Example sentences of "[was/were] the last time " in BNC.
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| 1 | In another context Mao Qing and Mar Molinero ( 1986 ) argue that for school pupils staying on at school after the minimal school leaving age the mid-1970s were the last time that external factors such as high youth unemployment did not influence demand . |
| 2 | Summarising prospects for a US-Soviet summit , Baker said : " I think we are right where we were the last time . " |
| 3 | They 're alright down here , at least they were the last time we had them . |
| 4 | That was the last time we spoke . |
| 5 | And now that Donald 's name was on the militia list , the thought of being parted obsessed them and they made love as though each time was the last time . |
| 6 | There was no looking back ; I wanted to remember Fiona as she was the last time we met , standing in the doorway of the croft , her black hair blowing in the breeze as she waved me goodbye . |
| 7 | When was the last time you actually wanted to have friends round ? |
| 8 | That was the last time I saw David for about four years . ’ |
| 9 | That was the last time she was ever to see him . |
| 10 | ‘ Last Friday , yes , ten days ago , was the last time I saw her , ’ Yeo confirmed . |
| 11 | That was the last time he 'd seen them . |
| 12 | It was the last time I saw him alive . |
| 13 | When was the last time the game 's robber barons made a decision of their own free will to improve the lot of the supporter ? |
| 14 | When was the last time , without duress or obligation , that a club chairman asked his directors : ‘ What can we do to improve the lot of our fans ? ’ |
| 15 | It was the last time Endill would believe anything a teacher told him . |
| 16 | ‘ I was the last time I checked , ’ nodded the man . |
| 17 | When was the last time we were supposed to have a world-beating aluminium engine ? |
| 18 | He was ‘ a great Labour man ’ , a non-smoker and non-drinker , an elder of the kirk until the minister mistakenly , suggested he had a hangover — ‘ and it was the last time my grandfather was ever inside a church . |
| 19 | I mean , when was the last time ANYBODY bothered mentioning the War in any public forum , let alone in a skateboard magazine ? |
| 20 | I know you can see the trees , the view from the window or the picture on the wall — but when was the last time you really looked at them ? |
| 21 | Remember how nasty it was the last time you were sick ? ’ or ‘ Do n't leave your doll at the top of the stairs , because someone might trip over it and fall to the bottom . |
| 22 | It was the last time I saw our family home . |
| 23 | When was the last time you bought an item at one shop , only to find that the same item was much cheaper in another shop ? |
| 24 | When was the last time you drove a car just for the thrill of it ? |
| 25 | ‘ We would sink into each other as if it was the last time . |
| 26 | And that was the last time she had seen her father alive . |
| 27 | It was the last time she was going to take diet pills before a race , that was for sure . |
| 28 | ‘ When was the last time you did see him ? ’ |
| 29 | When was the last time your pond froze over ? |
| 30 | That was the last time I saw him . ’ |