Example sentences of "[was/were] [pers pn] the last " in BNC.
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| 1 | I would not marry you now were you the last in the world , but by God I will take you , for you have tempted me sorely all these months , of set purpose . |
| 2 | ‘ Were you the last through Customs ? ’ he demanded imperiously , a frown marring the smooth gold of his forehead . |
| 3 | Was it the last act of a popular drama begun at Aranjuez and thwarted by Napoleon 's desertion of Ferdinand and protection of Godoy , a revolution of disappointed vengeance , a revolution directed against Godoy 's creatures in the provincial administrations who now followed the French ? |
| 4 | ‘ What was it the last critic said , darling ? |
| 5 | Everyone was in a good mood because not only was it the last day of school today , but everybody had had one and a half days off school already . |
| 6 | new or was it the last year ? |