Example sentences of "[pron] the last [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I mean it 's about sort of you know in it 's about increasing the erm where we are within our own particular sphere and it 's far too much I mean people it 's interesting that I mean for the , it seems to me an and once again correction but it seems to me the last five years the empowerment thing was really strong and now managers are moving away from it and saying it 's jargon as a means of diluting it . |
| 2 | or , William ( 1617–1701 ) , MP , was baptized at St Peter le Poer , London , 10 April 1617 , the eldest of the ten children ( five sons and five daughters ) , of whom the last three died in childhood , of Sir Henry Garraway [ q.v. ] , draper and lord mayor of London in 1639–40 , of Broad Street , London , and his wife Margaret , daughter of Henry Clitherow , merchant of London . |
| 3 | He was referring to the times at Achnacarry when I would on occasion meet the trainees returning from a speed march and pipe them the last two miles back to the camp . |
| 4 | His ability to deliver the C2 blue-collar , Essex-man vote has , arguably , won them the last two general elections . |
| 5 | The girl in the conservatory reached out a hand and flicked the switch , lighting them the last few yards , and floodlighting herself at the same time . |
| 6 | looks at its long history , in which the last five years have been arguably the most dramatic , part of a transformation which is by no means over . |
| 7 | It will ensure that the growth that we have established over the last 10 years in terms of the range and volume of health care facilities continues under future Conservative Governments , partly because we are committed to ensuring a fairer distribution of resources within the NHS , which will secure benefits for the constituents of my hon. Friends , and partly because of the commitment given from this Dispatch Box yesterday by the Prime Minister — that under a Conservative Government the national health service will have its real resources increased year by year — something which the last Labour Government were unable to do . |
| 8 | Over those years he produced another serenata , Il rè pastore ( King as Shepherd ) , to a text by the famous Italian poet Pietro Metastasio ( whose texts were set to music countless times all over Europe by the best composers of the time ) for a state visit by Archduke Maximilian Franz ; another serenade ( K.204 ) written for the traditional end-of-term jollities at the university ; and several violin concertos , of which the last three ( in G , D and A major ) are standard repertoire today . |
| 9 | Artaria & Co published the six ‘ Haydn ’ quartets , of which the last three were K.458 in B flat , known as the ‘ Hunt ’ because of its ‘ hunting-style finale ; K.464 in A , and K.465 in C , the remarkable ‘ Dissonance ’ Quartet , so-called because of its intensely chromatic slow introduction . |
| 10 | It is interesting to connect this point with Leapor 's ‘ An Epistle to a Lady ’ ; as Leapor contemplates her own death , and the soul leaving the body , the last thing she wishes to see is her friend : ‘ Be you the last that leaves my closing Eyes [ ML , 1 , 40 ] . |
| 11 | West wins this third Diamond trick with the Queen and all he has left in his hand are 3 Hearts , and whatever card he plays he must give you the last three tricks in that suit . |
| 12 | It was eighty something the last one and ninety nine that one . |
| 13 | The second bullet followed almost immediately , this time in front of her , and she had to fling herself the last few feet , landing heavily against the side of the corrugated iron door . |
| 14 | Elizabeth walked with Hector , taking care to turn away from him the last yellow stains round her left eye , and smiled sweetly to hide the deadly steel of her thoughts . |
| 15 | That 's er eight in seven games for him the last seven . |
| 16 | He slammed a fist up at her as if the force of his gesture could throw her the last five feet , and screamed at her although he knew that she could n't hear . |
| 17 | And really the slate industry I think probably hinges on quality being maintained you know I mean li like I said I do n't want to go in you know I 'm no expert on this sort of thing but erm A deep sense of of injustice I think is that and , oh my God if if we let him start making us just you know like robots produce more and more slate and laying off some of the older craftsmen and you know they do and David Price who knows and I mean th they put that and and then they the last fifteen years it was a it was a defunct slate quarry before you know and they I mean it 's not as i it 's not an easy thing to er work slate I 'm sure it 's d difficult and you have to know what you 're doing . |
| 18 | Can you guess what the last one word was gon na be ? |
| 19 | Mr Justice Judge told Mrs Salmon , of Park Gate , Hants : ‘ I ca n't imagine what the last 10 years must have been like for you waiting for this to be sorted out . ’ |
| 20 | The match was reported as being scrappy … exactly what the last 20 minutes was . |
| 21 | when we us the last two and that one exploded on me I had this and it goes and exploded all over me and went over |
| 22 | NeXT Computer Inc is likely to go public next year , founder Steve Jobs said in Chicago last week , although he added that no steps have yet been taken to start the process : ‘ Things ( have been ) going very well for us the last few quarters , ’ Jobs said , and ‘ this quarter looks quite good as well , so if things keep on their present course and the market is good , I think there 's a real good possibility that we 'll go public next year . ’ |