Example sentences of "[prep] [verb] the last " in BNC.
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| 1 | Recruitment always operates to tight deadlines , such as catching the last post . |
| 2 | They did n't hear Lachlan stop his father , as the old man returned after seeing the last visiting galley off the shore . |
| 3 | So if the carriage starts pattern knitting at the point cam and after knitting the last row , calculates which stitch , of the pattern to start knitting on , if you move the point cam nearest the carriage between knitting one row and starting the next , you will find your pattern has moved sideways . |
| 4 | After rounding the last mark incorrectly , they returned , losing places in the process , only to catch a submerged dustbin on their keel . |
| 5 | POLICE were following a new lead yesterday after reconstructing the last walk of murdered Tracey Carey , 20 . |
| 6 | After viewing the last page of the message , you will be given the option to Print , Retain or Delete the message . |
| 7 | After viewing the last page , you will be given the option to Print , Retain or Delete the message . |
| 8 | After viewing the last page of the message , you will be given the option to Print , Retain or Delete the message . |
| 9 | It will certainly be a dramatic change of scenery after spending the last few weeks in the reserves . ’ |
| 10 | The number of times Maguire used the whip made suspension virtually inevitable but the horse did look a difficult ride , drifting right after jumping the last . |
| 11 | Pointing the mortar joints had to be done long after laying the last blocks of the day , as the concrete absorbs very little moisture . |
| 12 | In February 1685 , Charles II , the ‘ Merry Monarch ’ , died after receiving the last rites and absolution from a Roman Catholic priest . |
| 13 | I enquired as we clambered out of the trench after draining the last of the French wine . |
| 14 | After skiing the last section of the Vallee Blanche Nigel decided we could avoid a walk into Chamonix by skiing down a snow chute filled with avalanche debris . |
| 15 | After obliging the last autonomous ruler of the Ukrainian heartland to resign ( in 1764 ) and breaking up the Ukrainian Cossacks ( in 1775 ) , Catherine the Great had subjected Ukrainians to the poll tax and extended to their territory her reform of Russian provincial administration . |
| 16 | The normal ‘ use ’ is to go for a joyride , to get home after missing the last bus or train or for the use in crime . |
| 17 | But Michael Thomas could be back after missing the last two games with a twisted ankle . |
| 18 | Defender Kenny Goodrick could return to face his old club after missing the last three games because of injury , but striker Chris Pickford is doubtful . |
| 19 | Teenage full back Phil Hardy looks almost certain to regain his left back spot after missing the last 11 games because of a foot operation , with utility man Wayne Phillips reverting to a more familiar midfield role . |
| 20 | No setting off home straight after a quick lunch to be sure of catching the last lift ? |
| 21 | A profit-maximising firm under conditions of perfect competition will expand production up to the point at which the additional cost of producing the last unit of output ( ’ marginal cost ’ ) is equal to price . |
| 22 | Hence the marginal cost of producing the last film must be the value of the meals sacrificed by using the last units of labour to make films rather than meals . |
| 23 | The vertical distance between the marginal social cost MSC and the marginal social benefit as given by DD shows the marginal social loss of producing the last output unit . |
| 24 | His denial of robbing the last victim — Mary Cannon — was accepted by the court . |
| 25 | Anna returned to the task of removing the last , fibrous , old leeks of winter which would make , oh groan , yet more soup . |
| 26 | I suggested that he might think of removing the last three syllables from his name , which he did by deed poll . |
| 27 | Both are more refreshing than a toner — and more effective methods of removing the last traces of make-up and oil . |
| 28 | I offer my congratulations to the workers and management of Yarrow , who have picked themselves up after the bitter disappointment of losing the last order , despite having built the first of class and many of the subsequent ships . |
| 29 | Holland 's Richard Krajicek lost his chance of reaching the last four when he slipped 6–4 , 6–3 to Ivanisevic . |
| 30 | The technique of squeezing the last mark out of the examination game ( for it is so artificial as to be a game ) needs as much practice as mastering the breast stroke or converting a try . |