Example sentences of "[adj] [verb] [prep] the last " in BNC.
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| 1 | As such there is little to report since the last European briefing . |
| 2 | The European market for acetate filament yarn is expected to shrink slightly during 1993 — disappointing but not such a blow as that experienced during the last two years which saw the market in Europe tumble from 40,000 tons to 30,000 . |
| 3 | Articles in journals , a chapter in books on research methods and collections of conference papers ( such as that highlighted in the last edition of Observations ) , were available , but nothing that had quite the focus and range of explaining background , methodology and queries as well as providing sufficient examples . |
| 4 | This belongs to the last days of 1870 , more than a year after the murder in the park . |
| 5 | Researches into Border ballads were to lead to the composition of Scott 's immensely popular Lay of the Last Minstrel . |
| 6 | And this leads to the last and perhaps greatest check on popular sovereignty in the age of Pericles , namely Pericles himself . |
| 7 | He possessed considerable skill , had grace and power and was strong in the air , yet he was also willing to battle to the last whistle . |
| 8 | ‘ What I have been interested to witness over the last year to 18 months is a newly confident Left in the Socialist International saying we have a common formulation about the best way to proceed . |
| 9 | Since both individuals consume whatever quantity of the good is produced , we must add up vertically the price each is prepared to pay for the last unit . |
| 10 | How has this changed since the last local elections , if at all ? |
| 11 | You must of course , have a valid passport , and you must be free to travel in the last two weeks of January . |
| 12 | More of that later , you must also have a valid passport , and you must be free to travel in the last two weeks of January . |
| 13 | You must also , of course , have a valid passport , and you must be free to travel in the last two weeks of January . |
| 14 | That came with the last lot that I got . |
| 15 | But a fine run of only one defeat in the last eight matches has propelled them back into contention in a duel that looks set to go to the last game . |
| 16 | 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 ) . |
| 17 | The second came in the last minute of normal time and followed an impressive maul , in which Boro drove over the line but could n't get the ball down . |
| 18 | They had found too much to discuss for the last train to Swindon to remain a realistic option and Harry had gladly accepted the offer of overnight hospitality . |
| 19 | With 10 needed off the last three overs of the day , Waqar worked Salisbury to mid-wicket for three . |
| 20 | Maybe other industrialised Nations will affect European trade in the future , as the Japanese have over the last 10 years . |
| 21 | Mr Motion should be pleased enough by the compliments paid to his work , but most of these appear in the last paragraph or so as a sort of afterthought when the reviewer has finished giving his own version of the poet . |
| 22 | Well we were supposed to meet after the last meeting which was cancelled . |
| 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 | 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 . |
| 25 | Well this is , yeah , although that 's what was all agreed at the last minute . |
| 26 | It was not a note but a long letter explaining everything , as long and taking her as long to compose as the last piece of writing she had done , an essay comparing and contrasting Verdi and Wagner and their operas . |
| 27 | It was Willey , supported by Emburey , who kept it at bay , the final score being 391 for 7 ; admittedly , Roberts had hardly been able to bowl on the last day , but the home team had shown themselves that they could bat a bit if they tried . |
| 28 | In this way , should you be unable to attend at the last moment and he has to sit twiddling his thumbs in his consulting room because it is too late to give the appointment to anyone else , he is recompensed for the wasted time . |
| 29 | Frankly , the only people I can think of who need to go as low as 850 calories a day in order to achieve a pacey weight loss on the F-Plan are small , rather sedentary women , only a few pounds overweight , and those struggling off the last few pounds of excess weight after a prolonged dieting campaign . |
| 30 | One of the highest-ranking Mafia figures ever to testify for the authorities , Gravano claimed to having participated in 19 murders , and insisted that those committed during the last 10 years had been on the orders of Gotti . |