Example sentences of "[vb base] [art] last few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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1 | It 's not always possible in London but a short walk might well get you away from the crown and give you a chance to loosen up your legs , contemplate the last few hours and consider how your body is feeling in general . |
2 | So I decided to draw a line across the book and finish the last few pages when I got back . |
3 | It meant that they had almost to stand on the air , flapping furiously , and then drop the last few inches . |
4 | 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 |
5 | She longed to blot it out , pretend the last few months had never happened . |
6 | Mind you , I think the last few years they they 'd sort of erm relaxed a bit more |
7 | Adventure holidays are increasingly popular and the brave can test their physical and mental endurance in a number of ways from outward-bound courses where the participants usually spend the last few days of their ‘ holiday ’ building themselves a shelter in a sodden landscape and living off nature , to dog-sledging across the Arctic Circle and learning how to build an igloo on the way . |
8 | I drink the last few drops of water from my flask . |
9 | 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 . ’ |
10 | We have a last few hours in a freebie hotel . |