Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] [pron] last [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well I said to her er your mum asked me last night . |
| 2 | On 27 July Churchill made his last appearance in the House of Commons ( his first had been when my father was head boy at Thame ) , and after the summer the country accelerated into a general-election campaign . |
| 3 | AS Big Ben bings its last bong at midnight tonight it will be out with the old ITV and in with the new . |
| 4 | Partner Ferdinand has had his back to the wall in the last few months , a troublesome disc plaguing his attempts to establish himself last spring and resulting in him coming home early from America . |
| 5 | On the return journey up the incline from Coombe the engine ran out of steam , causing passengers for Plymouth to miss their last connection . |
| 6 | Constance detected a change in the atmosphere as Giancarlo excused himself and walked down the steps to greet his last guest . |
| 7 | No Ha Hardy phoned me last week asking for the details of jobs we get fr , er of who to erm who to contact for it , that 's all for that needs . |
| 8 | His agent phoned him last week . |
| 9 | Substantial increases on the previous year were made by 446 Branches , 138 Branches sustained their last year 's contribution , which in many cases had already been a record , and only 43 were significantly down . |
| 10 | Many Titfords from a number of family branches found their last resting place at Abney Park . |
| 11 | Sentiment was deliberately left out of the equation when David Sole played his last game of rugby . |
| 12 | ‘ In 1985 , ’ a Boulevard fan told me last year , ‘ Wigan had superman on the wing . ’ |
| 13 | The rock surrendered its last hope |
| 14 | Bernice speared her last chip . |
| 15 | Whistling to himself , Henry laid the table , while , in the corner of the kitchen , Maisie finished her last chocolate bar and got to work on a packet of crisps , a tube of Rollos , half a pound of jellybabies and a jumbo bar of Turkish delight . |
| 16 | The land became active at dusk : oxen appeared in their fields , and buffaloes having their last feed before being led home after the day 's grazing . |
| 17 | It 's like U2 called their last tour Love Town . |
| 18 | However , the future of its messy OSF/1-Ultrix-Open Desktop strategy is so unstable that even its own spokespeople were at a loss to explain it last week — ‘ it 's too early to say , ’ they conceded . |
| 19 | DRIVERS have their last chance to use two of Darlington 's busiest streets at peak traffic times this weekend . |
| 20 | WITH Andy Gregory , the Wigan scrum-half , confirming yesterday he would be in contention for Great Britain 's summer tour squad to be announced on Monday , the fringe contenders have their last chance to impress over the weekend . |
| 21 | Our Viewdata system features a ‘ Search ’ facility to enable the agent to show you last minute availability and prices . |
| 22 | ‘ No , nor could her father — or so Mandeville told me last night after you had retired . |
| 23 | Patrick says his last marathon was in Gloucester in 1985 … he 's a lot older now |
| 24 | Sam Somerville played her last card . |
| 25 | Kristensen plays his last game on loan from Newcastle in Sunday 's local derby against Bristol Rovers . |
| 26 | Did the fact that he is accompanied by a doctor on the campaign trail help to lose him last week 's TV showdown with Clinton ? |
| 27 | When Malaysia was admitted to the Security Council of the UN in December 1964 , Sukarno played his last card : he took Indonesia out of the UN , declaring ( in words made familiar by Hitler ) ‘ our patience has come to an end ’ . |
| 28 | The Skykings played their last home match to the enthusiastic support of wives and fellow servicemen . |
| 29 | Ten thousand years ago the ice began its last retreat from Loch Ness . |
| 30 | Browning lost his last appeal . |