Example sentences of "[v-ing] on the last " in BNC.
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| 1 | If no date is specified the court would probably conclude that it was to be exercised within a reasonable period ending on the last day for exercise ( Multon v Cordell [ 1986 ] 1 EGLR 44 ) . |
| 2 | The only thing that kept me going on the last lap of the journey was the rhythm of my steps . |
| 3 | So everything was riding on the last day … |
| 4 | Pete says there 's great freedom in the air … you can float to wherever you want to … the sensation is great especially when you are flying on the last wind of the day |
| 5 | Oh knowing your Dad , doing on the last minute ! |
| 6 | ( d ) We have made explicit the reason for focusing on the last novel — we chose it because it acts as a summary of Tey 's work , and so is an appropriate topic for a conclusion . |
| 7 | He himself says in his 2nd Edition of the Perambulation of Kent , which he revised whilst living here , " At this place of the Bishop in Halling I am drawing on the last scene of my life , where God has given me Liberorum Ouadrigam , all the fruit that I ever had " . |
| 8 | Reflecting on the last campaign , Sealink General Secretary Ron Bridges said : ‘ It was a difficult season with the weather causing many fixtures to be postponed . |
| 9 | " We will discuss it later , " Katherine said absently , stopping on the last step , her eyes sweeping along the broad expanse of highly polished hallway , automatically checking the corners , beneath the lacquered Chinese table , around the edges of the mirror , and finally the glass on the print and picture frames . |
| 10 | ‘ I pay for everything , and he lit another cigarette and exhaled furiously , glaring through the smoke at Bunny munching on the last of his tea-cakes . |
| 11 | Between January 1939 and June 1940 she worked on the French–Spanish border to alleviate the wretchedness of the defeated Spanish Republicans , only leaving on the last boat to sail for Britain from Bordeaux . |