Example sentences of "[verb] [adj] [prep] the last " in BNC.
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| 1 | You trust the judgement of a man whos been proven right over the last 5 years . |
| 2 | If there is a tail of two or more syllables , the normal pitch movement is for the pitch to fall on the tonic syllable and to remain low until the last stressed syllable in the tail . |
| 3 | Anxiety on this score became acute during the last decades of the fourth century , and the first of the fifth . |
| 4 | Conversely , if the rent is payable quarterly in arrear the term will be taken to begin at the first moment of 26 March , so that the last payment of rent will fall due on the last day of the term rather than the day after its expiry by effluxion of time . |
| 5 | Midnight shrugged , not wanting to talk about the old slave days in Spanish Town or Montserrat , walking her along , keeping clear of the last idling stragglers . |
| 6 | Unlike still red wines , sparkling Champagne does not benefit from a detectable tannin content , although a little tannin will be added prior to the last racking to activate the fining agent . |
| 7 | It had been made clear in the last few days , he said , with low-paid workers in North Ayrshire having their wages cut to join a trust while senior managers at the Royal Hospital for Sick Children in Edinburgh awarded themselves BMW cars . |
| 8 | Will they feel empty on the last child 's departure and give substance to what is often called the ‘ empty nest ’ syndrome of marriage ? |
| 9 | ‘ I 've not found it too difficult so far this week and hopefully I will feel comfortable in the last two rounds , but it 's a big , nasty course out there and anything can happen . |
| 10 | In the past , some of Britain 's best known defence contracters have provided secure long term employment in the constituency , but thousands have been made redundant in the last two years . |
| 11 | I think I came unstuck at the last fence |
| 12 | He was conscious on admission , explained he had felt unwell for the last few days and had intended seeing a doctor today . |
| 13 | Perhaps he could arrange for Anthony to go sick at the last minute . |
| 14 | He look different from the last time me and him were mates cos he 's got older . |
| 15 | Whilst agreeing with the Commission about the desirability of reducing the number of crown court cases which are prepared for trial but where the defendant unexpectedly pleads guilty at the last moment , it believes that there are other ways of tackling this problem which do not pose a threat to the interests of justice . |
| 16 | Thus six out of eight species of radiolarians that have become extinct in the last 2½ million years show a very strong correlation between their last appearance and a reversal horizon . |
| 17 | We 've had a lot about politics this morning , and if the Labour Party wants to mobilize working women many of them who did n't vote Labour at the last election here is a ready made campaign to take into the next election . |
| 18 | The song , which had become popular at the last election , went something like this : |
| 19 | But what has become evident in the last couple of decades in particular is the scale and pace of agricultural developments which have , and continue to , reduce both the nature conservation and landscape values of many of our upland areas . |
| 20 | The care pulls up at the studio and Kylie greets everyone with a breezy ‘ G'Day ’ and gets ready for the last few moments as Lola teenage runaway . |
| 21 | … the recent prosecution of three ex-Constables for grave offences of shopbreaking and garage-breaking of which they were found guilty at the last Assizes and sentenced to long-term imprisonment . |
| 22 | ‘ Yes , a lot of pregnant women feel hot in the last months , ’ he agreed , still studying her closely . |
| 23 | I think we ought to be pleased at the money made available in the last 5 years for players . |
| 24 | Comparisons between cultures become possible in the last stage . |
| 25 | The company says that overseas royalties it has earned on behalf of the authors , artists and publishers it represents have increased five-fold in the last three years , and that it currently licenses its properties in 25 countries . |
| 26 | Oh that 's about the answer in the back of the book , so I must have just gone wrong on the last bit here . |
| 27 | ‘ Keeper Steve Wilson looked comfortable at the last line of defence , making one brave save following a bad backpass from Renninson . |
| 28 | The town 's housing market has remained stagnant over the last year and an Abbey National survey showed property prices did not significantly alter during 1991 . |
| 29 | Anne heard her voice go heavy on the last word , as if it came from deep within her , influenced by some deep-felt experience . |
| 30 | If , however , you find that time has run short for the last answer , the best course is to reduce the answer to bare note form , using as many key headings as possible and abbreviating freely . |