Example sentences of "[num] [num ord] [noun sg] at the " in BNC.

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1 They , and about fifty other pupils , were allowed in to have one last look at the Bookman before he left .
2 As she set her foot on the first one she turned involuntarily and gave one last look at the parade — and started uncomfortably at what she saw .
3 Bellybutton gave one last look at the man walking along the dock , then shoved Starkisser 's tachometers way into their red zones so that the dark blue powerboat stood on her tail and screamed out to sea as though the devil himself was on her tail .
4 They took one last look at the newly laid keel and walked back along East Street together , Harry and Ann arm in arm , but Sam and Martha holding hands , because they were still like lovebirds together and did n't mind the world knowing it .
5 He put down the radio for a moment , taking one last look at the boat as it chugged slowly up river .
6 Smiling foolishly , he puts the car into gear , and violently accelerates away , taking one last look at the girl , just in case she turns .
7 To take one last look at the electronic signature which marked out his birthplace from the countless other star systems he could see .
8 She got up stiffly from the table , with one last look at the scowling form of the man trying to work a way out of his hopeless situation , then walked slowly , limping a little , over the scratched glass floor of the room to the bright chill of the balcony .
9 Emily and I let the girls home early and then returned for one last look at the old building .
10 She walked off outside and stood by herself , taking one last look at the Alhambra .
11 Feeling a fiendish sense of delight at being ‘ bad ’ , she lifted the binoculars back to her eyes to have one last look at the mystery guest .
12 When he reached the guardroom he stopped and turned round for one last look at the parade ground .
13 As for the beleaguered Top Of The Pops , there 's talk of a white knight riding in to lead one last dash at the ratings .
14 He looked one last time at the car , as it was winched onto the trailer .
15 He looked up one last time at the grey edifice , licking dry lips .
16 I 'm going to change for dinner , then later on I might have one last bash at the brick wall . ’
17 I take one last glance at the crushed fly .
18 With one last glance at the dogs , who mercifully ignored her , Cleo began to scramble up behind him .
19 But the taxi had showed up on the dot , and she had stepped in , resolutely refusing to look back for one last glance at the house .
20 She took one last glance at the window above to see Maria Luisa with her palms flat against the window-pane , desperately , mutely pleading with Ruth for help with eyes so full of pain that Ruth 's nerves nearly snapped .
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