Example sentences of "[vb mod] [be] [verb] [prep] [art] last " in BNC.
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| 1 | Perhaps smacking should be regarded as a last resort and even then as something of a failure in communication between parent and child . |
| 2 | The clear message from the budget was that the next general election should be delayed until the last minute , in June 1992 . |
| 3 | Exercises such as straight sit-ups and weight lifting should be avoided in the last three months of pregnancy during which period a hormone called relaxin is produced . |
| 4 | The guidance emphasises that restraint should be used as a last resort within a caring and disciplined home environment . |
| 5 | The Trade Negotiations Committee ( TNC-the highest-level body involved in the Uruguay Round ) agreed on July 27 that the final ministerial meeting of the Uruguay Round should be held in the last weeks of 1990 , and accepted an invitation from the European Communities ( EC ) and Belgium that the meeting should be in Brussels , the Belgian capital . |
| 6 | It should be added to the last rinse in both machine and hand washes , and is suitable for all kinds of fabric . |
| 7 | The intention was for students to complete a short initial destinations questionnaire as they approached the end of their course , and it was suggested that this might be done in the last formal course session , or when projects were handed in ( if appropriate ) . |
| 8 | In 1990–91 the figure was 2,853 , which is the third highest of that period ( 2,928 in 1985–86 , 2,952 in 1982–83 ) ; it might have been greater , for no manuscripts could be issued during the last five weeks of the year because of the installation of the new fire alarm system in the strong-rooms . |
| 9 | Quite often operations could be cancelled at the last moment owing to worsening weather conditions , and this must have been a terrible let-down for them , after getting themselves keyed-up for yet another hectic night . |
| 10 | This may be regarded as the last fling of this relationship . |
| 11 | ‘ To think I may be looking at the last of the Corbetts . ’ |
| 12 | Like all good Home Guarders a great deal of effort was made to arrive at the Five Bells , our unofficial H.Q. which was then being run by Mrs Friar , her husband Bill being away on service with the Navy , and a common joke of the day was " If the Jerries landed the Five Bells would be defended to the last half pint " . |
| 13 | CHRISTO VAN RENSBURG , one of the world 's leading doubles players , went on court at the Albert Hall yesterday believing he would be competing for the last time in the official season-ending doubles championship . |
| 14 | CHRISTO VAN RENSBURG , one of the world 's leading doubles players , went on court at the Albert Hall yesterday believing he would be competing for the last time in the official season-ending doubles championship . |
| 15 | In his report to the Assembly , the Secretary-General said that by December only 72 countries had paid their contributions ( fewer than the previous year ) and that resources would be exhausted by the last quarter of 1990 . |
| 16 | And it can not be ruled out that even higher interest rates - whatever the political consequences — would be used in the last resort . |
| 17 | And believe it , dear sister , by this rule you shall be judged in the Last Day . ’ |
| 18 | There seems no doubt that the dead prisoners were handcuffed and this infuriated Hitler , who in October ordered that ‘ all enemy troops taking part in the so-called Commando operations … in uniform or not … whether in battle or whilst escaping … will be destroyed to the last man ’ . |
| 19 | Many MPs suspect no announcement on the decision will be made until the last day before the summer recess to avoid a Parliamentary row . |
| 20 | Aim for the knoll of Little Ingleborough where a path coming up from Gaping Gill will be joined for the last easy half-mile to the summit . |
| 21 | ULSTER hockey 's senior league title will be decided by the last game of the programme on Saturday … and it wo n't involve Lisnagarvey , the team which has had a four-year reign as champions . |
| 22 | If it is pressed while on the first input field of a line , then the cursor will be placed on the last input field of the previous line . |
| 23 | No entry will be accepted after the last post on Friday 30 August , 1991 . |
| 24 | The prospectus will be released in the last week of May by brokers , Allied Provincial Securities Ltd , and the share placing should take place about a week to 10 days later . |
| 25 | Discussion of this aspect will be pursued in the last two sections of this chapter as already promised . |
| 26 | The cost will be £2 plus 50p per event ( maximum of three ) to take part in a competition which will be held on the last day . |
| 27 | These open nights will be held on the last Thursday of each month ( not December ) at 7.30pm in the church sanctuary , enter by Nithsdale Road . |
| 28 | An example of a unique sequence , of immense improbability , evolving from a random one in the laboratory will be discussed in the last chapter . |
| 29 | Other works from this and even from the earlier phase will be discussed in the last section of this chapter , on relief and architectural sculpture , since that is the area in which the formation of the ripe archaic style can most clearly be traced . |
| 30 | A prospective employer 's interest will be focused on the last ten years approximately , so experiences before that can be telescoped into a short sentence or two . |