Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] [prep] the last [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Moya Hood has for the last year been teaching weekly classes at Stroud Court in Gloucestershire , a sheltered community opened in 1983 for autistic adolescents and adults .
2 Felicity Butler and Glenda Huxter failed on the last move .
3 She hurried back down to put away the food already in the kitchen , and by the time Penry returned with the last couple of boxes she had a tea-tray waiting , complete with a plate of tempting cakes from the small bakery in Brides Haven .
4 " James Stavanger died in the last year of the war .
5 After seeing the RA Salas label in the last issue , I thought it worth showing my contribution to further illustrate our free subliminal advertising campaign .
6 ‘ It 's only for a time , ’ Fred said on the last night of the tour .
7 Typically , the incorrigible William gets in the last word .
8 Typically , the incorrigible William gets in the last word .
9 He argues that the convention partners should affirm the broad principles of the scheme for a devolved Scottish parliament in the UK agreed before the last election and move on to adopt an educational role .
10 Julie waited outside while Donna and Langton passed through the last door into the vault itself .
11 As it dropped like a stone from 6,500ft , Captain Fuchs spoke for the last time .
12 By way of final illustration , we can apply Nozick 's refutation to Descartes ' sceptical argument about dreaming , and hence perhaps do better than Descartes did on the last page of the Meditations .
13 Home , alone , Jay played through the last time Dionne had come over .
14 Idly Theodora turned to the last page .
15 Erm Mary indicated at the last executive that she wants to retire from C H C and she would like Pauline to take her place , have you an nomina , a nominee from here ?
16 The turning point for Hunt came in the last race of the first half of the season when Lauda retired from the French Grand Prix with a rear mechanical fault and Hunt took full advantage by winning .
17 Because we must remember that Iraq has already had an eight years war and they 're used to a war , they used to withstanding a war and it was the only reason that Britain survived in the last world war because it could withstand attack , and wait and wait until they were ready to counter attack .
18 Lord Ridley retired at the last election and took a peerage .
19 Miss Merchiston went to the last door , thumped twice on it with her clenched fist as if by such violence she announced her coming , and threw it wide so that it bounced off the wall with a crash .
20 The script called for a pistol shot , the thump of Williams falling to the ground and Paddick left with the last line .
21 The greatest changes in the technology and style of the brooches in Kent occurred in the last quarter of the sixth century with the introduction of solid gold objects decorated with filigree and cloisonné work replacing gilded silver objects .
22 London lies at the last point where a Roman bridge could comfortably cross the Thames , where landborne traffic and ships from overseas could readily meet .
23 But when the City of London emerged as the last centre of strength for the Whig opponents of royal policy at the beginning of the 1680s , it was asked by a writ of quo warranto to show that it was entitled to all the powers it had been exercising .
24 Does he not recall the trouble that Clemens Krauss had with the last act at the at the 1944 dress rehearsal ?
25 IAN WOOSNAM walked off the last green a nervous wreck after losing a sudden-death play-off against Brett Ogle in the Philip Morris World Cup here yesterday .
26 Wood circled for the last time , as Gillroy and Davies went aft to strap themselves in .
27 Vologsky seized on the last word , his brain snapping awake again .
28 Luke waited for the last call and was then at length guided , with much unreturned civility , into the plane 's nose .
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