Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] [to-vb] the last " in BNC.
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| 1 | When a priest arrived to administer the last rites , Mansell sent him away . |
| 2 | Barns were supposed to have hay in them — they did in the movies — where the hero could hide while the baddies , with a total disregard for blood poisoning or spread HIV , jabbed a pitchfork in and out like a demented barman trying to get the last maraschino out of the bottle . |
| 3 | Do n't you remember the canteen lady leaving to get the last tram ? ’ |
| 4 | By contrast , anyone looking at the record of a computer attack would think it had been managed by a sadist wishing to extract the last possible drop of pain our of the victory . |
| 5 | It was widely believed that there were no human fossils , so the recent appearance of humankind seemed to represent the last step in the ascent of life . |
| 6 | There is a clear trend for films to become increasingly violent and sadistic , with each new film trying to outdo the last in savagery . |