Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] every last [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I spent every last penny of my hoarded misery that night , blew eighteen years ' worth on one split second , and it felt better than anyone who is not a fan can ever be expected to understand . |
| 2 | Perhaps when she knew every last detail of their affair she could blank it all out and start all over again … and the dawn might never come ! |
| 3 | We do n't believe we have every last book dealing with the Imajica in our hands — do we ? ’ |
| 4 | On one of his recent trips they had frightened him so much that he dropped his food and had to watch helplessly while they devoured every last scrap of it . |
| 5 | If you are not working , do not give up all your time to charitable work — you will be worn out , for voluntary work is a bottomless pit and those who run charities freely admit that they squeeze every last drop of help that they can out of people . |
| 6 | Infuriated by what she called the actions of a wicked little sneak , Smallfry had forced him to eat every last crumb of the cake without allowing him to clean the dirt and animal saliva from its surface . |
| 7 | Saw how he grasped every last detail of it and held that knowledge tight in his memory . |
| 8 | Graham 's back arched agonizingly and he used every last ounce of inner strength to keep himself from wrenching his hand off the pad . |
| 9 | Wherever the Labour party detects that there might be someone who could pay more under the rates , it wants every last penny out of that person . |
| 10 | Carefully he scraped every last vestige of ice-cream from his bowl , then stood up . |
| 11 | He drank every last drop and then announced , ‘ I have finished my last glass . ’ |