Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] [adv] on the last " in BNC.
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| 1 | We finally gave up , agreeing that it was perhaps an old Dutch ritual performed always on the last night of a holiday . |
| 2 | SERB forces were last night closing in on the last Muslim-held stronghold in eastern Bosnia , battling at close range with defenders of Gorazde . |
| 3 | Beating off an ambush by ‘ eighty infidels on foot ’ , he and his train headed off on the last stage of his journey through the burning plains of the Punjab towards the mighty Indian capital and the palace of the Sultan . |
| 4 | We were glad enough that the weather seemed set fair for the remainder of our voyage and next morning set off on the last few miles of our northerly course to round the utmost tip of Shetland . |
| 5 | ‘ But suppose , ’ his voice lingered sarcastically on the last word , ‘ I do n't want to be out of your life ? ’ |
| 6 | Glorious views open up across the Inner Sound to Skye and smaller islands ; road and railway jostle together on the last exciting mile to Kyle of Lochalsh . |
| 7 | Yvonne Bell 's charge hit trouble when finishing second in his heat , but was back in sparkling form charging through on the last bend to win the track final by 2 9 lengths at generous odds of 6–4 . |
| 8 | As the camera pulled back on the last shot and credits were shown on the screen , the tension in the studio relaxed , replaced by an exultant mood . |