Example sentences of "[vb -s] that [prep] the last [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 He insists that in the last analysis there is a fundamental difference between believing in ahi sā , even though it is not possible to behave non-violently in all life 's circumstances , and believing in hi sā .
2 Merseyside 's leading housing advice group also says that over the last year there has been a 100pc rise in the number of young homeless being referred to it .
3 Of course , differences in wealth between peasant families were not new ; the evidence of the poll tax returns shows that by the last quarter of the fourteenth century peasants might employ labour on their own account and even have a servant living in their household , although it is difficult to say how common this was ( 81 , pp.30–3 ; 83 , p.31 ) .
4 In this case the fact that all the bans were put into effect and no reports of significant clashes between librarians and local authorities emerged , probably indicates that in the last resort employer 's directives preceded loyalty to professional obligations ; and in the light of the current employment situation it would have been surprising if such personal considerations did not prevail .
5 In fact one study ( Armstrong 1984 ) reports that over the last century in Britain each 4 per cent increase in hourly wage rates for males has been followed by a 1 per cent reduction in hours worked per year .
6 He argues that over the last century or so the number of white-collar jobs has increased rapidly , but at the same time the skill required to do the jobs has been reduced .
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