Example sentences of "[indef pn] [prep] the last [num] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You look at the skill you did n't know you had , put a label on it and think : ‘ Yes I do do that ’ , whereas when you first walk in you think you 've done nothing for the last 18 years . |
| 2 | For inexperienced pilots flying in light winds , a good general rule is to allow a maximum of 3 miles ' glide per 1,000 feet with nothing for the last 1,000 feet . |
| 3 | People cease to be rational even when they 've known and worked with someone for the last ten years . ’ |
| 4 | It is perhaps significant that none of the last four Lord Chief Justices — Lords Goddard , Parker , Widgery and Lane — had been law officers . |
| 5 | Tell me something in the last eight years that I 've said . |
| 6 | ‘ Tell me something in the last eight years that I 've said . |
| 7 | Erm then you know that would be something whereas if they say well the recession 's so bad we have n't taken anybody for the last five years and your researches ca n't unearth anybody who seems to be prepared to er give you even half a chance then I mean |
| 8 | The Parish population , always minimal , had sunk to nil after the last two men had been hung for sheep-stealing . |
| 9 | ‘ Women say to me they have n't done anything for the last ten years and it turns out they have had four children , run the PTA , served as parent governor , done charity work , organised a community activity and cared for aged parents . ’ |
| 10 | I ca n't remember anything in the last fifteen years or so that has excited me in America . |
| 11 | Every time I 've asked him to do anything in the last three days , I ca n't , working out the quiz . |