Example sentences of "[vb past] [pers pn] [adv] [prep] [art] last " in BNC.

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1 At last he was freed , and gritting his teeth , Jack took the small forearm firmly in his hands and lifted it quickly off the last spike .
2 He opened it up at the last minute , came flying over and it was a terrific shot .
3 She rode him out over the last furlong and finished some six lengths behind Shine On .
4 " I knew him briefly in the last days before the Rising , but I know of his work of course .
5 ‘ I took her there for a last relaxing evening before we threw ourselves into the election campaign .
6 Only one of this year 's Crufts group winners made it through to the last forty !
7 The champion jockey had been waving the whip in his left hand and when he put it down inside the last furlong , I must say that the clear impression from behind my glasses was that he thought the race was over .
8 Leaving , Nicholas crashed the door open and then , remembering , closed it soundlessly in the last inch of its movement .
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