Example sentences of "[was/were] [adv prt] [prep] last " in BNC.
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| 1 | The chief executive , Partick Dromgoole , said sales in September were down on last year . |
| 2 | Their expertise lies in enabling others and others to take advantage of arts facilities and helping them erm or working with them to produce the things that happen , for example all the erm posters which were up during last years festival erm were produced in conjunction with community arts which erm has erm er produced on Ditchfern Place , erm and earlier this morning I was thinking that up as I think other councillors did , that more serious of projects which community arts are now entering into er in Chesterton in particularly in the children erm I think councillors went to Dickfield women 's photograph project and it is things like that about giving people confidence to join arts in a way erm with which they might never otherwise have experienced and the community arts have taken just that . |
| 3 | ‘ I do n't know , I 'm sure , what you two were up to last night , and it 's none of my business , but it 's a great pity that Carole has packed her bags , ’ she said . |
| 4 | ‘ Whatever you and Peter were up to last night , ’ he went on savagely , ‘ it was n't enough to satisfy you . |
| 5 | Ah , this was what he was on about last night . |
| 6 | We 're in it every day now and Tommy was on like last night when I went in , Tommy was on to now say it . |
| 7 | ‘ We were pleased with the turn-out , although the number of exhibitors was down on last year , ’ said show secretary Ernie Ruddick . |
| 8 | It was over at last . |
| 9 | Suddenly , it seemed , the war was over at last , and Churchill announced on the wireless that 8 May would be Victory in Europe Day . |
| 10 | Although they showed a monetary loss , the number of members recruited was up on last year . |
| 11 | So , it was out at last , and it was not what she 'd expected . |