Example sentences of "[v-ing] [prep] the last [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | CHRISTO VAN RENSBURG , one of the world 's leading doubles players , went on court at the Albert Hall yesterday believing he would be competing for the last time in the official season-ending doubles championship . |
| 2 | CHRISTO VAN RENSBURG , one of the world 's leading doubles players , went on court at the Albert Hall yesterday believing he would be competing for the last time in the official season-ending doubles championship . |
| 3 | Harry Holmes senior was competing for the last time , having raced thirty-seven times between 1933 and 1969 . |
| 4 | Stepping off the last rung , she turned . |
| 5 | Following a last salute to all old friends and listeners everywhere , we finished with that popular cowboy dirge , ‘ I 'm Headin' for the Last Round-Up ! ’ |
| 6 | It had settled already on the mounds still lying heaped on the field , white as quicklime ; flesh not yet cold and consigned already to ashes ; bone , juice , and fibre still consuming its fuel , deflating from its last action ; sponging off the last image and led already to dust . |
| 7 | Partnerships are assessed for tax on the ‘ preceding ’ year principle under which the profits of the accounting year ending during the last tax year form the basis of this year 's assessment . |
| 8 | With this type of valve ( of which the Garston or BRS valve is the best known ) , there is no moving piston — rather a rubber diaphragm which closes over a nylon seating with the last movement of the float arm . |
| 9 | Well , no what I 'm , what I 'm denying is I 'm questioning your assertion on what 's been happening in the last couple of weeks that we should react to that on a pa on er er report that has n't been released , right ? |
| 10 | Norman Ireland , chairman , said trading in the last quarter of 1992 had exceeded forecasts , and the improvement was continuing . |
| 11 | If no date is specified the court would probably conclude that it was to be exercised within a reasonable period ending on the last day for exercise ( Multon v Cordell [ 1986 ] 1 EGLR 44 ) . |
| 12 | And we will support the vigorous cultural life of the capital , which has seen new galleries , theatres and museums opening over the last decade . |
| 13 | 5.5 Decoration [ As often as may in the [ reasonable ] opinion of the Surveyor be necessary in order to maintain a high standard of decorative finish and attractiveness and to preserve the Premises or In each of the Decorating Years ] and in the last year of the Term to redecorate the Premises in a good and workmanlike manner and with appropriate materials of good quality [ to the [ reasonable ] satisfaction of the Surveyor ] the tints and colours and patterns of such decoration to be approved by the Landlord [ provided that the covenants relating to the last year of the Term shall not apply where the Tenant shall have redecorated the Premises less than [ 18 ] months prior to the expiry of the Term ] Most tenants would not wish to be under an obligation to redecorate the interior or exterior of the premises more frequently than every five years , although this is a matter for negotiation . |
| 14 | Note also an error in the text relating to the last set of transactions which should relate to l months 8 to 12 , not 6 to 12 as shown in the text . |
| 15 | The fact was that Algy had been living for the last year with a working-class architect called Len in a basement flat in Maida Vale . |
| 16 | While waiting , she gazed solemnly at the sinister Bridge of Sighs a few yards away and thought of the prisoners who 'd gazed out of its thickly grilled windows , looking for the last time on the beauties of Venice before they were incarcerated — or executed for causing the displeasure of powerful nobles . |
| 17 | It could be the day you deleted the thesis you 'd been writing for the last year , or the time the system crashed while you were giving a presentation in front of a thousand people . |
| 18 | The price alterations are a study in themselves , an example being the First Return from Craven Arms to Eaton , the original fare perhaps dating from the last century , crossed out and altered by some unfortunate clerk , by gas light , with a fine nib pen and a bottle of railway ink. , round about 1915 . |
| 19 | According to the last reference I looked up , erm Merseyside erm is about as big This is an old reference , |
| 20 | The multinationals have moved to other countries because of the civil war and according to the last report , in May 1983 , there were only four factories still operating in the multinational industrial parks . |
| 21 | Maternal , infant and child mortality " have all decreased , according to the last report published for 1981 . |
| 22 | Remembering at the last minute her policy of poise and control , she straightened up and formed what she hoped was a suitably businesslike expression . |
| 23 | IN view of all the talk about a resumption of political talks , I 've been looking at the last word of the Ulster Unionists on the subject , delivered just before the plug was pulled last October . |
| 24 | Trained in Ireland at the Cullinane yard for his first run of the 1984–5 season , he was then moved to Paddy Mullins , winning a handicap hurdle at Limerick Junction on his second outing for his new stable before his mood let him down again in the 1985 Gold Cup : he tried to pull himself up after a circuit and was tailed off when refusing at the last fence . |
| 25 | racing for the last time this season are swindon speedway … it 's the riders championship there on Sunday … a meeting not to be missed |
| 26 | Then she turned again and started to walk away , waiting for the last stone to strike her . |
| 27 | As we sat waiting for the last half-hour to grind away , the young Sheikh lifted the phone and telephoned his grandmother — his mother 's mother , not Sheikha Grandmother , who was still on her visit to her daughter . |
| 28 | As I write , he nods down at me from the wall beside my desk ; shining brass-reel in place , cast and flies still ready for action , waiting for the last trumpet to sound . |
| 29 | ‘ What the ‘ ell do you think we 've been doin' for the last hour ? ’ asked Tommy . |
| 30 | Indeed , they lost Gooch , Hick — cheaply again — and Stewart before they were in credit ; but with Smith mixing careworn defence and carefree attack , once pulling Su'a for six while on one knee as the Samoan attempted some left-arm spin , and Lamb all bustle and energy , English fears were eased going into the last day . |