Example sentences of "[to-vb] the last [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was organised by several local groups , including Wensleydale railway association , which sees the present 22 mile branch as a vital link in its campaign to restore the last 17 miles of the Wensleydale line between Redmire and Garsdale . |
| 2 | They led by 14 points at the break only to dry up three minutes from time when they were 58–42 ahead leaving Paul Carr to hit the last ten points of the game and be top scorer on 28 points . |
| 3 | Within the last few years a small piece of wall has been restored and recapped to preserve the last few remains . |
| 4 | James got to Corunna , where the whole force had been supposed to rendezvous and pick up Ormonde , in time to see the last battered casualties arrive , grateful perhaps that , so soon after his own recent sufferings in the Mediterranean , he had been spared this further ordeal . |
| 5 | be able to see the last little of it . |
| 6 | On a purely practical basis , I do n't to lose the last 15 years , the house , shared friends and the kids ' future . |
| 7 | He sighed deeply : he had insisted upon her accompanying him that day in order to enjoy the last precious hours of her innocence and happiness . |
| 8 | Although the woods look impressively exotic and expensive , it has not been necessary to pilfer the last few acres of an equatorial hardwood rainforest in order to achieve the attractive grain patterns on these basses , hence the ( ultimately ) rather reasonable prices . |
| 9 | It is very important for you to attend the last two or three lectures of the course . |
| 10 | In Molly 's absence Kay Evans presented certificates to three of the teachers who qualified in 1980 and who were unable to attend the last qualified teachers ' meeting . |
| 11 | I then turned back onto Sky Sports only to catch the last 5 minutes or so . |
| 12 | It is advisable when planning the leave year to exclude the last two weeks to permit " mopping up " of outstanding leave entitlement arising through sickness or staff joining during the latter part of the year . |
| 13 | By contrast , anyone looking at the record of a computer attack would think it had been managed by a sadist wishing to extract the last possible drop of pain our of the victory . |
| 14 | policemen to guard the last Cuban mahogany trees |
| 15 | Many , of course , are too young to remember the last Labour Government . |
| 16 | STEVE DAVIS , a 9–1 third-round winner over Wayne Jones , went one better in thrashing Irishman Eugene Hughes 9–0 to reach the last 16 of the Royal Liver Assurance UK Snooker Championship at Preston last night . |
| 17 | Higgins , 17 , a practice partner of Stephen Hendry , knocked out the 1979 world champion , Terry Griffiths , 5-2 to reach the last 32 . |
| 18 | Higgins , 17 , a practice partner of Stephen Hendry , knocked out the 1979 world champion , Terry Griffiths , 5-2 to reach the last 32 . |
| 19 | WATERLOO are hoping that Mike Hayton will provide just the right treatment when they bid to reach the last 32 of the Pilkington Cup by winning at Lichfield tomorrow . |
| 20 | Their opponents tomorrow will be Spain , the second seeds , who overwhelmed the Soviet Union in the two singles matches to reach the last four . |
| 21 | GERMANY , another side to have ‘ employed ’ the technical know-how of a foreigner ( Emil Signes , the former coach and current manager of the US Eagles sevens side ) were equally unsuccessful in their bid to reach the last four . |
| 22 | On only three occasions since the club were formed in 1969 have they failed to reach the last four of the competition . |
| 23 | The former title-holder , Jansher Khan , also from Pakistan , plays Bryan Beeson , who became the second Briton to reach the last eight by overcoming Jason Nicolle , 15-7 , 15-13 , 15-6 in a tussle of English giant-killers . |
| 24 | Lack of early-season form undermined their attempts to reach the last eight of the Benson & Hedges Cup , and in the Refuge League they were inconsistent . |
| 25 | IRELAND have the expertise — they are coached by Munster senior coach Garrett Fitzgerald — and the talent to reach the last eight . |
| 26 | Thorne , who twice came close to winning an £86,000 car for a maximum 147 , won 5-1 to reach the last eight . |
| 27 | ‘ If we had gone out over two legs to Leeds and failed to reach the last eight of the European Cup , Rangers would have been branded failures . |
| 28 | But skipper Gary McAllister is backing ‘ Lucky ’ Lukic to give them the foundation to reach the last eight , and its lucrative mini-leagues , with a display which will restore his reputation . |
| 29 | ‘ Rescuers are having to walk the last two or three miles carrying all their equipment . ’ |
| 30 | In June , the new centre took a major step towards completion when the Rt Hon Norman Irons , Lord Provost of Edinburgh , attended a special ceremony to fit the last reflective glass panel into place . |