Example sentences of "[adv] [pers pn] [be] the last " in BNC.

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1 Perhaps they were the last days before the final eclipse .
2 I said downwards , I says normally it 's the last channel backwards .
3 Moreover it was the last mass circulation Liberal daily and was closed by abrupt merger with the Daily Mail — a Conservative paper .
4 At that time , it stood a little way out of the village of Wellingham , surrounded by fields , but the village had caught up with it and now it was the last house in the high street , painted white , double-fronted with an imposing pillared porch and pedimented doorway ; Its big black front door was decorated with a lion 's head knocker and a brass letter-box .
5 ‘ So , ’ she continued , ‘ surely I 'm the last person you think capable of completing this job ? ’
6 Her identity is widely known in the village , but her wishes are respected and her name will not be revealed here She is the last of a long line of illustrious cheesemakers and her regular clients can only hope that she will pass on her expertise to the next generation .
7 yeah right it 's the last one
8 They 're alright down here , at least they were the last time we had them .
9 Yet the Declaration of Rights made no provision for regular Parliaments ; it merely stated that " Parliaments ought to be held frequently " , and even then it was the last demand made in the document , suggesting that it was not a particularly high priority .
10 Certainly it 's the last one we can linger over .
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