Example sentences of "[v-ing] to the last " in BNC.
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| 1 | Note that the law relating to the last of these excuses , concerning distance to school from home and transport arrangements , has been amended following the decision of the House of Lords in Rogers v Essex County Council ( 1986 ) . |
| 2 | Note also an error in the text relating to the last set of transactions which should relate to l months 8 to 12 , not 6 to 12 as shown in the text . |
| 3 | 5.5 Decoration [ As often as may in the [ reasonable ] opinion of the Surveyor be necessary in order to maintain a high standard of decorative finish and attractiveness and to preserve the Premises or In each of the Decorating Years ] and in the last year of the Term to redecorate the Premises in a good and workmanlike manner and with appropriate materials of good quality [ to the [ reasonable ] satisfaction of the Surveyor ] the tints and colours and patterns of such decoration to be approved by the Landlord [ provided that the covenants relating to the last year of the Term shall not apply where the Tenant shall have redecorated the Premises less than [ 18 ] months prior to the expiry of the Term ] Most tenants would not wish to be under an obligation to redecorate the interior or exterior of the premises more frequently than every five years , although this is a matter for negotiation . |
| 4 | She tipped one ear to the road , listening to the last of Mitch . |
| 5 | The multinationals have moved to other countries because of the civil war and according to the last report , in May 1983 , there were only four factories still operating in the multinational industrial parks . |
| 6 | Maternal , infant and child mortality " have all decreased , according to the last report published for 1981 . |
| 7 | It 's only the second offence according to the last |
| 8 | According to the last reference I looked up , erm Merseyside erm is about as big This is an old reference , |
| 9 | According to the last good book I read , this means that I am half way through my time travel , my travel through time . |
| 10 | Flaunting to the last the colours of his mistress Diane de Poitiers , while self-avowedly riding in honour of his queen Catherine de Medici , he was pierced in the eye and throat when the lance of his opponent , Jacques count of Montgomery , splintered on impact with his helm ; and on 10 July , in great pain , he died . |
| 11 | So typical , is n't it , that when you go to see plays , you always like , dashing to the last minute to try and get tickets and been on for like , two months . |
| 12 | Now , owing to the last term , this is no longer true and successive columns tend to show a near arithmetical progression in their elements . |
| 13 | Always lying handy as Coco Dancer led for most of the trip , Limeridge took up the running from Coco Dancer going to the last fence and at this stage was hotly pursued by the favourite Canute Express . |
| 14 | Is it not a fact that most of the jobs lost have been in industries belonging to the last century and that most of the jobs gained are in industries with a bright future ? |
| 15 | When they reached the shearers ' quarters belonging to the last farm on the road they found Matt drinking tea while he awaited their arrival . |
| 16 | If getting to the last eight of the Scottish Cup makes it look as if I have taken to management like a duck to water , I would be telling lies if I said the job was easy . |
| 17 | Hari 's hands were suddenly still , the leather clinging to the last , while she tried to envisage herself wearing fine crinolines and rich jewels , it was like something out of a dream . |
| 18 | As though clinging to the last moments of a vanishing pleasure , he counted the baulks of timber edging darkly towards the boats . |
| 19 | Her body was already responding , although her mind was still stubbornly clinging to the last few threads of resistance . |
| 20 | ‘ Do n't , ’ she whispered , clinging to the last vestige of whatever part of her identity remained to her , pride perhaps , or simple self-preservation . |
| 21 | My opinion is that , as long as Willsford is among the leaders coming to the last two fences and six furlongs , his speed will be a potent weapon , especially as he carries the minimum weight . |
| 22 | ‘ You do n't really need me , do you ? ’ asked Celia tremulously , protesting to the last . |
| 23 | I might be ‘ little ’ , ’ she parodied , ‘ but we English are noted for our belief in fighting to the last blood-filled ditch . ’ |
| 24 | When you do n't know where to begin your investigation about your family , she had said , start talking to the last generation back , then the one before if there are any survivors . |
| 25 | This jump occurs after the paragraph corresponding to the last link from a node and before the first paragraph associated with the next node . |
| 26 | Referring to the last time a conservative government led by Mr Chirac shared power with Mr Mitterrand , he said : ‘ We need a code to avoid relapsing into the problems of 1986-88 when France showed up [ at international meetings ] like a two-headed monster . |
| 27 | The lengthy obituaries which he earned in the British press deserve to completed now by the publication as soon as possible of his memoirs , on which he was working to the last . |