Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] [pron] [prep] the last " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , for the third time this season , Wantage could not hold on to a lead given them in the last five minutes , and allowed Andy Martin to shoot home for the equaliser for Bicester . |
| 2 | It had been uppermost in her mind to ask about Marc , but her courage failed her at the last . |
| 3 | Rain watched her for the last few yards , noting how the morning 's cheerfulness had been replaced by anxiety . |
| 4 | Certainly , salmon seem to use smell to guide them on the last stage of their journey . |
| 5 | Likewise , control clicking ( holding down the CTRL key while you click ) allows you to select multiple items for processing and shift clicking highlights everything from the last highlighted item to the one your pointer is over as you shift click . |
| 6 | But Faldo has reserved his most barbed comments for Alliss and the press , even though the publicity afforded him over the last 16 years has brought a £2 million home and bulging bank account worth more than £10m . |
| 7 | Too close and you get swept over the edge except that they usually have some sort of wire-mesh barrier to stop you at the last moment . |
| 8 | He was almost on the point of signing before his better judgement saved him at the last moment from the emetic flower-child rompings of this 1972 Paramount flop . |