Example sentences of "[vb -s] the last [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He disputed Lenin 's contention that imperialism constitutes the last stage of capitalism , arguing that in Latin America it represented only the first stage . |
| 2 | With his compatriot colleagues — the already mentioned Kerle , Jacob Regnart ( c. 1540–1599 ) , Charles Luython ( C. 1557–1620 ) — and other composers in Prague , Jacobus Handl , ‘ Gallus vocatus , Carniolanus ’ ( 1550–91 ) and the remarkable Czech amateur Kryštof Harant z Polžic ( 1564–1621 ) , together with Giaches de Wert ( 1535–96 ) who settled in Italy , he represents the last flowering of the Netherland tradition in church music . |
| 3 | The tournament gets the club 's 40th anniversary celebrations off to a flying start and , with the season just a week away , represents the last chance for the clubs to test their form . |
| 4 | Alan Calladine , the Midland Railway Trust 's Development officer , commented : ‘ There is no doubt that this machine is one of the more important items in our collection , as it represents the last stages of steam locomotive production from the Derby Locomotive Works . |
| 5 | The deal represents the last part of GrandMet 's £550m disposal of Express . |
| 6 | Membership of the Town Boys represents the last promotion in the career of the football fan at Oxford and only the most committed are eligible . |
| 7 | This represents the last entry to be proofed with all entries lying between the two headwords also being proofed |
| 8 | This represents the last entry to be proofed , with all entries lying between the two print sequence numbers also being proofed . |
| 9 | This represents the last entry to be cross-referenced with all entries lying between the two headwords also being cross-referenced . |
| 10 | This represents the last entry to be cross-referenced , with all entries lying between the two print sequence numbers also being cross-referenced . |
| 11 | Nobody is claiming that the Brooklands offers the last word in performance , fuel economy , space efficiency , silence or ergonomic excellence . |
| 12 | For Gloucester , the Pilkington Cup offers the last chance of glory this season . |
| 13 | One single-handed edged weapon — not a two-handed weapon or an axe — can be sharpened with this tool , and this act drains the last magic from it ( other weapons can be sharpened subsequently , but this will not enchant them ) . |
| 14 | As my breath scratches the last scribbles , and I write |
| 15 | ‘ Anyhow it no longer matters to you or to me , but whoever has the last laugh in the whole business is going to have to spend a hell of a length of time laughing . |
| 16 | He does not mind being the butt of his colleagues ' jokes because he always has the last laugh . |
| 17 | Blaise Pascal has the last word : |
| 18 | Maureen Lipman has the last word ! |
| 19 | Arthur Young , as usual , has the last word . |
| 20 | ( In children 's addresses the minister has the last word or more often The Correct Answer . ) |
| 21 | by no means has the last word been written on the quantum Hall effect . |
| 22 | maureen lipman has the last word ! |
| 23 | Popular culture gives us plenty of female verbal incontinence ( cf the Andy Capp joke : ‘ when two wives get together , who has the last word ? ’ ) and illogical women who ca n't keep to the point ( as a character in the soap opera Coronation Street comments , ‘ you might as well try to knit fog as follow what 's in a woman 's mind ’ ) . |
| 24 | The Commission and the member states can draft as many biblical texts as they like , but the European Court of Justice has the last word and provides us with the ultimate truth . |
| 25 | Alternatively , the speaking order can be : leading counsel for the appellant ; both counsel for the respondent ; junior counsel for the appellant ( who thus has the last word ) . |
| 26 | Paraphrasing Tacitus and Byron , the Visitors ' Centre has the last word on Bloody Cumberland : ‘ he created a desert and called it peace . ’ |
| 27 | maureen lipman has the last word ! |
| 28 | ‘ Duke Godomar is head of the city council , and in theory has the last word when it comes to governing Talisker . |
| 29 | But like most families while father appears to be the boss more often than not it 's mother who usually has the last word . |
| 30 | When there 's a dispute between parents , a judge has the last say . |