Example sentences of "[vb past] [art] last few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I just caught the last few minutes of a Yorkshire TV documentary , ‘ England 's Last Wilderness ’ , with David Bellamy burbling about the Pennines . |
| 2 | He rushed along London Street and Bridge Road so fast that he puffed and staggered the last few yards to the cottage where he lived with his parents and two younger brothers . |
| 3 | Equation is seen , for instance , when we recognize a picture of someone we know ; and qualification was at work when a cave painter added the last few touches which made his bison look more energetic and more nearly alive than the others already on the rock face . |
| 4 | The drunk lifted his bottle and shook the last few drops into his throat . |
| 5 | He ripped the last few berries off their bush , swallowed them in one gulp , and surveyed the mess he had made with satisfaction . |
| 6 | Standing on the landing , she took a moment or two to compose herself , then walked the last few feet to his mother 's room . |
| 7 | Aenarion walked the last few leagues over the haunted plains on foot . |
| 8 | It 's impossible to say which city Bashlachev belonged to because he was raised in the northern town of Cherepovets , studied at Sverdlovsk University and spent the last few years of his life wandering between Moscow , Leningrad and Siberia . |
| 9 | He had his own rooms and spent the last few years of his life reading and receiving a stream of aristocratic visitors , including the princess of Wales , venturing forth occasionally for trips to the theatre organized through the actress Madge Kendal [ q.v . ] . |
| 10 | Nicholas Ridley retired from the house of commons at the last election after his outspoken remarks over Europe , he took a peerage and spent the last few months of his life in the House of Lords . |
| 11 | We only switched the last few minutes on . |
| 12 | He staggered and fell the last few feet and finally collapsed on the mud and grass of the bank . |
| 13 | I saw the last few minutes of the game when I got back from the pub last night and was amazed to hear some commentator say ‘ Manchester United have n't lost at home in the European Cup for 37 years ’ . |
| 14 | He crashed against the wall then fell , rolled the last few stairs to the hallway . |
| 15 | Then he put his head down , growled and took the last few stairs three at a time . |
| 16 | As it lowered its wings in threat posture , I took a last few shots before backing away , mindful of Valdemar 's account of the owl which left long , bloody furrows up the back of a photographer who pushed his luck too far ! |
| 17 | He scaled the last few stairs in a spastic fashion , but reached the top flight as he heard the voiders ' soles at the bottom . |
| 18 | The boat floated the last few yards until it actually bumped the side of The Sandhopper . |
| 19 | Bernice shivered inside her coat as she ran the last few feet to the stones . |
| 20 | Jack stopped , listening again , and then ran the last few metres . |
| 21 | Thomas Telford ran the last few yards to the pump site . |
| 22 | She ran the last few yards and was breathing heavily , but more out of anxiety than exhaustion . |
| 23 | He looked briefly at his son as he said the last few words , conscious that the boy was watching everything . |
| 24 | Chairman Michael Hurdle said the last few months of the year to March 27 had provided some evidence of an upturn in consumer confidence and helped increase operating profits by 10.2pc to £22.5m from £20.4m last time . |
| 25 | We both started to laugh as I had the last few words on the subject . |
| 26 | His plate held the last few crumbs of a generous slice of pound cake . |