Example sentences of "[verb] on the last " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Druids won on the last occasion and have retained the trophy at their Henley headquarters . |
| 2 | Amidst patriotic excitement , it was won on the last stage by a Frenchman , Jean Robic . |
| 3 | This can not fall on the last syllable of the stem , and is , if necessary , moved to an earlier syllable . |
| 4 | the sun rose on the last of Alamein . |
| 5 | And his voice rose on the last two words . |
| 6 | But all is forgotten on the last lap in Peel Park through the cheering lines of spectators to the finishing line . ’ |
| 7 | If no date is specified the court would probably conclude that it was to be exercised within a reasonable period ending on the last day for exercise ( Multon v Cordell [ 1986 ] 1 EGLR 44 ) . |
| 8 | Since it is largely new , it might be appropriate to concentrate on the last chapter which " offers a reading of some very different Shakespearean plays " ( p. 196 ) . |
| 9 | I do n't really want to comment on the last issue really , I think we 've probably said enough on that , er the the issue of the effect on West Yorkshire . |
| 10 | He does not narrowly concentrate on the last week of Jesus ' life ; the entire life of Jesus was an example of sacrificial love . |
| 11 | John Nef , in his Wiles Lectures of 1956 , concluded that , if we seek the origins of our modern quantitative-mindedness , we must concentrate on the last decades of the sixteenth century . |
| 12 | And that 's to that 's clearly summarized on the last page of your appendix B is n't it ? |
| 13 | I went this year , during the town 's autumn festival , which always starts on the last Friday of August and lasts for 10 days . |
| 14 | For a start , the figures exclude transactions that occurred on the last two business days of the month — the very time when pressure on the pound was thought to be most intense . |
| 15 | This is the opportunity for senior managers to endorse warnings for vigilance or diligence , which they do occasionally , and for sergeants to review both the incidents which occurred on the last shift and the matters which need special attention on the present one . |
| 16 | He holed a great putt on the last for a five and we both shot 71s because Nick hit a poor second shot on the last and he took a bogey five as well . |
| 17 | TAB is pressed when the cursor is positioned on the last input field of a page ; |
| 18 | TAB is pressed when the cursor is positioned on the last input field of the page . |
| 19 | He had never enjoyed the thought of making love in a standing position since the embarrassment he had suffered on the last occasion , about a year before . |
| 20 | It would be unwise to elaborate on the last point . |
| 21 | At Rackhams in Birmingham , sales have already beaten last year 's figures after the store decided to open on the last four Sundays before Christmas . |
| 22 | In what follows we focus on the last of these — the possibility that debt finance may shift the burden by passing on a reduced capital stock — but the reader may like to consider the other two aspects . |
| 23 | ‘ If you 're so sure , what would you do on the last day of your life ? ’ |
| 24 | ‘ I can tell you what I 'd do on the last day of my life , ’ he said . |
| 25 | He scored a three count on the last end of the final match against Essex for victory as Suffolk 's young bowlers held their breath for an improbable win . |
| 26 | Therefore the only rational strategy for either of us to play on the 100th round will be DEFECT , and we can each assume that the other player will work that out and be fully resolved to defect on the last round . |
| 27 | His lips were still purse on the last words when they suddenly sprang wide as he saw her almost stagger back from him , her hand to her throat , the colour draining from her face . |
| 28 | The Bush broadside came on the last day of the Republicans ' convention in Houston , Texas . |
| 29 | Add together the gross payments made on the last normal pay day before the PIW began and any other payments made since the pay day which was at least eight weeks before that . |
| 30 | Where an employee is paid once each month , but in multiples of a week , for example on the last Friday of each month , add together the gross payments made on the last normal pay day before the PIW began and any other payments made since the pay day which was at least eight weeks before . |