Example sentences of "events of the last " in BNC.

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1 BRITISH Pathe News Library , the film newsreel archive which chronicled world events of the last 100 years , has been acquired for $16m by Parkfield Group , the mini conglomerate .
2 Charles enjoyed the time he spent with his wife and children , but the events of the last four years had been no less momentous for him , and his way of coping with the stress and tensions in his life had always been by testing himself physically .
3 Despite her declaration of a state of emergency yesterday and the government 's announcement early today that the rebels had agreed to return to their barracks , the events of the last six days can only be seen as a colossal confession of weakness on Mrs Aquino 's part .
4 So an important decision has to be made in a hurry by people who are clearly affected by the events of the last few days .
5 It was really delightful to be treated with such consideration after the events of the last week or so .
6 Tina was absolutely furious now , but the extraordinary events of the last few days had increased Jack 's confidence and he refused to be put off .
7 For , whilst we all wish to see democratic government in South Africa and recognise the role played by the restoration of sporing links in achieving those aims , events of the last few weeks confirm that the country is still very unstable .
8 Mark has arranged the events of the last days of Jesus into a one-week period .
9 The events of the last week can be tabulated .
10 As he regains consciousness , he gradually remembers the terrible events of the last few days .
11 The events of the last year had left her mentally drained while she was physically exhausted because of her chronic illness .
12 Of all the things she had expected from life , the events of the last twenty-four hours had not been remotely near them .
13 You will need to set aside a bit of time to review the events of the last eight weeks .
14 On the return journey , Branson , utterly spent and exhausted by the events of the last four months , slept a deep and dreamless sleep .
15 The events of the last part of his life remain obscure , but his will ( drawn up on 8 March 1482 , proved 1 April 1482 ) implies that he held some post at the court of Edward IV .
16 The events of the last few days had made Charles forget about Jacqui 's flat being done over , but inside it the evidence was all too clear .
17 Even if Steen had ever had such intentions , the events of the last week made it clear that he had changed his mind .
18 It seemed incongruous in relation to the events of the last week .
19 The ageing NI team is looking back on the key events of the last decade of the millennium .
20 Emphasis is placed on how successfully the approach accounts for the events of the last five years .
21 The dramatic events of the last few days might have been more easily understood had the Georgians been playing Milan or Manchester United .
22 Says Lee : ‘ I have never lost my affection for Manchester City where I spent so many happy years during the club 's successful period , and like so many others I have been disturbed by the events of the last few weeks . ’
23 Suddenly the events of the last few hours gripped him in a violent despairing spasm .
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