Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] from last " in BNC.
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| 1 | Turnover for the six months to the end of March almost doubled to £101m and the interim loss fell from last year 's £6.2m to £5.6m ( tour operators traditionally make a loss during the winter months when few people book holidays ) . |
| 2 | For a start , the so-called leaked document in question dates from last July . |
| 3 | Talking points : How has B's behaviour changed from last time ? |
| 4 | The Duofold development into Eastern Europe also continued apace , with sales volume doubling from last year . |
| 5 | ( will remember from last year 's Summer Fayre ! ) plays wing forward and ( known to us as ‘ little ’ — all 6ft 2in of him ! ) plays second row . |
| 6 | A meeting in Geneva of officials and environmentalists from over 130 nations has discussed the implementation of the international treaty on biodiversity arising from last year 's UNCED summit in Rio . |
| 7 | It was certainly a more honest confession than George Bush ever managed , and by saying that he has been forced into this decision by an expanding deficit which has gone ‘ beyond even the worst official government estimates from last year ’ , he is also confronting Americans with some central truths about their economic situation . |
| 8 | Instead , he had a blue card telling him to be at the hospital for his first appointment with a National Health psychotherapist , a photograph of a fair-haired woman with green eyes , a driving licence , a library ticket , a yellowed old newspaper cutting about a forgotten murder , and a much fresher , more succinct bit of print torn from last Sunday 's newspaper . |
| 9 | Lion Cavern came from last in a race run at a slow early pace , to get up in the finalstrides and score by a head from long-time leader River Falls , with Swing Low a further length away third , and Rodrigo de Triano failing to run on in the final furlong and weakening for fourth . |
| 10 | Lion Cavern came from last in a slowly-run race and displayed commendable resolution to emerge a narrow but worthy winner . |
| 11 | The new franchise system , which will see Anglia 's Exchequer levy soar from last year 's £2.42 million to £17.8 million , plus a difficult trading environment , would ‘ result in lower profits in the current year ’ , it said . |
| 12 | The report anticipates sales of organic produce to rise from last year 's £900 million to £2.7 billion by 1995 . |