Example sentences of "[verb] [noun] for the last " in BNC.
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| 1 | We swopped experiences for the last time . |
| 2 | it is this ‘ discreditation ’ of the object which has dominated art for the last half century — it all goes back to Monet ! |
| 3 | For the last year of his life he suffered from myeloma , a form of bone cancer , and entered hospital for the last time in July where he made friends with another patient who , unfortunately , soon died . |
| 4 | They returned in April , and in June visited Leeds for the last time . |
| 5 | Derek says … they 've broken a few boats in testing … they 've been building prototypes for the last six months and have been putting in hours at sea to make sure everything is right |
| 6 | Three weeks hence , The Canadian will head west for the last time . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | IAN RUSH believes Kenny Dalglish made a terrible mistake when he walked tearfully out of the Liverpool dressing room for the last time . |
| 10 | The extra name was written by hand on the scorecard , which cost 10 centimes but did n't disclaim responsibility for the last wicket to fall ! |
| 11 | We have n't had overtime for the last couple of weeks . |
| 12 | He was there for some time , and was with her when she regained consciousness for the last time . ’ |
| 13 | A few days later Keith Meerza sees Christopher for the last time . |
| 14 | For a Government that claims to have offered choice for the last 13 years , their stance on this issue is odd . |
| 15 | Sheila and Jim Smith from Abingdon have been fostering children for the last twenty-five years . |
| 16 | The Waterloo Band will sound retreat for the last time tomorrow . |
| 17 | Scanning teletext for the last 2 days has only revealed ‘ Gerry Francis has denied rumours he is selling Bardsley to Leeds ’ |
| 18 | It was getting time for the last bus across London Bridge for the District Line . |
| 19 | After a series of celebrations , it will leave Middlesbrough for the last time next Tuesday and head for Portsmouth to be de-commissioned . |
| 20 | ‘ She 'd been taking hush-money for the last ten years . ’ |
| 21 | Although widely described as boat people , a large number of the January arrivals had made most of the journey to Hong Kong aboard Chinese buses , only boarding boats for the last leg of their journey . |
| 22 | For another , the ‘ war party ’ may already have taken over within the Vietminh : at least when Sainteny , attempting his last act of mediation , saw Ho for the last time before the war started , he complained about the moderate elements who had been eliminated from the government to the benefit of the notorious Francophobes ; and as the war was on the point of beginning , and as attacks on French soldiers and civilians had not ceased , nor had French retaliation , Sainteny 's exasperation was to be seen in his demand that culprits should be punished within 24 hours . |
| 23 | It took seconds for the last bit to drop . |
| 24 | Communication becomes difficult in a big team , and slack rope is more likely between the climbers , creating potential for the last member of a large team to fall and pull off those above . |
| 25 | In fact , we in methodism we 've been ordaining women for the last twenty-five years , and it has become as natural as breathing to us . |
| 26 | If you wish to self-certify your earnings , you will have to supply accounts for the last year . |
| 27 | And yet , as er as Linda said women have been playing football for the last seventy , and before that , I mean op , throughout the century women have been playing football ! |
| 28 | Although I have n't been making records for the last six years , I have been working behind the scenes at Artists Against Apartheid , and me the Mandela concert last month , seeing that speech go out live on the BBC to all those people , was a culmination of all that work . |
| 29 | When the immediate formalities were over , he left Algeria for the last time , and flew back to Paris , where he shut himself away in the house at St-Cloud , seeing no one . |
| 30 | Melanie , their new PR , has been watching proceedings for the last few minutes . |