while I get you something to drink , ’ he invited , indicating what looked like the last word in comfort in the shape of a couch — one of a pair in the room . |
| 15 | But the two-thirds society he is creating in Spain , and which is now , with variations , the European model , is far from the last word . |
| 16 | Typically , the incorrigible William gets in the last word . |
| 17 | Typically , the incorrigible William gets in the last word . |
| 18 | Well , to hell with them , but I will say everything to the last word . ’ |
| 19 | But Doyle listened right to the last word of the News . |
| 20 | Anne heard her voice go heavy on the last word , as if it came from deep within her , influenced by some deep-felt experience . |
| 21 | Vologsky seized on the last word , his brain snapping awake again . |
| 22 | Gioella said with a sharp emphasis on the last word . |
| 23 | If you selected a word hold down the Shift key and click on the last word of the selection — similarly for paragraphs . |
| 24 | Blanche said , with deliberate emphasis on the last word . |
| 25 | ’ Wycliffe laid special emphasis on the last word . |
| 26 | Just this is " he shook his head , not knowing if she could see , or maybe feel the bed bounce slightly , it 's really nice , " he gave a tiny , self-depreciating laugh on the last word , acknowledging its inadequacy , " . |
| 27 | ‘ But suppose , ’ his voice lingered sarcastically on the last word , ‘ I do n't want to be out of your life ? ’ |
| 28 | Men like that always insisted on the last word . |
| 29 | The slight , disparaging inflexion on the last word annoyed Mr Pigdon , but he gruffly assured the gentleman that he should have the best spare bedroom and all the comforts his poor house might afford . |
| 30 | But her voice quivered on the last word as she remembered the cold , dispassionate violence of the man in the alehouse . |