Example sentences of "[noun sg] [to-vb] the last [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In June , the new centre took a major step towards completion when the Rt Hon Norman Irons , Lord Provost of Edinburgh , attended a special ceremony to fit the last reflective glass panel into place . |
| 2 | Finally , when the stream dried up to a dribble , she popped the man 's wet dick in her mouth to savour the last few drops . |
| 3 | It was organised by several local groups , including Wensleydale railway association , which sees the present 22 mile branch as a vital link in its campaign to restore the last 17 miles of the Wensleydale line between Redmire and Garsdale . |
| 4 | In a similar situation some years ago Rwanda had to abandon a plan to move the last 146 elephants in the country 40 km through a densely populated area because they could not find anyone in Africa who could run the drive . |
| 5 | Catching the rays of sunshine this variety lights up the shrub border to prolong the last few days of autumn . |
| 6 | But then , as if Waimea had prematurely taken its gloves off , the waves all round him eased and he took advantage of the lull to belt the last thirty yards to the beach . |
| 7 | Couples , the US Player of the Year and defending a title which inspired him to glory at Augusta last April , regained his compsure to cover the last seven holes in one under par . |
| 8 | England needed an hour to remove the last two wickets . |
| 9 | He sighed deeply : he had insisted upon her accompanying him that day in order to enjoy the last precious hours of her innocence and happiness . |
| 10 | It is advisable when planning the leave year to exclude the last two weeks to permit " mopping up " of outstanding leave entitlement arising through sickness or staff joining during the latter part of the year . |
| 11 | MacLane's– driver swerved out of his way to get the last crawling quintuplet . |
| 12 | By way of contrast , Limbo is an excellent , varied VS 4c , culminating in an exciting traverse to join the last few moves of the former route . |
| 13 | James got to Corunna , where the whole force had been supposed to rendezvous and pick up Ormonde , in time to see the last battered casualties arrive , grateful perhaps that , so soon after his own recent sufferings in the Mediterranean , he had been spared this further ordeal . |
| 14 | It is time to recognise the last three phases — currently we have concentrated primarily on the first phase . |
| 15 | Jack of Longleigh , Adam of Rochester , and Ydrys obediently fell silent , thinking that perhaps they had arrived in time to witness the last ebbing breaths of their one-time Lucifer . |
| 16 | This means it is time to loose the last two arrows and decide whether to aim for the middle of the target to boost your score , or to aim for the outside edge of the target and the chance of winning the Horn Spoon . |