Example sentences of "[was/were] [vb pp] [prep] last [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The following exhibitions were listed in last month 's column and deserve recognition before they close : the large exhibition of sculpture , paintings and miniatures by Francesco Clemente at Anthony d'Offay ( to 30 April ) , Catherine Lee 's beautifully patinated wall reliefs at Annely Juda |
| 2 | A 5 p.c. reduction in gross margins on lower-margin desk-top computer products and the weakness in the market were blamed for last year 's downturn but ICL says its share of the British computer market rose by one point to 19 p.c . |
| 3 | No clusters of HEV occurred when seropositive persons were grouped by last name or street address . |
| 4 | The following exhibitions were reported in last month 's issue and deserve note before they close : Hamish Fulton 's elegant installation of wall texts and photographs of his walks , the most handsome exhibition to have been held at Annely Juda ( to 6 March ) , two large sculptures by Mario Merz and new paintings and charcoal drawings , the best of his career , by Leon Kossoff at Anthony d'Offay ( to 6 March ) , Michael Young 's new sand paintings at Turske-Hue-Williams ( to 15 March ) , ‘ Out of Sight Out of Mind ’ , Nicholas Logsdail 's survey of international painting and sculpture 1965–1975 at Lisson ( to 20 March ) , Michael Landy 's ‘ Warning Signs ’ at Karsten Schubert ( to 6 March ) , new paintings by Arturo di Stefano , coinciding with his retrospective survey at Liverpool 's Walker Art Gallery , at Purdy Hicks ( to 6 March ) , new works by Riccardo Cinalli , featuring in a touring exhibition organised by the Accademia Italiana , at Long and Ryle ( to 19 March ) , and print exhibitions of Jim Dine at Waddington Graphics ( to 14 March ) and Robert Ryman at Victoria Miro ( to 29 March ) . |
| 5 | His ‘ Dirty toys ’ , as he describes his arrangements of battered dolls and stuffed animals which he rescues from thrift shops , were included in last autumn 's ‘ Objects for the Ideal Home ’ at the Serpentine Gallery and in the Hayward Gallery 's recent ‘ Doubletake ’ , but neither occasion gave a complete or convincing account of the range of his interests . |
| 6 | In New York , where he will exhibit with new dealer , Jay Gorney , in the autumn , he has attracted much attention for his ‘ Restraints ’ and ‘ Workbenches ’ which were shown at last year 's Whitney Biennial . |
| 7 | The changes in Eastern Europe were recognised in last year 's survey to be of long term importance only . |
| 8 | That 's why a number of clubs were represented at last night 's reserve game against Coventry . |
| 9 | Farnham R.C. were represented in last weekend 's Surrey League road race . |
| 10 | His development as a personality and player in his three months with Celtic were illustrated during last week 's glorious exit from the European Cup Winners ' Cup . |
| 11 | The following exhibitions were reviewed in last month 's column and can be recommended : Anselm Kiefer 's ‘ The Women of the Revolution ’ at Anthony d'Offay ( to 8 August ) ; James Turrell 's studies for ‘ The Irish Sky Garden ’ at Turske-Hue-Williams ( to 31 July ) ; Mayor 's installation by Rebecca Horn ( to 31 August ) ; Simon Edmondson 's new paintings at Benjamin Rhodes ( to 7 August ) ; Marlborough 's second exhibition of Stephen Conroy ( to 25 July ) ; and Nayland Blake 's ‘ Bleep ’ at Milch ( to 11 July ) . |
| 12 | The following exhibitions were discussed in last month 's issue and are recommended to readers : Sean Scully 's convincing demonstration of abstract art at Waddington ( to 23 December ) , the new graphic works of Roy Lichtenstein at Mayor ( to 23 December ) , theatre paintings by Sickert at Browse and Darby ( to 23 December ) , Bernard Jacobson 's handsome selection of paintings by Stanley Spencer ( to 5 December ) , with Spencer 's drawings at Dover Street Gallery ( to 18 December ) , and a fine installation of Grenville Davey 's sculpture at Chisenhale ( to 13 December ) . |
| 13 | The following exhibitions were discussed in last month 's column in Il Giornale dell'Arte : Victor Pasmore 's new paintings and prints at Marlborough ( to 23 October ) , works on paper by Robert Kushner at Mayor ( to 31 October ) , twelve biomorphic paintings by Ed Albers , with ten drawings from the estate of Arshile Gorky , at Salama-Caro ( to 7 November ) , new photographs by Andreas Gursky at Victoria Miro ( to 16 October ) and Andy Goldsworthy 's floor of clay at Turske-Hue-Williams ( to 31 October ) . |
| 14 | The following exhibitions were discussed in last month 's issue and should be noted : sculpture and drawings by Eduardo Chillida at Annely Juda ( to 14 November ) , works on paper by Bridget Riley at Karsten Schubert ( to 14 November ) , seven sculptures and a strong selection of graphic works by Elizabeth Frink at Lumley Cazalet ( to 13 November ) , ‘ Three Score and Ten ’ , the seventieth birthday exhibition of Albert Irvin at Gimpel ( to 21 November ) , the second part of Adrian Wiczniewski 's new paintings , drawings and neon sculpture at William Jackson ( to 21 November ) , Andy Goldsworthy 's clay floor at Turske-Hue-Williams ( to 27 November ) , the large sculptures of Jeff Lowe at Maak ( to 20 November ) , Fantastic Works on Paper at RAAB 's Millbank branch and the paintings of Jean-Michel Basquiat and Robert Combas at Crane ( to 3 December ) . |
| 15 | Hundreds of trees were lost in last year 's storms and ‘ the garden in the wood ’ suffered much damage . |
| 16 | Doubts were expressed about last week 's rumour of moves to end steel price control . |
| 17 | Kurdish detainees at Harmondsworth were released after last week 's fire , which also left one man seriously injured . |
| 18 | The principles of the NBS , brainchild of A1 Garden Aquaria 's Peter Oakes , were outlined in last month 's column , but little did I imagine that the device itself would be in my hands so soon afterwards , let alone up and running in time for this update . |
| 19 | The following exhibitions were mentioned in last month 's column and should be noted : interpretations of ‘ The Lake of Innisfree ’ by |
| 20 | He was banished from last summer 's Olympics after a drugs test showed traces of the banned steroid Methandianone . |
| 21 | A pool , still empty , was filled with last year 's yellowing leaves from a nearby orange tree . |
| 22 | He said that Madge 's house was broken into last night . |
| 23 | The Romanian factory which produces replicas of the Lotto strip was broken into last week — with nearly 500 Blues shirts stolen . |
| 24 | Mainly because of Mr Pramual 's opposition a much needed increase in interest rates was delayed until last week . |
| 25 | COMMERCIAL Union , whose London headquarters was devastated by last week 's IRA bomb in the City of London , yesterday raised the possibility that the insurance industry might seek Government help to cover terrorist damage on the mainland . |
| 26 | Horse racing 's decline was deepened by last year 's collapse in bloodstock values . |
| 27 | The final dividend , payable on July 1 , was slashed from last year 's 1.5p to 0.9p . |
| 28 | But if their record was added to last season 's run-in , which yielded five wins from the last six , then their 12 victories amount to the number Neston secured to win in 1992 . |
| 29 | The friendly competition between Petersfield , Liss , Haslemere and Liphook Chambers of Trade is run annually , and this year was organised by last year 's winners Petersfield . |
| 30 | Er , I should also re , remind you so my brief informs me , of the no smoking rule , which was adopted at last year 's er , A G M , and which means there 's no smoking er , in this room at any rate , and certainly not during the meeting . |