Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] [prep] last " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Yes , ’ she admitted slowly at last , ‘ I suppose I was shocked … the truth was very different from what I 'd imagined . ’ |
| 2 | The company seems to have been forgiven for its oil spill in the Mersey estuary in 1989 ; it came third in ‘ community and environmental responsibility ’ , only one place down from last time . |
| 3 | With bad blood carried over from last year 's clash between the two sides which saw Eric Rush retire from the fray with a broken wrist , the portents were not good . |
| 4 | Ball missed the opening three matches of the season because of a suspension carried over from last season , and then served a two match ban last month for reaching 21 points . |
| 5 | Yes , I mean it 's not the whole of the market , admittedly , and we are still encouraging our own countrymen to take a holiday in this country erm but if one 's blunt about it , yes , it 's erm a large sector of the market and one that is , one we 've got to get back to come up to last year 's levels . |
| 6 | Lord Halifax and the other grand residents got us booted out at last . |
| 7 | Jackson — forced to pull out of last year 's World Championship final when he suddenly suffered shoulder spasms minutes before the race — declared : ‘ I wo n't make the same mistakes again . |
| 8 | Hignett , lined up to share the new-ball bowling with Nigel Peel , had to pull out of last Sunday 's MCC Trophy game with Cumberland due to a rib injury . |
| 9 | The deal is a timely boost for Scotland 's top steeplechase after a long , fruitless search for support following the decision by William Hill , sponsor for the past 15 years , to pull out after last year 's race . |
| 10 | He drew back at last . |
| 11 | On the economic front , the latest Dun and Bradstreet survey of UK business , carried out before last week 's increase in interest rates to 15 per cent , warned that the British economy was on the brink of a ‘ major slowdown ’ as high-interest policies produced a dramatic downturn in confidence . |
| 12 | Mr Bryan Atherton , director of finance at Teesdale district council , said their budget had come well within last year 's allowance . |
| 13 | ‘ I saw that sort you 've been knocking about with last night . |
| 14 | When they drew apart at last Travis carried her to the nearest armchair , cradling her across his lap . |
| 15 | ‘ Well at least you got through at last , ’ said Carrington . |
| 16 | The giant Widnes forward was told to retire just before last month 's Silk Cut Challenge Cup final because of a neck injury . |
| 17 | Manufacturing in America contracted in April , the first time it has done so since last September . |
| 18 | Delyn was going to spend £1.25m in 1993–94 , but finds it has more than £2.5m unspent capital which it can carry over from last year 's budget . |
| 19 | He came over to last year 's boat reunion at Pembroke Dock . ’ |
| 20 | She tried to remember more about last evening . |
| 21 | with a s as we were picking up from last week , a c a c in , in a sense that land reform is , is already taking place , there is this sort of groundswell from the masses that to move beyond the , the moderate policy and that is then formalized in the May the fourth directive which marks like the return to land reform going back to and then y y y y you 've got the implementation of that May the fourth directive and then out of a very difficult position in nineteen forty seven when they , they are under attack from the Kuomintang and i in the spring of nineteen forty seven is actually taken by Kuomintang . |
| 22 | At present we 're spending much of our time at the hospital , as a visitor — because our mother 's turned up at last . |
| 23 | The forward order book has moved up since last month , but lags its long-term average ( 3.0 months ' work ) . |
| 24 | Things seemed to be looking up at last , ’ she says . |
| 25 | ‘ This is profanation , ’ he said harshly , looking up at last . |
| 26 | She was exhausted , she was close to tears or laughter , she was probably getting drunk , topping up on last night 's alcohol . |
| 27 | But when Fleury came back at last and told him how they were faring in the Residency , Harry knew he would have to take the risk . |
| 28 | It is believed the money allegedly went missing over a long period , dating back to last season 's Cup Final . |
| 29 | One author missed out of last week 's round-up was Tom Jaine , editor of the Good Food Guide , who was named Restaurant Writer of the Year . |
| 30 | In contrast to the U.K. Home Market , where consumer expenditure has been curtailed , Export Sales have risen substantially on last years figures . |