Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] [pron] last [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She heard the sharp intake of breath ; what little patience he possessed had clearly vanished with her last smart remark . |
| 2 | Only 2 points have come from their last 4 league games , but they want revenge for last season 's 5-3 defeat at the Manor . |
| 3 | Appearing in his last big television interview before the election , the Prime Minister appeared relaxed and confident of winning an overall majority . |
| 4 | In fact , it was the sort of autonomy that Dustin had already won on his last two pictures , and would retain , much to many directors ' displeasure , in most of his future ventures . |
| 5 | Dr Jim Howe , Tony 's doctor , said : ‘ His parents said how peaceful their son has looked over his last few days and how relieved they are that he is finally at rest . ’ |
| 6 | Norman has the adrenalin flowing for the Masters , and is confident he will improve on his last two visits , when he missed the cut both times . |
| 7 | She peered anxiously into her six-foot-wide dressing-table mirror to see if any white hair showed after her last auburn tint , and found to her satisfaction that all her hair was the same improbable shade . |
| 8 | Scores of Australian languages have died with their last fluent speakers . |
| 9 | I realised I was no longer having any fun doing my movies , and I think this was reflected in my last two films , Harlem Nights and Another 48 Hours . |
| 10 | ‘ They 've shown in their last two games in beating Spurs and Leeds that they 're in a false position . |
| 11 | ‘ I have seen them but if we can produce the form we have shown in our last eight to 10 games we can win , ’ said Rutter . |
| 12 | With one point needed from their last two games Scotland lose 3-0 in France . |
| 13 | ‘ If I look at my last two years in football it 's been virtually to the last kick of the game in the last two seasons , so it will be the same again . |
| 14 | SWINDON Town 's promotion play-off hopes suffered another setback with their ninth draw in their last 14 away games in a 1–1 encounter yesterday . |
| 15 | As he waited for the executioner , he was dressed in the blue suit that he had worn on his last public appearance . |
| 16 | This is what she spent on her last three pairs of shoes : £3.99 in 1977 , £9 in 1980 ( when she was working ) and £4.99 in 1982 . |
| 17 | Adjust your times so that your ETA at the holding point coincides with a time based on your last acknowledged position report , and flight plan for times for each section of the route . |
| 18 | It was written out of deep respect for the victims and their kin , and The Smiths felt it was an important enough song to put on their last single even though it had already been released on L.P. In a word it is a memorial to the children and all like them who have sufferered such a fate . |
| 19 | Patients were contacted at their last known address . |
| 20 | BRITAIN 'S young tennis players were yesterday challenged by our last two Wimbledon champions to take the country back to the top of the world game . |
| 21 | If he had drunk from it , the wounds received in his last dreadful battle against his nephew Mordred would have healed . |
| 22 | It has been encouraging to read in your last two issues constructive recognition by Pilot readers and by you , the editor , that GA noise is an issue which needs to be addressed , both for the sake of those exposed to it , and for the long-term health of light aviation . |
| 23 | They have failed to score in their last three matches , all at home , losing two in the League and being held to a 0-0 draw in the Cup . |
| 24 | Hull moved out of the Second Division relegation zone for the first time since mid-September with a 2-1 win over Plymouth last night — their fourth win in their last six games and their third successive victory under the new manager Stan Ternant . |
| 25 | Though the North scored three tries to nil for their 11th win in their last 12 matches in the competition , it would not be far-fetched to suggest that with Hodgkinson at stand-off — and , overall , he produced more thrust than any other midfield player — the Midlands might well have won . |
| 26 | City had not won a League game at Portman Road for 30 years , and had not scored in their last seven visits , but the jinx looked to have come to an end when Gary Flitcroft 's first senior goal for the club gave them a 37th minute lead . |
| 27 | From about 3900 Ma ago to about 3300 Ma ago it is clear from Figure 6.9 that the Moon was subjected to its last heavy bombardment . |
| 28 | CHARLTON v TOTTENHAM Charlton , beaten in their last four League games without scoring , include Achampong , the former Fulham striker , in place of the injured Mortimer . |
| 29 | The leaders , beaten in their last three games , went in front in the seventh minute through Gavin Peacock , but David Speedie , on loan from Southampton , scored his first goal for Birmingham to level the scores two minutes later . |
| 30 | About 50 of the animals survive in their last remaining wild refuge in the Ujung Kulon area . |