Example sentences of "be [vb pp] [adv prt] [prep] the last " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thousands of miles of Midland and East Anglian hedges have been ripped out in the last thirty years or so to accommodate the new agricultural demands and techniques . |
| 2 | The operation is one of hundreds that have been carried out in the last few years by keyhole surgery . |
| 3 | Castle continues to value video copyrights on a historical cost basis because its catalogue has only been built up over the last two or three years and there is less earnings experience on which to base a valuation . |
| 4 | The small but very fine collection of Old Master paintings , drawings and works of art had been built up over the last decade on the encouragement and advice of Metropolitan Museum curators . |
| 5 | Whatever happened , the Virgin Group was secure , but the airline , 500 jobs , everything that had been built up over the last eighteen months , was suddenly in jeopardy through no fault of anyone at Virgin . |
| 6 | Volkov had been written off for the last five years . |
| 7 | But wherever they end up , there 's a good chance they 'll be moved on again in the next few weeks — 28 groups have been moved on in the last 18 months and the County Council is moving on another group from Kirtlington , north of Oxford tomorrow . |
| 8 | Chris , Marius and the Swiss who had come from Lille were here ; Alex had been turned down at the last moment on a medical detail . |
| 9 | ‘ I 've been fed up for the last few years and people have been telling me I am in danger of wasting my time . |
| 10 | When the last mince pie had gone and the last slice of plum pudding had been washed down with the last drop of Madeira , the children were sent up to recapture the sleep of which Father Christmas ' bounty had robbed them . |
| 11 | Most of these options have been closed out in the last two decades . |
| 12 | Many of the rebels , after a planned night attack had been called off at the last minute , had gone off into Inverness in search of food or were sleeping exhausted , unwilling to be roused , when news arrived of Cumberland 's approach . |
| 13 | Seven meetings have been called off in the last two days , including all three of yesterday 's cards plus three scheduled for today at Carlisle , Taunton and Warwick . |
| 14 | This aspect of the work has been phased out over the last few years as the UK content in most projects has risen to more than 70 per cent , leaving OSO to concentrate on its other roles in encouraging research and development into new offshore technology and using UK expertise to gain export orders on the back of North Sea achievements . |
| 15 | A few co-operatives have been set up during the last 25 years . |
| 16 | Most of the books that had been set out on the last delivery had gone , and now more volumes were being added . |
| 17 | As we have observed in earlier chapters , one of the major concerns of government one which can be traced back to the last century — is the control of the level of expenditure by the state . |
| 18 | There was a lot more professionalism to his jumping as , travelling strongly throughout , the top weight only had to be shaken up after the last to beat previous winner Wellknown Character two and a half lengths . |
| 19 | ‘ But my advice is not to panic and to wait and see how many tickets can be picked up at the last minute . ’ |
| 20 | ( Research and development split between the two lines — currently 50–50 — will soon tip the balance in favour of AViiON , since three years ' worth of products are expected to be squeezed out of the last round of investment in the proprietary line . ) |
| 21 | From next season , the world 's top 16 players will automatically be seeded through to the last 32 of the three overseas ranking events the Dubai Duty Free Classic , European Open and Nescafe Asian Open . |
| 22 | To be sure , the last page of the last chapter had not been written at the death of the last apostle any more than it had at the death of the Messiah ; but , like him , the disciples enjoyed the characteristic gift of the end , the Holy Spirit whom the prophets knew would be poured out in the last days . |
| 23 | The equality of opportunity and equal pay for work of equal value and all those things are are are are issues which er have been fought over for the last twenty years . |
| 24 | In fact most outstanding problems were ironed out over the last couple of months , Goldstein says ; bug fixing remains . |
| 25 | In fact most outstanding problems were ironed out over the last couple of months , Goldstein says ; bug fixing remains . |
| 26 | Priestley had particular pleasure in recalling that moment in Payday in which Charlie has to walk home through the rain after foolishly spending his pay and after being pushed out of the last tram ; he anticipates his wife 's anger and the return to short rations and yet not all is hopeless , something might turn up . |
| 27 | Until the South African mines were opened up during the last decade of the nineteenth century , diamonds were obtained exclusively from alluvial deposits , often those which also produced gold . |
| 28 | She remembered also , the hand of one of the drowning men , rising up out of the torrent and clutching , clutching at empty air before being dragged under for the last time . |
| 29 | Arrangements to introduce the new system of central scheduling were to be announced this week , but were called off at the last minute . |
| 30 | Both were reported to have agreed , but the talks were called off at the last minute . |