Example sentences of "[noun] [adv prt] [prep] the last " in BNC.

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1 Erm , the erm , the erm , the erm , er , settlement of the anti tr civil anti trust law suit that was referred to in the statement was erm , costs of about six million dollars this year on a class action law suit which we have reached a tentative settlement on in the last few days and , in fact , there were some , there was about six to seven million dollars of additional provision made at the end of last year in the one time charges that we referred to at that time but could n't really identify with erm , lawyers breathing down your necks in the United States and er , this is a class action law suit , would have been in a Texas Court and erm , you know , the boiler plate language is that you want to get rid of the , you know , the expense and uncertainty of this type of litigation and if you think that what a Texas jury did to Texaco , it 's probably a prudent decision to close the matter off at this time .
2 Do n't tell me Henry did n't plan Stephen 's dash for the throne down to the last detail , because I 'll never believe it .
3 You 've put weight on in the last ten days . ’
4 Before we leave erm seventeen fours erm sheet , the there was a question I 'd have , I think it 's probably addressed to Graham rather than anything , nothing personal about this , er , the actual state of equivalent in the month , the third figure down in the last box
5 The realistic thing to do is to throw them all into one hat , and let the odd quirk of the draw do what the public , the sponsors and , I suspect , the players want most — a Minor side through to the last eight , and then get a home draw .
6 But you 've got to make a mental leap , because I mean for the last five years , things have been pretty horrible , since eighty seven really , I mean we 've only had the pick up in the last year .
7 I suppose this could be a flare up of the last one .
8 As Strachan was clearly knackered at the end of it , I thought he could have had a run out for the last 10 mins or so .
9 A lack of vision has pegged Rovers back in the last month , plus diligent homework by the likes of Spurs … not any fall from grace on Shearer 's part .
10 Examining the Bible down to the last letter
11 We believe that only furniture designers who are skilled in every aspect of kitchen design and construction can ensure that your commission reflects your taste and your needs down to the last detail .
12 Once we had got our jobs for the morning we set about then eagerly as everything had to be perfect right down to the last detail .
13 A sky-blue bus lumbered past , then they shot out on to the curving mountain road behind it , and a second later overtook it with a roar that must have terrified the already nervous passengers , as the buses always drove maniacally around these bends , desperate to stick to their schedule right down to the last fraction of a second .
14 Meanwhile , England women also finished their team event with a splendid 3–0 win against Hungary and finished in fifth position , four places up on the last European Championships in Gothenburg .
15 Er normally as I said earlier payable at the age of sixty erm and the benefits are based on average salary which is the best three hundred and sixty five days out of the last ten ninety five so it 's the best year out of the last three years salary .
16 He seems to think that it is fair that I should have first crack since I am the one who has carried the worms about for the last umpteen days .
17 The glorious ‘ saturated ’ sound of the VPO strings is strangely attenuated , and the build up to the last climax ( around 16′40″ ) is an unconvincingly brazen affair with too much from the timps and cymbals and not quite enough heart .
18 The press immediately took the heat off Margaret Thatcher , went for Norman Tebbit and went for Edwina Currie , and I think that was a part of the success in the build up to the last election , because at a time when the pressure really was on the Prime Minister , like it was a couple of when in the last few months of Margaret Thatcher 's leadership , that 's what happened .
19 They 're only paying from the top branch up to the last branch on the tree .
20 ‘ You have n't put a mouthful in for the last ten minutes . ’
21 Some of these pages round off the last bits of The Childhood after he had sent the bulk of it , with Frost 's approval , to Eleanor Farjeon for typing .
22 After several more sessions out in the country , Hoomey got the hand of it , and learned that , even if he could n't stop , he could steer , and that sitting on Bones 's enormous flights through the atmosphere was comparatively easy once you got used to it , far easier than poor Jazz 's problem of trying to stay aboard when Spot , cantering quite easily towards the jump , put his anchors out at the last minute and stopped dead .
23 We all enjoy a British victory and Nick did a great job in pulling his game back in the last four holes but for me the victory was soured by the silly and jingoistic utterances of the Radio 5 team .
24 First quarter results , while down a drastic 80% compared with the same quarter last year , at least showed a profit of $0.8 million , notching up DG 's second profitable quarter in a row and making six profitable quarters out of the last eight .
25 not too bad had a couple of people round in the last week and one seems quite keen
26 John Reid , who had five winners on Wednesday , teamed up with Richard Hannon to land a gamble in Brighton 's opener on After The Last , backed from 7-4 to 11-10 .
27 Garden criminals range from gnome-snaffling pranksters to professionals who swoop on country houses at night armed with a crane and a lorry , ready to snatch everything from £20,000 orchids down to the last £700 Koi carp in the pond .
28 Loyal to their oath down to the last breath , the 6th Army , under the exemplary leadership of General Field Marshal Paulus , succumbed to the superior force of the enemy and the unfavourable conditions .
29 I remember when he always used to read out during the service before the sermon the previous week 's collection and it used to consist of the collection last Sunday consisted of one pensioning note , twenty ha'penny half crown pieces , forty florins and he 'd go all through the coinage down to the last ha'penny but erm oh I believe he was , he was er very aristocratic , very aristocratic , but er Father , cos he used to come over our house quite a lot when my mother was on the parochial church council , and er he had a curate that was quite leftish and he got himself on the old Board of Guardians and of course he used to sort of er go into the Labour Club and was quite of er father , he said to old Father one night he said erm he 's a funny chap your curate he said well he , he 's the son of a farm labourer he says and I 'm the son of a country squire and that 's the difference .
30 Eastwood spilled a chance near the corner before Steve McNamara capped a tremendous spell of Hull pressure when he slipped Gary Nolan over on the last tackle after 54 minutes .
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