Example sentences of "[verb] in last [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | James , who played at Tottenham last Saturday , has not kept a clean sheet in his 12 first team appearances , while third choice Hooper excelled in last week 's reserve clash with Leicester . |
| 2 | As reported in last year 's Annual Report , the most serious factor in relation to purchasing for 1989–90 , owing to Government 's failure to meet the cost of nationally-negotiated pay awards over recent years , was the need to divert purchasing funds to pay essential salary costs during the year , thereby causing substantial reductions in the purchases of printed books of all periods , as well as manuscripts , maps and music . |
| 3 | The resignation follows a government decision to back a Scottish landowner 's amendment to the Scottish National Heritage Bill ( as reported in last month 's issue of Outdoor Action . |
| 4 | THE New Hemlington Pastoral Centre benefitted from the recent Annual Charity Social , as reported in last month 's ‘ Voice ’ . |
| 5 | The following exhibitions were reported in last month 's issue and deserve note before they close : Hamish Fulton 's elegant installation of wall texts and photographs of his walks , the most handsome exhibition to have been held at Annely Juda ( to 6 March ) , two large sculptures by Mario Merz and new paintings and charcoal drawings , the best of his career , by Leon Kossoff at Anthony d'Offay ( to 6 March ) , Michael Young 's new sand paintings at Turske-Hue-Williams ( to 15 March ) , ‘ Out of Sight Out of Mind ’ , Nicholas Logsdail 's survey of international painting and sculpture 1965–1975 at Lisson ( to 20 March ) , Michael Landy 's ‘ Warning Signs ’ at Karsten Schubert ( to 6 March ) , new paintings by Arturo di Stefano , coinciding with his retrospective survey at Liverpool 's Walker Art Gallery , at Purdy Hicks ( to 6 March ) , new works by Riccardo Cinalli , featuring in a touring exhibition organised by the Accademia Italiana , at Long and Ryle ( to 19 March ) , and print exhibitions of Jim Dine at Waddington Graphics ( to 14 March ) and Robert Ryman at Victoria Miro ( to 29 March ) . |
| 6 | Such is the interest in his John Major commemorative mug ( as reported in last week 's column ) that Peter Jones , the Wakefield china magnate , is considering bringing out one of Edward Heath , to mark his Garter knighthood . |
| 7 | As reported in last week 's Herald and Post , results of the tests showed that the creatures present in the water sample were living , but were harmless to humans . |
| 8 | As reported in last week 's Sunday Life , James Rusbridger , a retired senior official in the counter espionage agency MI6 and cousin of spy-catcher Peter Wright , claimed it was ‘ quite common practice ’ for MI5 officers to trawl through ballot papers after elections in Northern Ireland . |
| 9 | Dr Claudine Dauphin ( Lady Carlisle Research Fellow ) met several Somervillians at her lecture in Oxford in May on Dor which she mentioned in last year 's Report . |
| 10 | His ‘ Dirty toys ’ , as he describes his arrangements of battered dolls and stuffed animals which he rescues from thrift shops , were included in last autumn 's ‘ Objects for the Ideal Home ’ at the Serpentine Gallery and in the Hayward Gallery 's recent ‘ Doubletake ’ , but neither occasion gave a complete or convincing account of the range of his interests . |
| 11 | Durie and Bates lost their mixed doubles title in the quarter-final to the pair they defeated in last year 's final , Scott Davis and Robin White . |
| 12 | The two counties met in last year 's Ulster final at Armagh and in one of the best games seen in the province all year Tyrone came from behind in the second half to pull off a memorable victory after having been reduced to fourteen players . |
| 13 | Somebody 's car 's been done in last night anyway . |
| 14 | Brian Ross and Chris Camden were both on target in the 3-2 win the duo also scored in last year 's victory over the FA and Howard said : ‘ They have come up trumps again , and it is another excellent boost for Marine . ’ |
| 15 | Brian Ross and Chris Camden were both on target in the 3-2 win the duo also scored in last year 's victory over the FA and Howard said : ‘ They have come up trumps again and it is another excellent boost for Marine . ’ |
| 16 | Whyte has recovered from the ankle twisted in last week 's 4–0 defeat at Manchester City . |
| 17 | A point missed in last week 's story on DEC 's effort to design a single 1GHz chip is that the cooling agent is a mixture of water and alcohol ( UX No 394 ) . |
| 18 | Drinkers at Peter Kavanagh 's in Egerton Street , Toxteth , Liverpool , became so attached to their papier mache guy featured in last night 's Echothey launched a petition to save him . |
| 19 | A post office in Armstrong Road , Newcastle , fire bombed in last year 's riots , is to reopen inside a chemist shop also in Armstrong Road , on Monday . |
| 20 | As you will have seen in last month 's review , an ‘ Interim Release ’ has been issued , which addresses some inconsistencies with the primary release of the program . |
| 21 | Dodge and Wells return in place of Alan Warwood and Adey Marriott while Jez Harris , who also played in last weekend 's hefty win over Coventry when Cusworth kicked his heels on the bench , remains at stand-off . |
| 22 | Derby are offering trials to three Trinidad and Tobago internationals , Russell Latapy , Leonson Lewis and Philbert Jones , who all played in last month 's World Cup defeat by the United States . |
| 23 | Derby are offering trials to three Trinidad and Tobago internationals , Russell Latapy , Leonson Lewis and Philbert Jones , who all played in last month 's World Cup defeat by the United States . |
| 24 | He played in last summer 's first Test against Pakistan — getting a first ball duck — and was dropped again before being recalled for the final two Tests . |
| 25 | Aye , ten and a half curtains for and she 's gon na get the net curtains Was Alex saying that young couple across the way from Thomas only moved in last week ? |
| 26 | I was chided for implying in last month 's notes that Somerset looked rather a better bet than Gloucestershire . |
| 27 | It should be noted that this figure excludes sales to the UK sector of the North Sea which are not classified as exports and reinforces the point made in last year 's survey , that the Mechanical engineering sector in Grampian is having considerable success in widening it 's export markets . |
| 28 | Anthony d'Offay 's survey of neon works by Bruce Nauman , extensively previewed in last month 's issue , includes ‘ Seven Figures ’ ( 1985 ) , a chain of erotic entertainment ( to 16 May ) . |
| 29 | Now he will be able to carpet the bare boards of his house , something he predicted in last week 's Spectator would be impossible under Labour , so mortgaged to the hilt is he . |
| 30 | Diana was overwhelmed by the horror spotlighted in last week 's Mirror shock issue on the African nation 's famine . |