Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] the last few " in BNC.
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| 1 | I saw the last few minutes of the game when I got back from the pub last night and was amazed to hear some commentator say ‘ Manchester United have n't lost at home in the European Cup for 37 years ’ . |
| 2 | Mind you , I think the last few years they they 'd sort of erm relaxed a bit more |
| 3 | We both started to laugh as I had the last few words on the subject . |
| 4 | I drink the last few drops of water from my flask . |
| 5 | She lay back , her body rigid , as she reviewed the last few catastrophic days of her life . |
| 6 | An hour later she added the last few remaining sticks and huddled down again . |
| 7 | I notice now , lately it , er you know the last few years some of the things you used to get as a treat abroad and now here |
| 8 | She ran the last few yards and was breathing heavily , but more out of anxiety than exhaustion . |
| 9 | Bernice shivered inside her coat as she ran the last few feet to the stones . |
| 10 | The British commander , Brigadier Andrew Cumming , 45 , said : ‘ This is a great boost for morale as we enter the last few furlongs of the first Operation Grapple tour . ’ |
| 11 | He says the last few months have been some of the driest since records began . |
| 12 | He ripped the last few berries off their bush , swallowed them in one gulp , and surveyed the mess he had made with satisfaction . |
| 13 | He scaled the last few stairs in a spastic fashion , but reached the top flight as he heard the voiders ' soles at the bottom . |
| 14 | He looked briefly at his son as he said the last few words , conscious that the boy was watching everything . |
| 15 | The helmet allowed us to have the last few hours of his life together before his airlift to hospital , and this would not have been possible otherwise . |