Example sentences of "[vb infin] the last [noun sg] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | We ordered so much we could n't eat the last dish they brought us , could n't even touch it . |
| 2 | I 'd like the words when they 're crytalised … since thefirst thing my daughter ( now 19months ) learned to do was the arm movements to ‘ ooh aah Cantona ’ , I suppose I should teach her something new … perhaps I 'll modify the last phrase though ; - ) |
| 3 | Do you want the last link in , link in the chain ? |
| 4 | If that is difficult , mimic suprasegmentals first , and then see if the utterance can be divided into several parts so you can mimic the last part first , and then add to it bit by bit . |
| 5 | You 'd think the last occupant went bankrupt and left years ago . |
| 6 | The journey was long but pleasant , although I did not really enjoy the last leg from Kuala Lumpur to Perth . |
| 7 | She can enjoy the last freedom to be as she is ; her pursuits may seem strange , but after her death it may be discovered that her treasured collection — of old cups , pressed flowers , or newspaper cuttings — is quite priceless . |
| 8 | In the morning Miss Honey said to them , ‘ One or two of you did not particularly enjoy the last occasion when the Headmistress took the class , so let us all try to be especially careful and clever today . |
| 9 | I am afraid that I could not catch the last part of my hon. Friend 's question , but I agree with him about the importance that he attaches to the single market . |
| 10 | Alborne seemed content to sit on their eight-goal lead but , when four Whaddon players left the pitch with ten minutes to go so they could catch the last bus , it was too good an opportunity to miss , and Alborne finally ran out winners by eleven goals to nil . |
| 11 | Lombard 's Pictures may lack the last degree of individual characterisation , but at budget price this version can be given a warm welcome . |
| 12 | LIFESPAN will automatically display the last Issue in the current list as the start point for the next list . |
| 13 | LIFESPAN will automatically display the last Client in the current list as the start point for the next list . |
| 14 | LIFESPAN will automatically display the last Client in the current list as the start point for the next list . |
| 15 | LIFESPAN will automatically display the last package in the current list as the Start Package in the next list . |
| 16 | LIFESPAN will automatically display the last package in the current list as the Start Package in the next list . |
| 17 | LIFESPAN will automatically display the last Product in the current list as the start point for the next list . |
| 18 | We did n't even finish the last table . |
| 19 | The notice must specify the last date for proving which must be not less than twenty-one days after the date of the notice ( r 11.2(2) ) . |
| 20 | Children may repeat the last year if they are not ready to move up . |
| 21 | However , where the payment relates to work executed in two costing periods the accountant may choose the last period , the period when the majority of the work was undertaken , or split the payment between two cost periods . |
| 22 | With Michael Hue-Williams attempting the tricky task of renegotiating the terms of the lease on his first-floor gallery , there are fears that these works may comprise the last exhibition in his elegant space in Old Bond Street . |
| 23 | Meanwhile she had many friends who took up her cause : memorial concerts were given in Prague and Vienna ; she received a gratuity from the Elector of Cologne ; and the King of Prussia offered to purchase several compositions for 100 ducats each ( including the Requiem which Constanze made sure was ‘ completed ’ by Süssmayr so that she could collect the last instalment of money due from Count Walsegg ) . |
| 24 | ‘ I can do the last bit , ’ she said hastily , exerting a steely self-control . |
| 25 | A nice enough chap and he was knowledgeable in theory you see , but when it come to the practical experience and the practical doing of the work , he would just say , Well what did you do the last time Jimmy ? |
| 26 | He could n't do the last thing cos |
| 27 | Consumer spending has been driving the economy out of recession this year , but the recovery is patchy and the Chancellor will scrutinise the last detail of every economic statistic in the next month , before he decides whether he can risk raising taxes on November the Thirtieth . |
| 28 | He could appreciate that a collection might become the last refuge and hope for survival of an endangered species , but the knowledge did little to modify his response ; apart from the dogs ' home where he 'd once been bought a sick puppy , it was one of the saddest places he knew . |
| 29 | Until 31 December individual investors can run the last tax year 's PEP maximum into this year 's quota , and commit up to £7,800 into shares and unit or investment trusts tax-free . |
| 30 | ONLY octogenarians would remember the last election of a new county to the first-class brotherhood . |