Example sentences of "[vb base] to the last [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Their calibre , though , is impossible to deny : listen to the last half of Divine Madness and you 'll hear the most consistently pugnacious and provocative music British pop has turned up in the last 15 years . |
| 2 | A fitting finale — and summons to the Last Judgement , be ye Saint or Sinner . |
| 3 | I believe in taking action on fact and not fantasy , but I think it was Lord Zuckerman who was the scientific advisor to the government , who said that government has never taken preventive measures that would prove to be unjustified , and if you always wait to the last moment before being convinced to do anything , that 's often a moment too late . |
| 4 | ‘ Welcome to the last outpost of British incompetence , ’ beams Victor Gauntlett , extending a large hand and an air of bonhomie . |
| 5 | Welcome to the last session of the day . |
| 6 | they tend to drift away when they get to the last year anyway , you know ? |
| 7 | ‘ I find by the time I get to the last houses on Christmas Eve , rum custard has congealed into a nasty skin , ’ he said . |
| 8 | Erm I turn to the last paragraph motion Mr Chairman . |
| 9 | Oh sorry apologize to the last guy he did n't . |
| 10 | I point to the last Northern Ireland Assembly , of which I had the honour of being Speaker . |
| 11 | Miracle Squares I think there 's a lot of thought gone into it you know , it ca n't be easy to re er to , to just dream up a game erm , I like the one about you go to the last supper and the waiter spills soup on your trousers , the waiter , ha tell you else about the Marx brothers an'all , the waiter is er the king of Snowdonia and it 's Groucho Marx , the , they 've got this massive hall , and er these big steps leading down into it you know and as , as they 're coming in there 's somebody at the top and Ann says who 's , who 's walking in and they walk down the stairs you know and Mr and Mrs and the king has you know and he says oh the king Snowdonia is about to arrive , he should be here any minute now , he should be here dead on this time you know , he gets these big fanfare trumpets up da , da , da , da , the king of Snowdonia , and there 's nothing and all of a sudden it flashes to Groucho Marx and then he 's in bed with |
| 12 | fight to the last man They started firing first . |
| 13 | Two expiry times are specified in the configuration file which relate to the last time the module was entered or read from LIFESPAN ; ie. the ‘ time since last access ’ . |
| 14 | ‘ When it come to the last quarter of an hour , you want to have that last a long while ! ’ |
| 15 | Good , O K , let's see how we get so far , before we come to the last question . |