Example sentences of "[noun] for the last time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Arriving back at the cottage for the last time Ludens paused to look and listen . |
| 2 | I had no regrets as I slammed the door behind me and left the cottage for the last time . |
| 3 | AFTER 21 years service has covered his drawing board for the last time to take up the more leisurely pursuits of photography and walking in his retirement . |
| 4 | AFTER more than 31 years working for , electrical engineer has packed away his drawing board for the last time and started his retirement . |
| 5 | In each of the last four games there 's been speculation that Lou Macari was taking charge of Stoke for the last time . |
| 6 | Ten fighter jets from Upper Heyford have left the base for the last time , as the American operation there begins to wind down . |
| 7 | Therefore George prepared Lennie for heaven by describing their dream to Lennie for the last time . |
| 8 | It was eight days almost to the minute since the undertaker had arrived at the house on stilts and rung the doorbell for the last time . |
| 9 | As you pass round the plant stem for the last time , turn the cord through between stem and stake and wrap the turns , pulling the cord tight to form a firm collar as shown in Figure 5 . |
| 10 | Years later when I saw John Sayers of West New Houses for the last time before he unfortunately died , I mentioned that I was planning to start riding my bike again , and he was most amused . |
| 11 | ‘ I was paid £3 10s a week , and worked on Saturday mornings , ’ he said as he bowed out of Linlithgow Branch for the last time . |
| 12 | Three weeks hence , The Canadian will head west for the last time . |
| 13 | Say the sentence for the last time . |
| 14 | After a series of celebrations , it will leave Middlesbrough for the last time next Tuesday and head for Portsmouth to be de-commissioned . |
| 15 | He was still going well enough , but then , as he turned towards the stands for the last time , a doubt began to nibble , and then to gnaw , Was he losing his momentum ? |
| 16 | The trainer , watching the race on a television screen in the weighing room , had gazed in silence until the field reached the top of the hill and turned towards the stands for the last time . |
| 17 | He was there for some time , and was with her when she regained consciousness for the last time . ’ |
| 18 | Then he shook his feet free of the stirrups and , lifting his horse for the last time , sent it rearing into the enemy mass to crash and sink amongst them . |
| 19 | The wound plagued an injured nerve for the last time as he took the few steps to the trapdoor under the beam . |
| 20 | A gig which saw The Smiths performing as a five-piece for the last time . |
| 21 | As I walked down the front steps for the last time , a feeling of elation swept over me . |
| 22 | Just before he was due to pack his case , tidy the papers on his desk for the last time , and go home , Spittals was surprised to receive a call from the commander of the Squad , who asked the chief superintendent to call in before he went home . |
| 23 | We swopped experiences for the last time . |
| 24 | A few days later Keith Meerza sees Christopher for the last time . |
| 25 | Ten years now he had lived in Vienna , fourteen since he had quit Russia for the last time , twenty-two since the day he had realized his boyhood ambition to become an officer in the St. Petersburg Grenadiers . |
| 26 | Andrevitch surveyed the corridor for the last time as he backed in . |
| 27 | Later , after she had visited Joy for the last time and he had filled her arms with fruit , as he had on every visit , she made her way to the cemetery . |
| 28 | When on this mill for the last time there will close the gate |
| 29 | Dennis Ramsdale , caretaker coach since Jim Crellin 's resignation , will pick the team for the last time for tonight 's home game against St Helens . |
| 30 | The almost wordless scene in which Ma Joad , packing her belongings for the last time , comes across a pair of old earrings and tries them on , recalling some long forgotten happiness , is as touching as anything he ever directed . |