Example sentences of "his [noun sg] [verb] [prep] the last " in BNC.
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| 1 | Colonel Bumford took his opportunity to win on the last throw . |
| 2 | Tomorrow was too far distanced for his mind to wait for the last piece of evidence — a mind so ceaselessly tossing , as it had been ever since Lewis — wonderful Lewis ! — had mentioned that seemingly irrelevant item in The Oxford Times . |
| 3 | His confidence stems from the last two victories . |
| 4 | He is confident he will gain the 6pc swing needed to secure the seat and says a Labour victory will ‘ finish off ’ what his colleague started at the last election in 1987 . |
| 5 | And his voice rose on the last two words . |
| 6 | It was already poured , and just as his hand closed on the last glass with pale gold contents , he caught sight of Meryl near the window with Gladys . |