Example sentences of "[vb past] [vb pp] [adv prt] [prep] the last " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lorton wondered if he 'd chickened out at the last moment . |
| 2 | Then Beryl went on to outline a couple of job offers that had come in within the last few days . |
| 3 | Since a few ladies who had been at the tea would also be at the committee meeting , and , anyway , Boyd had messed up her best black afternoon dress , she wore now a pretty gown in green wool which she had picked up in the last sale at Eaton 's . |
| 4 | The civil population had been summarily evacuated ; a few enterprising and courageous camp-followers , evading the grasp of the gendarmes , had clung on to the last , but eventually all that remained were three elderly townsmen permitted to run a canteen for the troops . |
| 5 | In that log book , which he showed me later , was the name , port and country of origin , of every ship that had passed through during the last eight and a half years , together with her age and condition , her destination , and of course the name of the captain and details of the cargo . |
| 6 | He became aware of the disapproving looks his noisy party were receiving from some of the older locals who had drifted in over the last hour . |
| 7 | ‘ I got held up at the last minute . ’ |