Example sentences of "[vb base] [adv] [prep] the last [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They must be taught through benevolence and sympathy ; when the necessity arises shame may be used , but fear only in the last extremity , and then ‘ with such delicacy that if possible the habit may not gather strength by the use you are constrained to make of it ’ . |
| 2 | Try explaining it to Ashley as he sits in the back of the minibus watching the streets of Salzburg slip by for the last time as — filming finished — we begin the journey back home . |
| 3 | They come close to enjoining all scientists to refuse to engage in military research but then back off at the last moment . |
| 4 | Look also at the last column in Table 3.5 . |
| 5 | Look back over the last week and count the number of " risk-decisions " you or your team took . |
| 6 | ‘ We do n't like the term price war because that implies that these holidays are the type of bargain basement deal you pick up at the last minute . |
| 7 | ‘ Induction offers the chef total control down to the last degree , and because only the pan is heated it means chefs no longer have to work in a hot , uncomfortable kitchen environment . ’ |
| 8 | set off before the last grunt of the dinosaurs |
| 9 | But , thanks to the kindness of a lady in the petrol depot who agreed to phone our host when a delivery was about to be made and where , we eventually refuelled at about 9.00 am on Thursday we set out on the last leg of our journey . |
| 10 | The question is which form will be compatible with the general curriculum aims set out in the last chapter . |
| 11 | Marr watches ‘ Ouija Board ’ go down for the last time |
| 12 | ‘ We go out on the last night , ’ said Rodney . |
| 13 | We divide throughout by the last element to obtain as our new starting column unc then the iterations , using ( 3 ) at each step , begin unc We postmultiply A ( ignoring its top row ) by the column ( 4 ) to get the column of three numbers on the right ; divide by the last element to get the bottom three elements in the next column , and find the top element from ( 3 ) . |
| 14 | Although some attempts at tackling air pollution problems date back to the last century or even earlier , most countries introduced their strategy for air pollution control in the 1950s , 1960s or 1970s . |
| 15 | Presumably such militias date back to the last years of the Roman period , although there is no evidence for them in the fifth century . |
| 16 | YORKSHIRE today start out on the last day of their annual visit to Middlesbrough but will it also be their final championship appearance at Acklam Park ? |
| 17 | AN ERA ends today when the shutters come down for the last time at the Owen Owen store in Liverpool . |
| 18 | No I have n't in the last couple of days , she was around |