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 .
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