Example sentences of "[be] the last time [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The shows on that 1987 reunion tour are among the best we 've done and I remember a cracking night in the Olympia which would have been the last time we visited Dublin . |
| 2 | No more than that , for we were all on renewable annual contracts and Clive never tired of reminding us just how many eager applicants there had been the last time he 'd had to ‘ let someone go ’ . |
| 3 | ‘ Must have been the last time I saw him . |
| 4 | ‘ They are a fine bunch of men and it will be the last time they are together . ’ |
| 5 | There has been a strong hint that this will be the last competitive Masters for Arnold Palmer , 63 , and it could be the last time we see the jaunty 90-year-old Gene Sarazen , and Sam Snead , 80 in May , lead off the event with a ceremonial nine holes . |
| 6 | We never thought it would be the last time we saw him . ’ |
| 7 | So perhaps his outing at Kirkistown next month will be the last time we 'll see him . |
| 8 | ‘ This will be the last time I have to diet because I have a completely different attitude towards my body and the food that I eat . ’ |
| 9 | Due to the publication schedule of ‘ Contact ’ I am actually writing this before the AGM , so I ca n't say anything more about it except that I intend to resign at it , due to the fact that I expect to be leaving the London area , so this will be the last time you will hear about London Branch from me . |
| 10 | He arrived in a top hat and morning coat , already a somewhat archaic form of working dress , and said to the waiting cameraman : ‘ Photograph me now , gentlemen , it may be the last time you will see me ’ . |
| 11 | Now , erm , what 's wrong with this if you think about it , is that er it 's hard to know what fitness and fittest means and although I 'm now gon na spend about ten minutes talking about it , this will be the last time you 'll hear me mention the word fitness , and I strongly advise you to do the same , for reasons which I will now n now explain . |
| 12 | It might even be the last time she stood there . |
| 13 | Of course , Catherine had kept away ; it could be the last time he would see his wife alive . |
| 14 | He promised himself that this would be the last time he strayed beyond the legally permitted limits in life-he could n't risk the loss of Celia . |
| 15 | Clint says he has been sitting on the story of Unforgiven for 15 years waiting to grow into the part but denies that this could be the last time he saddles up and rides off into the sunset . |
| 16 | This year will be the last time he attends the Isle of Man TT races . |
| 17 | It is n't a good system , and we have now heard both Jimmy Airlie and John Edmunds say that they hope it will be the last time it is used . |
| 18 | For about fifteen minutes he did nothing but sit there contentedly , sipping his coffee and watching their restless , flickering scene around him through half-open eyes : the tall , bearded man with a cigar and a fatuous grin who walked up and down at an unvarying even pace like a clockwork soldier , never looking at anybody ; the plump ageing layabout in a Gestapo officers leather coat and dark glasses holding court outside the door of the cafe , trading secrets and scandal with his men friends , assessing the passers-by as thought they were for sale , calling after women and making hour-glass gestures with his hairy gold-ringed hands ; a frail old man bent like an S , with a crazy harmless expression and a transistor radio pressed to his ear walking with the exaggerated urgency of those who have nowhere to go ; slim Africans with leatherwork belts and bangles laid out on a piece of cloth ; a Gypsy child sitting n the cold stone playing the same four note again and again on a cheap concertina ; two foreigners with guitars an a small crowd around them ; a beggar with his shirt pulled down over one shoulder to reveal the stump of an amputated arm ; a pudgy shapeless women with an open suitcase full of cigarette lighters and bootleg cassettes ; the two Nordic girls at the next table , basking half-naked in the weak March sun as though this might be the last time it appeared this year . |
| 19 | They 're alright down here , at least they were the last time we had them . |
| 20 | It said : ‘ We were partying with your son on May 26 and this is the last time we could establish that he was alive . |
| 21 | Mozart said goodbye with tears in his eyes , saying , ‘ I fear that this is the last time we shall ever see each other . ’ |
| 22 | It is certainly my hope that this is the last time we have heard of a Denning-type investigation . |
| 23 | Barry is ready for his hols so this is the last time we will see the talking sweater in action . |
| 24 | But this is the last time you do it around here . ’ |
| 25 | That is the last time I shall put myself at a loss or disadvantage for her , she decided , unable as she was to thank me . |
| 26 | He gave a roar of rage when his mother pulled him back , saying : ‘ Now behave yourself , Junior , or this is the last time I 'll bring you into the supermarket . |
| 27 | He took another step backwards and stared at her for a long moment before saying , ‘ This is the last time I 'll ever look on you willingly . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ I do love you , ’ I answered , ‘ more than ever , but this is the last time I can say it . |
| 29 | ‘ This is the last time I employ someone on your recommendation . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ And let's pray this is the last time I need ever set eyes on you ! ’ |