Example sentences of "[coord] [art] last few [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 Then it was over , and with the end came that sense of anti-climax because tops are never as perfect as they should be , nor the last few steps as brilliantly conceived or executed .
2 In chartered helicopters they hovered over the empty stretch of road between Fenny Stratford and Buckingham to photograph the bare tarmac and the last few barriers and police cars parked there at first light .
3 The sky was dull , and the last few seconds were almost certainly wasted film , but he did not switch the camera off until the fighter had disappeared .
4 Never mind , the dates were going in and the last few weeks of the tour in the Eastern states were coming up .
5 Confining ourselves to Vienna and the last few weeks alone , it seems he may also have been responsible for a couple of recent murders of prostitutes in the Altstadt .
6 It seemed everyone was up in the mountains enjoying the glorious weather and the last few days skiing of the year .
7 By now I was enjoying the hot , sunny weather , but , alas , time was running out , and the last few days were spent back on Mahe .
8 This has already happened in microelectronics and the last few years have seen a revolution in this respect .
9 French financial markets have benefited from deregulation in the 1980s , and the last few years have witnessed an acceleration in financial innovation in France .
10 But the last few minutes before their arrival fled by .
11 She 'd known John Delaney for about six months , but the last few hours had been the catalyst .
12 I 'm sure he was , but the last few years when I knew him he 'd gotten a lot of respect from people and he was n't having to struggle any more , and I think he knew the people loved him and he liked that .
13 ‘ I should have phoned but the last few days have been so hectic that I did n't have time , ’ Claudia said as she gave Myra a brief account of finding Dana .
14 One newly-qualified accountant , who is considering a trip to the Far East for a few months , said winter was traditionally a busy time for accountants because companies are preparing for their financial year-ends but the last few months had been very quiet .
15 The hoped for recovery in the UK economy in 1992 failed to materialise , but the last few months have seen several actions by the Government intended to prevent 1993 becoming the third consecutive year of recession .
16 The Marquis may have had a diggicult year but the last few months though have been more difficult for Becky Blandford .
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