Example sentences of "a last " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had previously written a journalistic piece about the killings , in which De Freitas figured as shabby and contemptible , and Gail Benson as a silly upper-class woman whose accessibility to the knife might almost have been construed as a last desperate act of Sixties modishness : an antic exported from Swinging London . |
| 2 | I would like to say a last word about Amis 's voices , and about the long words which have been or might be laid on his confident art — a terminology for which he is unlikely to be grateful . |
| 3 | If used strictly according to recommendations , chemical treatments have their place , if only as a last resort for serious threats . |
| 4 | There was a last straw . |
| 5 | Here it ran between quiet green glades , the remnant of an oak wood which had been stripped to build ships for the navy and then , in a last plundering , to make charcoal for the insatiable furnaces and foundries down at Carron forge . |
| 6 | Menzies was crouching back on the bench , his legs braced , like a cornered hare frozen in a last effort to baffle the enemy . |
| 7 | ‘ Amanda , ’ said Don , making a last ditch attempt . |
| 8 | This is a last call . |
| 9 | Their 1st runs at the end of 1981 were witnessed by scenes not seen since the end of steam when literally thousands either embarked on farewell trips or crowded platform ends for a last glimpse of the 3,300hp machines that were as popular as the LNER Gresley steam Pacifics they replaced . |
| 10 | They are conceived of as a last resort when all else fails , including a mandatory three-day cooling-off period and a further five days while a ‘ conciliation commission ’ will attempt to produce agreement between the parties . |
| 11 | Running a farm on green lines will mean much more planning ahead and developing such techniques as homeopathic treatment for sick cows , though as a last resort medication will be given . |
| 12 | ONE SOURCE of solace to the so far disappointing New Zealand tourists , who have a last chance at Leeds tomorrow to silence the doubters prior to the first Test next Saturday , must be the rate at which Great Britain 's best players are falling by the wayside . |
| 13 | Working from the top , there are a couple of skate wings , a few flounders , dabs and plaice , and a last bit of turbot . |
| 14 | As a last attempt at conversation , I asked Jock , ‘ Tell me , why do they call you Jock ? |
| 15 | I saluted , had a last look at Charlie Vaughan , turned about and marched out of the room , along the corridor , out of the front door and back to the orchard and the mosquitoinfested slit trench . |
| 16 | I placed my pipes and rucksack on the back seat of the jeep and informed the driver that I was going into the orchard for a last look round . |
| 17 | Geoffrey Fisher wrote a last school report which in later years became legendary : ‘ A boy with plenty of force of character who , in spite of certain uncouthnesses , has done good service on his own lines ’ . |
| 18 | It was probably effective the first time , but now it is looked on as a desperate move , a last ditch attempt to gain attention . |
| 19 | I paid good money for that , I said , ca n't I just have a last go on it ? |
| 20 | While accepting that wage cuts were theoretically advisable , Keynes at first argued that they should only be attempted as a last resort , after all other remedies had failed . |
| 21 | ‘ Good luck , Michael , ’ the old cattle dealer said a last time but Moran made no answer in the darkness . |
| 22 | As the diesel train came in and people were already picking up suitcases from the platform Moran turned and kissed her as if it were a last good night to all the nights she had come to him . |
| 23 | We treated ourselves to a reindeer steak , then went for a last walk over the bridge towards the polar Cathedral . |
| 24 | A last uneasy look at the chief inspector told him his visitor was genuinely interested , paying no more than a routine call . |
| 25 | The practice in medieval times was to house all of the grain crops in the barn , using ricks as a last resort only when the barns were full . |
| 26 | A last drink of coffee was had , and the flat settled down to slumber . |
| 27 | Perhaps they saw it as a last call for help to come to a failing Britain . |
| 28 | A last minute attempt by the London employers to open talks this morning was turned down by union leaders . |
| 29 | In a last ditch effort to keep the public sector buoyant , bank credits to the private sector were yesterday frozen by the Governor of the Bank of Crete who ordered private enterprises to pay back state loans as soon as possible . |
| 30 | British Citizens for Hong Kong renewed its campaign for a last resort right-of-British abode for all . |