Example sentences of "[noun prp] [noun] [prep] the last [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Racing : Braiswick brings era to a close : Richard Edmondson on the last victory for a racing dynasty before it becomes absorbed by the Maktoum empire |
| 2 | Five minutes later , however , she became only too aware of other members of staff who were trickling into the social club as their shift ended and suddenly , mindful of the interpretation that had been put on her being with David Markham on the last occasion they had visited the club , she finished her drink and stood up . |
| 3 | I wrote to Neil Kinnock during the last election , asking him to withdraw the remark that gays and lesbians were losing votes on the doorsteps of the pensioners . |
| 4 | Exley , of Grainger Park , forged a dramatic win against hard-hitting Jason Sharp of Sharlston Colliery in the last round . |
| 5 | As prepared to leave the Basingstoke premises for the last time , she said : ‘ While it is difficult to take in the reality of the situation after all this time , we are delighted that the initials continue to have prominence under a new and synergetic banner . ’ |
| 6 | His thin , pale face contorted as he said , " Well , I sha n't go into the seamy details … the more basic facets of life , but on a cleaner if more frustrating theme , I have been trying to seduce that lovely Dickson boy over the last week . |
| 7 | ‘ Graham took second place at Watkins Glen before we went to South Africa for the last race . |
| 8 | The study of Later Impressionism , which has preoccupied scholarship in recent years , continues with a new exhibition focusing upon the urban pictures which were painted by Camille Pissarro in the last decade of his career . |
| 9 | Only four months ago in Australia , Mansell , the world championship already under his belt , crashed with bitter rival Ayrton Senna in the last race of the Formula One season in Adelaide . |
| 10 | And did you read Bill Davis 's defence of the moneychangers in the temple , Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall on the last supper ( ‘ my partner chose the water then asked for it to be changed to wine ’ ) , David Thomas 's theory that Cain was framed by a feminist group ? |
| 11 | A Mel Sterland penalty in the last minute of extra time eventually forced a 4-4 draw . |
| 12 | The consitituency returned a Liberal Democrat MP at the last election . |
| 13 | Union leader in the last century . ’ |
| 14 | Europe has absorbed huge quantities of ELT product in the last decade , to the extent that , in some sectors , UK-published product has become part of the fabric of the national education system . |
| 15 | He served in the Queen 's Own Cameron Highlanders during the last war and has since held many executive positions which have brought prosperity and jobs to Scotland . |
| 16 | The week before Western Province had won against Northerns in Cape Town with the last kick of the game . |
| 17 | ‘ You turned down Havvie Blaine at the last minute , too . |
| 18 | The military type shackles will fit your Land Rover and are probably best sourced from a Land Rover breaker as the last time we purchased new they were virtually impossible to obtain . |
| 19 | Six of us : me , Gill , Oliver , Mme Wyatt , my sister ( married , separated , changed her name — what did I tell you ? ) and an aged aunt of some sort dug up by Mme Wyatt at the last minute . |
| 20 | London 's venerable red and cream double-deckers rumbled along the Thames embankment for the last time in 1952 . |
| 21 | CONGESTION Brian Oldridge responds to questions raised by Dr Tom Van Vuren in the last issue of Transport |
| 22 | ‘ The Tasmanian Devil ’ has claimed over 350 victims in all quarters of the United States in the last year , and is noted for the savage ingenuity of his frenzied attacks . |
| 23 | Promoting Historic Scotland abroad has taken Bill to conferences and trade missions in South East Asia , Japan , Germany , Canada and the United States in the last year . |
| 24 | It has been the most successful new beer product launched in the UK off-trade over the last decade . |
| 25 | The -300bp construct is deleted to a BamHI site which is -300bp from the cap site and extends downstream as far as the RI site in the last exon ( IV ) . |
| 26 | ‘ There is nothing so disagreeable , ’ asserts Mrs Proudie in The Last Chronicle of Barset , ‘ as a lot of idle priests . ’ |
| 27 | He only broke clear of Japan 's Koichi Morishita in the last mile and won in 2 hrs , 13 mins 23 secs . |
| 28 | As noted earlier , in relation to Figure 3.1 , the service industries have been an important provider of jobs in the UK economy since the last century . |
| 29 | England did actually begin with a victory , Miller and Willey rather unexpectedly bowling out the Young West Indies XI on the last afternoon . |
| 30 | The performance of UK manufacturing over the last decade shows what can be achieved Companies based in Britain are able to compete sucessfully in some of the toughtest technology-intensive markets in the world ’ |