Example sentences of "[coord] [was/were] last [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Reprinted by Heinemann in 1956 , these little books are still ( or were last year ) available at 25. 6d. each .
2 Detectives think Sian was killed because she recognised the man — and were last night sifting through hundreds of betting slips for clues .
3 Three youths who escaped from the wreckage ran away from the scene and were last night branded cowards by police .
4 He staggered to hospital and was last night in a stable condition .
5 A 28-year-old man was later arrested and was last night helping with inquiries at Witham police station .
6 She received head injuries and a badly broken leg , and was last night ‘ stable but rather poorly ’ in North Tees General Hospital , Stockton .
7 He was hit in the leg and was last night said to be in a serious condition .
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