Example sentences of "[v-ing] in the last " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well , no what I 'm , what I 'm denying is I 'm questioning your assertion on what 's been happening in the last couple of weeks that we should react to that on a pa on er er report that has n't been released , right ? |
| 2 | Norman Ireland , chairman , said trading in the last quarter of 1992 had exceeded forecasts , and the improvement was continuing . |
| 3 | Bowater 's retiring chairman , Norman Ireland , described the purchase as an ‘ exhilarating opportunity ’ and said trading in the last four months of 1992 had been good and this had carried on into the first two months of this year . |
| 4 | True , Gower upset the Indian Cricket Board of Control with sensitive claims about ball scuffing in the last series here two years ago . |
| 5 | Many see their condition as a sign that the realms of men are about to collapse , that they are living in the last days of a dying world . |
| 6 | It appears that two campaigning groups against genital mutilation have been developing in the last ten years within and outside Africa . |
| 7 | Pearce 's request for new terms could have been sparked by transfer fees and wages rocketing in the last 12 months . |
| 8 | Jobs : The rate at which smaller firms are shedding jobs has increased , after declining in the last five surveys , with a balance of 20pc more manufacturers reporting a fall than an increase . |
| 9 | This was important to her as she was self-supporting and had found it tough going in the last two years . |
| 10 | That well we 've seen some comic cuts things going in the last five minutes or so have n't we . |
| 11 | This force may be expressed in a person , ‘ old man ’ , ‘ old woman ’ or other names being given to the mythical figure supposedly dwelling in the last sheaf of wheat . |
| 12 | Motor racing , however , extends beyond the world of high-powered McLarens ' , Williams ' and Ferraris ' : Britain 's Derek Bell and Belgium 's Jacky Ickx have shown a domination of sports car racing in the last decade that Fangio , Lauda , Prost and co. would have been proud of in Formula One . |
| 13 | They also said that maybe Strandli will push Wallace for the first team place after scoring in the last 2 reserve matches . |
| 14 | Do n't forget Leeds winning instead — the best scenario would be Leeds winning on goal difference by scoring in the last minute . |
| 15 | Nothing else need to have been done to overcome the current problems which the Home Secretary has been facing in the last year or two . |
| 16 | However , apart from these demonstrations and an outbreak of panic buying in the last days of March , the public response to the second stage of price liberalization was muted , in marked contrast to the street protests which had greeted the first state in November 1990 [ see p. 37866 ] . |
| 17 | Michelin is axing 16,000 jobs and has spent £460m on restructuring in the last two years . |
| 18 | As Hobson pointed out , only a system of ‘ collective security ’ , resting in the last analysis on the threat of force against an international law-breaker , could prevent a return to competitive armaments and international anarchy . |
| 19 | The increased use of project financing in the last twenty years can be attributed to two factors — increased capital investment needs and economic risks . |
| 20 | This was a disconcerting contrast to the chambers of sickness all about , the bodies lying in white bleached wards with pieces of themselves cut away for ever , the hidden grey figures struggling in the last embrace of life . |
| 21 | Nell finished tightly tucking in the last strand of hair , and pulled on a black woollen balaclava before snuggling down into her sleeping bag , turning her face to the fuselage wall . |
| 22 | Polishing the fit in this way is analogous to reroughing in the last chapter . |
| 23 | ‘ What I 've been doing in the last few weeks , long overdue , is to match up these various components . |
| 24 | ‘ Now we 'll begin again , ’ said the CEO , ‘ and we will bury all the thinking we were doing in the last meeting and approach everything from a new angle . |
| 25 | What 've you been doing in the last five months that 's put on the weight ? |
| 26 | BBC1 accounted for almost 39pc of viewing in the last quarter of 1990 , but that figure had dropped to 34pc a year later . |
| 27 | Tour operator Thomson said bookings are up five per cent on last year , with more than 80,000 people travelling in the last week of the year . |
| 28 | As the train gets up speed , does the driver 's watch run faster , slower , or the same as that of the guard travelling in the last carriage ? |
| 29 | First , we aim to set out what has happened to the total level of spending in the last 12 years . |
| 30 | It is now up to 305 members , the last five coming in the last week alone . |