Example sentences of "[verb] to the last [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As I expected , the hon. Gentleman responded to the last intervention by saying that a Labour Government would simply reintroduce rates . |
| 2 | The genitive suffix is always added to the last element of a word group : the Prince of Wales 's birthday ; a day or two 's rest . |
| 3 | It should be added to the last rinse in both machine and hand washes , and is suitable for all kinds of fabric . |
| 4 | 5.5 Decoration [ As often as may in the [ reasonable ] opinion of the Surveyor be necessary in order to maintain a high standard of decorative finish and attractiveness and to preserve the Premises or In each of the Decorating Years ] and in the last year of the Term to redecorate the Premises in a good and workmanlike manner and with appropriate materials of good quality [ to the [ reasonable ] satisfaction of the Surveyor ] the tints and colours and patterns of such decoration to be approved by the Landlord [ provided that the covenants relating to the last year of the Term shall not apply where the Tenant shall have redecorated the Premises less than [ 18 ] months prior to the expiry of the Term ] Most tenants would not wish to be under an obligation to redecorate the interior or exterior of the premises more frequently than every five years , although this is a matter for negotiation . |
| 5 | Note also an error in the text relating to the last set of transactions which should relate to l months 8 to 12 , not 6 to 12 as shown in the text . |
| 6 | Remembering how often she had bought skin care products and abandoned them she thought of the collection of half used jars and tubes in her dressing table drawer and came up this headline : " Our creams and lotions are all used up " with the striking visual of a tube squeezed to the last drop . |
| 7 | Following the introduction of civil penalties for late filing of accounts from 1 July ( see ACCOUNTANCY , August , p 85 ) , Companies House has confirmed that the periods allowed for the filing of company accounts actually expire at midnight on the date in the last month for filing which corresponds to the last day of the company 's accounting reference period . |
| 8 | What a strange statement has come from Companies House confirming that the periods allowed for filing of company accounts actually expire at midnight on the date in the last month for filing which corresponds to the last day of the company 's accounting reference period ( see ACCOUNTANCY , October , p 98 ) . |
| 9 | Although her owners had tried every method of finding her , including local radio appeals , Tim Charlesworth eventually turned to the last resort of hiring a helicopter to help in the search . |
| 10 | Their calibre , though , is impossible to deny : listen to the last half of Divine Madness and you 'll hear the most consistently pugnacious and provocative music British pop has turned up in the last 15 years . |
| 11 | Unfortunately most of what we know about Coleman is related to the last decade or so of his life . |
| 12 | According to the last reference I looked up , erm Merseyside erm is about as big This is an old reference , |
| 13 | The multinationals have moved to other countries because of the civil war and according to the last report , in May 1983 , there were only four factories still operating in the multinational industrial parks . |
| 14 | Maternal , infant and child mortality " have all decreased , according to the last report published for 1981 . |
| 15 | A fitting finale — and summons to the Last Judgement , be ye Saint or Sinner . |
| 16 | This was anticipated that there would be some add-on to the report that came to the last committee . |
| 17 | And when she came to the last name only the fact that she was already frozen saved her from betraying herself . |
| 18 | A quiver of anguish passed along my spine as I came to the last dish . |
| 19 | He walked silently along the thickly carpeted floor until he came to the last cubicle . |
| 20 | He three-putted both the fourth and 12th holes , had only two birdies on his card , and came to the last hole needing a four for a 73 for a ten under par total of 278 . |
| 21 | And when it came to the last garment , I pulled that off as well , glad as children always are , and I hope always will to be undressed and free , and stood in what Janet calls ‘ birthday clothes ’ . |
| 22 | At Doncaster Mr Frisk , who came to the last fence in front in the Hennessy Gold Cup , should gain compensation in the Constant Security Handicap Chase , and Red Ruddel can gain his fourth consecutive victory of the season . |
| 23 | The three came to the last fence together , Desert Orchid on the stands side , Toby Tobias on the far rails , Norton 's Coin between them . |
| 24 | Her eyes widened as she came to the last paragraph , and she stared at it before abruptly crumpling the paper and stuffing it back into her case . |
| 25 | She came to the last button and , plucking up all her courage , slipped the dress off her shoulders and let it drop to the floor . |
| 26 | She had n't done that she said since she was my age and came to the last page of Le Rouge et le Noir . |
| 27 | He was , for instance , punctilious about paying his models the agreed amount and would work out the precise sum owed to the last quarter of an hour . |
| 28 | As answers to the last question jibber-jabbered in her head , Ashley straightened . |
| 29 | None of them mentioned Richard or Hubert Molland ; nor did they refer to the last time they had all had tea together . |
| 30 | And when they joined their ship , they had been plundered to the last farthing , most probably in debt and diseased in mind and body . |