Example sentences of "[to-vb] [prep] the last [noun sg] [coord] " in BNC.
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1 | The borough MPs were very different from their county colleagues , and only thirty-seven of the eighty-six from English boroughs even lived in the same towns ; many were carpet-bagging lawyers , induced to stand at the last moment and at the expense of Central Office . |
2 | Having outlived Dean and Adams , Hopper indulged himself during the early seventies in autobiographical ego trips that nobody went to see like The Last Movie and The American Dreamer . |
3 | After much deliberation and in great sorrow , the family of Don Antonio Beatillo , learned laureate and doctor , glory of the Faculty of Philosophy in the University of Naples , have resolved themselves to appeal against the last will and testament of their beloved and revered father , made in January last year , as being composed by the deceased when not in his right mind . ’ |
4 | The great temptation , particularly after a good round , is to fly over the last fence and gallop through the finish invariably trying to make up some time over an easy fence . |
5 | Luckily , one of the participants had to withdraw at the last moment and taking her place on the team , I went off in search of sponsors . |
6 | Dozens of beleagured businessmen in the midst of a painful recession were due to hear Michael Hesletine speak at this conference in Oxfordshire , but the President of the Board of Trade had to cancel at the last minute and the delegates instead got a DTi stand-in . |
7 | In this way , should you be unable to attend at the last moment and he has to sit twiddling his thumbs in his consulting room because it is too late to give the appointment to anyone else , he is recompensed for the wasted time . |