Example sentences of "[pers pn] be [vb pp] [prep] last " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Well , well , well , Captain , ’ said Mayor Mutton when the laughter ceased , ‘ So you are apprehended at last … caught in the very act of importing illicit French liquor into His Majesty 's Realm , a heinous crime for which there is but one penalty . ’ |
| 2 | Is it because she 's thought of last year 's holidays ? |
| 3 | So she waited for the summons to the prince 's presence , and went with a demure step and a high heart when she was called at last . |
| 4 | THEY are fixed at last ! |
| 5 | She was heartily glad when they were installed at last in front of the fire , trays on knees . |
| 6 | Will he be caught at last , and put to death ? |
| 7 | This conflict of interests would not be so bad if teaching was seen to have an equal claim with the others on doctors ' time , but too often it is pushed into last position in the list of priorities . |
| 8 | Although platinum is now the most costly of the precious metals , it is dealt with last because it has not yet attracted the affection or exerted the influence of either gold or silver . |
| 9 | It was upheld at last year 's meeting in Noordwijk [ see ED no. 37/38 ] . |
| 10 | it was taken about last July |
| 11 | He was banished from last summer 's Olympics after a drugs test showed traces of the banned steroid Methandianone . |
| 12 | Then probably you have not heard that he was sent for last night just before Compline , to go to Donata , at her express wish . |
| 13 | I reckon he was trapped at last , like a good many others . ’ |