Example sentences of "that [art] last few [noun] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Order effects strategy involved the effect of the position of each adjective in the list to the impression formed ; ‘ found that the last few adjectives had more influence especially if they reflected negative points of the personality ’ , ‘ when the list ended with several good qualities this tended to affect any answer since they remained more prominent in my mind ’ , and ‘ tended to remember first 3 adjectives better than last 3 ’ . |
| 2 | In many cases , the latter variables were accounted for more than initial variables — ; ‘ first or last words were in many cases influential in my decision making process ’ and ‘ found that the last few adjectives had more influence especially if they reflected negative points of the personality ’ . |
| 3 | ‘ I hope I do n't need to tell you the level of shock that the last few days have brought to this entire country . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ It is true that the last few days have been hard , ’ he confessed quietly , sliding his arm along Caroline 's taut shoulders , ‘ but tonight I will look after her . |
| 5 | The bright day was ruined , and the peace that the last few weeks had given her shattered . |
| 6 | I have to be honest and say that the last few years have not been as good as I would have expected . |
| 7 | Writing in The Executive Grapevine , he sees natural competition between search firms as enough to foster and maintain their quality , and considers that the last few years have witnessed a weeding-out of the less professional outfits resulting in fewer and better consultants . |
| 8 | It may not be too extreme to suggest that the last few years have seen a quiet revolution in the direction taken by our thinking about writing development and the teaching of writing in schools . |