Example sentences of "[v-ing] his last [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But there was to be no happy ending , as first Barwick and then Treleaven beat his mark by a stroke , the latter even bogeying his last hole , the 18th , after his drive found the trees . |
| 2 | Those who could n't read the words made them up , and Tich , who 'd lost his glasses , settled for singing ‘ Widecombe Fair ’ instead , coughing , spluttering and relishing his last night out . |
| 3 | She realised she was on her own ; George must be expecting a true Conflict Situation if he was already saving his last bullet for himself . |
| 4 | It was he who introduced me to the doyen of all Tibetan experts , Sir Charles Bell who , because of the war , was living quietly at The Old Charming Inn near Victoria while writing his last book . |
| 5 | For another , the ‘ war party ’ may already have taken over within the Vietminh : at least when Sainteny , attempting his last act of mediation , saw Ho for the last time before the war started , he complained about the moderate elements who had been eliminated from the government to the benefit of the notorious Francophobes ; and as the war was on the point of beginning , and as attacks on French soldiers and civilians had not ceased , nor had French retaliation , Sainteny 's exasperation was to be seen in his demand that culprits should be punished within 24 hours . |
| 6 | ‘ You can just jump down on everyone and turn them into worms , ’ the imp added encouragingly , ignoring his last remark . |
| 7 | Now that the PM was on his Scottish sickbed , George was a near-flat battery , hoarding his last sparks for really crucial issues . |
| 8 | On the train from Chicago to New York before joining his last ship , he met two women off on a trip to the Big Apple for the shops and the shows , and a night out at Chippindales . |
| 9 | And then there was another sound which I did n't like to think about at all , but which I presumed was Jack Scamp hailing his last London cab . |
| 10 | He is marrying a rich American heiress tomorrow and is spending his last night on the town as a free man . |
| 11 | Acute disappointment had her dropping the phone without even acknowledging his last explanation . |
| 12 | The man in the car was making his last call . |
| 13 | For Brundle , making his last appearance for the team , it was a bitter-sweet moment as he scored points for the 11th time in 12 races . |
| 14 | BILLY THOMAS , the former Cardiff , Abertillery and Wales hooker , continues to make a contribution to rugby 30 years after winning his last cap . |
| 15 | But he has nothing like Lewis ' big-time experience , is much lighter and was floored before winning his last fight against Australian Craig Petersen in Antwerp a month ago . |
| 16 | After easily reaching the quarter-finals of the Compaq Grand Slam Cup with a 6-1 , 6-4 victory over sadly outclassed Swede Nicklas Kulti , McEnroe — who could be playing his last singles tournament — refused to attend the normal mandatory post-match press conference . |
| 17 | He drove right , and then , playing his last dice , hit his second into the bunker . |
| 18 | Convinced that in keeping him with her , she was merely indulging her maternal regard for him , Richard was playing his last card . |
| 19 | The patient persisted with heavy alcohol consumption and , one week following his last CT scane , died suddenly . |