Example sentences of "[verb] on the last [noun] " in BNC.

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1 The Druids won on the last occasion and have retained the trophy at their Henley headquarters .
2 Amidst patriotic excitement , it was won on the last stage by a Frenchman , Jean Robic .
3 This can not fall on the last syllable of the stem , and is , if necessary , moved to an earlier syllable .
4 But all is forgotten on the last lap in Peel Park through the cheering lines of spectators to the finishing line . ’
5 If no date is specified the court would probably conclude that it was to be exercised within a reasonable period ending on the last day for exercise ( Multon v Cordell [ 1986 ] 1 EGLR 44 ) .
6 Since it is largely new , it might be appropriate to concentrate on the last chapter which " offers a reading of some very different Shakespearean plays " ( p. 196 ) .
7 I do n't really want to comment on the last issue really , I think we 've probably said enough on that , er the the issue of the effect on West Yorkshire .
8 John Nef , in his Wiles Lectures of 1956 , concluded that , if we seek the origins of our modern quantitative-mindedness , we must concentrate on the last decades of the sixteenth century .
9 He does not narrowly concentrate on the last week of Jesus ' life ; the entire life of Jesus was an example of sacrificial love .
10 And that 's to that 's clearly summarized on the last page of your appendix B is n't it ?
11 I went this year , during the town 's autumn festival , which always starts on the last Friday of August and lasts for 10 days .
12 This is the opportunity for senior managers to endorse warnings for vigilance or diligence , which they do occasionally , and for sergeants to review both the incidents which occurred on the last shift and the matters which need special attention on the present one .
13 TAB is pressed when the cursor is positioned on the last input field of a page ;
14 TAB is pressed when the cursor is positioned on the last input field of the page .
15 He had never enjoyed the thought of making love in a standing position since the embarrassment he had suffered on the last occasion , about a year before .
16 It would be unwise to elaborate on the last point .
17 ‘ If you 're so sure , what would you do on the last day of your life ? ’
18 ‘ I can tell you what I 'd do on the last day of my life , ’ he said .
19 He scored a three count on the last end of the final match against Essex for victory as Suffolk 's young bowlers held their breath for an improbable win .
20 Therefore the only rational strategy for either of us to play on the 100th round will be DEFECT , and we can each assume that the other player will work that out and be fully resolved to defect on the last round .
21 His lips were still purse on the last words when they suddenly sprang wide as he saw her almost stagger back from him , her hand to her throat , the colour draining from her face .
22 The Bush broadside came on the last day of the Republicans ' convention in Houston , Texas .
23 Payments are usually made on the last working day of every month .
24 Where your employee is paid once a month but is paid in multiples of a week ( for example , on the last Friday of each month ) , add together the gross payments made on the last pay day before the end of the QW and any other payments made after the pay day at least eight weeks before that .
25 Units are valued on the last working day of each month and are allocated on the first day of the following month , after the receipt of your premium .
26 Set out your work as shown on the last page .
27 The numbers involved are about 700 and most of these job losses have now happened and indeed the bulk of them happened on the last Friday of the financial year which was last week when about 150 people took early retirement .
28 The only thing that kept me going on the last lap of the journey was the rhythm of my steps .
29 They meet on the last Tuesday of the month at 8pm at Stokesley Sports Club .
30 The Youngs , whose Slipperclub had finished third , were embraced by the hyperjoyous Unwins and were invited to their table , leaving the poor Flokatis to seek solace with others whose hopes had died on the last bend .
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