Example sentences of "the [noun sg] for the last [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ten fighter jets from Upper Heyford have left the base for the last time , as the American operation there begins to wind down . |
| 2 | Say the sentence for the last time . |
| 3 | It was eight days almost to the minute since the undertaker had arrived at the house on stilts and rung the doorbell for the last time . |
| 4 | Such was the hope for the last days , and this was the hope that the Christians had seen fulfilled since the resurrection and ascension of Jesus . |
| 5 | Arriving back at the cottage for the last time Ludens paused to look and listen . |
| 6 | I had no regrets as I slammed the door behind me and left the cottage for the last time . |
| 7 | Solihull LEA have supported Prestel Education in the college for the last year . |
| 8 | I had , after all , been working on the review for the last year . |
| 9 | Nevin , out in the cold for the last year at Goodison , said : ‘ I 'm aiming to create as many goals as possible for Aldo and help take Tranmere into the Premier League . |
| 10 | Andrevitch surveyed the corridor for the last time as he backed in . |
| 11 | HIGHBROOK , a horse tipped to make a name for herself at the winter game , catches the eye tomorrow as Flat racing grabs the attention for the last time this year . |
| 12 | Even though Common had returned to the team for the last month of the previous season and kept them up when relegation seemed inevitable , the club chairman offered him a free transfer providing he did n't claim the £250 benefit money promised to him earlier . |
| 13 | Dennis Ramsdale , caretaker coach since Jim Crellin 's resignation , will pick the team for the last time for tonight 's home game against St Helens . |
| 14 | Today Fred 's 23-year-old son David will take his place in the team for the last match of the season . |
| 15 | The loch ends at Aberchalder and it was back to the canal for the last haul to Fort Augustus and Loch Ness . |
| 16 | MIDDLESBROUGH 'S adopted ship sails into the town for the last time this week . |
| 17 | MIDDLESBROUGH 'S adopted ship HMS Jupiter sailed out of the town for the last time yesterday . |
| 18 | ‘ The concept for the last album was based around the idea that , if we 're going to use music to stop the destruction of the world , we need to look outwards . |
| 19 | For it was at Upton Park that United lifted the title for the last time 25 years ago . |
| 20 | The keynote for the last years of Offa , however , is sounded by an event much closer to home than the Carolingian court . |
| 21 | After making the running for the first circuit , he let Royal Cedar take a breather going down the back for the last time , with Seagram and Durham Edition leading him down the hill . |
| 22 | A complete candidate string is only allowable if the end-of-word flag is set at the node in the tree for the last letter of the string ( see flowchart D2 in Appendix D ) . |
| 23 | Write the Captain 's log for the period that starts when they first saw the strange " whale " and ends when he saw the Monongahela for the last time . |
| 24 | If you have planned and carried out your strategy of study over the earlier laps , like the 5000-metre runner , you should be on the inside lane and in a good position at the bell for the last lap . |
| 25 | For a few moments , to give Hookum Singh time to get to the hall and ring the bell for the last time , the Collector held the toppling pile of bodies by himself , then he sped across the drawing-room after the Sikhs , his boots crunching broken glass from the cases of stuffed animals ; the Sikhs had bare feet , however , and did not crunch it so loudly . |
| 26 | He 's been sitting on the bench for the last hour and has never once taken his eyes off the shop . |
| 27 | The Knitmaster and Silver standard and fine gauge electronics are different to the punchcard for the last exercise too . |
| 28 | BACK to the mainline for the last words . |
| 29 | He had been the guard on duty at the gate for the last week . |
| 30 | Or be able to take to the floor for the last waltz ? |