Example sentences of "[am/are] [adv] [vb pp] [prep] the last " in BNC.
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| 1 | Examples of these are the Commission 's own proposals to extend privileges for unconvicted prisoners on remand to convicted prisoners awaiting sentence [ which will encourage early guilty pleas ] and the adjustment of legal aid fee scales to encourage more early preparatory work by counsel so that important decisions are not made at the last minute . |
| 2 | Un-expected frequency changes are always offered by the last controller in the UK , alleviating a panic reference to paperwork . |
| 3 | Payments are usually made on the last working day of every month . |
| 4 | Details of relevant contacts are usually typed on the last page of the release as follows : |
| 5 | Nigel Newton explains this figure as a reflection of the ‘ very strong final quarter which Bloomsbury had that year , and in particular the strong December ’ ; and it is indeed true that trade publishers , whose sales are usually loaded towards the last quarter , generally have high debtors at year end . |