Example sentences of "was [verb] to be the last " in BNC.
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| 1 | The reunion is held every two years and although this year 's was intended to be the last , organiser John Gray of Plymouth , said : ‘ Every time I say I 'm not going to do it again , they twist my arm to plan another . ’ |
| 2 | It was said to be the last performances of the long-running tour of Shirley Valentine . |
| 3 | What was destined to be the last series of operations of the desert war was another of Stirling 's grand concepts , intended to tie in with Montgomery 's attack on Tripoli and beyond into Tunisia which was to start on 15 January 1943 . |
| 4 | Sadly , this ceremony was destined to be the last visit to School by Sir Geoffry Christie-Miller , who died suddenly a fortnight later whilst on a cruise to the West Indies . |
| 5 | I had a record company screaming for final mixes , not even sure that they wanted this album because ‘ Space Oddity ’ did n't do too well and as far as they were concerned this was going to be the last they had to do with David Bowie , and I was n't delivering the goods . |
| 6 | Suppose you knew that this was going to be the last day of your life . |
| 7 | She swore to herself that this was going to be the last child . |
| 8 | ‘ I tried to hate you but deep down I knew I was lost and that , however many lovers you 'd previously had , I was going to be the last one . |