Example sentences of "[adv prt] [prep] last [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ah , this was what he was on about last night . |
| 2 | The 46-year-old Exeter manager was drafted in for last month 's win over France at Wembley as the England manager cast around for a successor to the disgraced Steve Harrison . |
| 3 | ‘ I saw it at the doctor 's on the board — an ’ I wrote it down after last week — I did n't know what else to do . |
| 4 | Our health and safety performance in 1992 was very encouraging with lost time incidents and the associated frequency index both substantially down from last year . |
| 5 | In 1992 the forecasters reckon that economic growth in the 13 countries will average 2.6% , down from last month 's forecast of 2.7% . |
| 6 | The company seems to have been forgiven for its oil spill in the Mersey estuary in 1989 ; it came third in ‘ community and environmental responsibility ’ , only one place down from last time . |
| 7 | She and Mandy had finally got in from last night 's fiasco around four in the morning . |
| 8 | this practical for Dave in from last term |
| 9 | But companies are reporting that orders are still down on last year , with no sign from the catering industry that it is in a position to re-equip the dining room . |
| 10 | The chief executive , Partick Dromgoole , said sales in September were down on last year . |
| 11 | Almost a third of group profits are earned overseas , interest and tax charges are down on last year and gearing stands at 13 per cent . |
| 12 | The Grand National day attendance of 55,383 was nearly 1,000 down on last year and the total attendance over the three days , 87,859 , was also marginally down on 1991 . |
| 13 | At the half-year stage profits are expected to be down on last year — around £35m against £39m . |
| 14 | Thomson , whose companies include Horizon , Skytours , OSL , HCI and Wings , announced its new prices as it was revealed that bookings for 1993 are already 10 per cent down on last year . |
| 15 | Current levels of consignment are running below budget with analysts lowering fourth quarter aggregate estimates to $460 down from previous estimates of $500 million and down on last year 's figure of $493 million . |
| 16 | Yet the fact is that Poland 's industrial production figures for March 1990 are 30% down on last year and the minister of labour , Jacek Kuron , forecasts 1.7m unemployed by the end of the year . |
| 17 | Total cattle slaughterings in the province were 3pc down on last year but there were increased slaughterings of young bulls and steers . |
| 18 | This year we need to show a 5% increase but are currently 200 down on last year . |
| 19 | It 's still , it 's been , in the first two months it 's been going down on last year in volume terms . |
| 20 | Penguin U K is gaining sale and market share and in North America the sales are only slightly down on last year , which was a very exceptional year anyway . |
| 21 | Yes er , the F the F T er , did improve er , Les Echo improved , Recolleters improved , the Economist was slightly down on last year , but remember , the Economist were at record profits last year and erm , so even maintaining their , their profits or just dropping is a good performance . |
| 22 | The charitable world as a whole , as I 'm sure many of you know , has been severely hit by the recession er our donations received this year are dramatically down on last year 's and we operate on a shoestring but the provision of teams to go round the world , the provision of training , even with all the help we get from the R Y A still costs a lot of money . |
| 23 | Almost 120,000 people went through the turnstiles at Cheltenham this week ; that 's 7% down on last year . |
| 24 | On the eve of bonfire night safety officers say they 're hopeful that the number of firework accidents will be down on last year . |
| 25 | Prices were slightly down on last year , despite the best crop of berries seen for some time . |
| 26 | ‘ We were pleased with the turn-out , although the number of exhibitors was down on last year , ’ said show secretary Ernie Ruddick . |
| 27 | They will point out , as you yourself have done recently , that despite the Boro 's Fortress Ayresome performances , attendances are down on last year hovering around the 15,000 mark . |
| 28 | The Conservative share of the vote was scarcely down on last time ; Mr Major 's mandate is secure . |
| 29 | Darlington 's gates are 20 per cent down on last season and well below a break-even figure of 4,000 . |
| 30 | The huge increase is partly down to last year 's introduction of the finger-shaped crumpet , the first non-circular one since they first tickled English taste buds in the Middle Ages . |