Example sentences of "[noun] for the last [adj] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Mr Bullins , porter at Magdalen College for forty years , and senior porter for the last ten , put on his bowler hat and the bland expression he always assumed on such occasions , and walked to staircase III in New Buildings , overlooking the Deer Park , where E. A. J. de Chavigny had some of the most desirable rooms in college . |
| 2 | One of the authors lived in St Helens for the last three weeks of the strike , becoming as immersed as possible in all aspects of the activities of the strike committee . |
| 3 | There 's me been putting sugar in his Ovaltine for the last fifty years . |
| 4 | SINBAD has been cleaning the windows in Channel 4 's Brookside since 1984 , although he has only been on a regular contract for the last two years . |
| 5 | The current account had been in deficit for the last 17 years and by late 1990 constituted around 7 per cent of gross national product ( GNP ) . |
| 6 | They are DEVOTED to each other — she 's seeing a toy boy and he 's had a mistress for the last fourteen years |
| 7 | The Rev Leslie Gready was led from the Friday morning service to the grounds of St Cuthbert 's Church , Darlington , where he has been vicar for the last ten years . |
| 8 | He dragged himself from the clump of twitch-grass that had been his hiding-place for the last half hour , and shivering violently , set off on foot to the east . |
| 9 | Andrew 's wife , Abi , a former production manager , has been a freelance photographer for the last five years . |
| 10 | Mrs Simmons , a photographer for the last 15 years , also achieved one of two merits from the BIPP for a photograph of the Cornmill centre in Darlington . |
| 11 | Firstly , he has been involved with the team as a test driver for the last two years ' development of the incredibly successful active-ride suspension system which powered Mansell to the world title . |
| 12 | It is here that Duval-Leroy , supplier of Sainsbury 's Champagne for the last 14 years , has its headquarters . |
| 13 | ‘ I have been a car park season ticket holder for the last five years , during which the cost has risen from about 20 pence to £150 per day . ’ |
| 14 | But the terms of funding for the last two years of the programme remain uncertain . |
| 15 | Philip , who is to take his A Levels this summer , has been studying at Repton for the last few months and will join the Academy in August , two months after Zara arrives at the Academy 's Hemel Hempstead base . |
| 16 | Her father has been an elder of the kirk for the last twenty years . |
| 17 | I 've been loafing a bit for the last few days . |
| 18 | Perhaps he will be able to get the best out of Springbok centre Faffa Knoetze who has been battling with injury and actuarial exams for the last few seasons . |
| 19 | It was a thank you to the 70 maintenance crew who have serviced the planes at the base for the last 22 years . |
| 20 | Mr Young , 77 , who directed the James Bond movies Dr No and From Russia With Love , has lived in Cannes for the last 20 years . |
| 21 | I 've had the same look for the last 7–8 years and during that time I 've put on some weight . |
| 22 | Harry had worked as tirelessly as his sister for the last few days ; now he sank down on to a stool beside his cannon out of sheer weakness , and began to weep at the thought of the wasted powder and the wasted water resulting from this misfortune . |
| 23 | The acknowledged leader in modern first editions , which have been greatly in vogue for the last two years . |
| 24 | He was a lawyer who had not seen the Shah for the last twenty years . |
| 25 | ‘ And of course Julius has lived like an absolute monk for the last four years , ’ Jessamy threw back at her angrily . |
| 26 | The PACE Day Centre near Aylesbury has been using the technique for the last 3 years , but it could all be over in the next couple of days . |
| 27 | Horst Klosterkemper , chairman of the relevant committee but probably better known as the man who made the European Team Championships in Dusseldorf such a success , acknowledges that the event — without sponsor prize money for the last two years — has lost some of its gloss . |
| 28 | So I 'll gi , if I give you five pound that 's covers the the pools money for the last two |
| 29 | She died in 1850 , having been allowed to leave the convent for the last few months of her life to be nursed by her sisters . |
| 30 | ‘ It was a fantastic feeling to be out on that field for the last 10 or 15 minutes , ’ he recalled . |