Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun sg] [verb] the last " in BNC.
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1 | My story concerns the last England cricket tour of South Africa in 1964–65 , when during the first morning of the Durban Test the pitch was so utterly dead that Peter Pollock , at full pace , could hardly get the ball bail-high and England 's batsmen were obviously headed for a huge total . |
2 | As my breath scratches the last scribbles , and I write |
3 | So ended — for the moment — my quest to solve the last enigma . |
4 | In another action , the speed marchers stretched their stride to cover the last 6 of 20 desert miles after a sharp night action . |
5 | Merrill bit her lip , fingering the envelope in her handbag containing the last of Elise 's unpaid bills — for an elm chest , a beautiful piece of furniture bearing Woodline Design 's distinctive label . |
6 | GERMANY , another side to have ‘ employed ’ the technical know-how of a foreigner ( Emil Signes , the former coach and current manager of the US Eagles sevens side ) were equally unsuccessful in their bid to reach the last four . |
7 | Finally , when the stream dried up to a dribble , she popped the man 's wet dick in her mouth to savour the last few drops . |
8 | It was organised by several local groups , including Wensleydale railway association , which sees the present 22 mile branch as a vital link in its campaign to restore the last 17 miles of the Wensleydale line between Redmire and Garsdale . |
9 | Melanie wrestled with self-pity and memory as she sat in the kitchen with her book while her aunt sewed the last seams of the Greek tunic . |
10 | The vigour and profundity of the Old Testament 's own challenge is at once realized when we recall how far the ruins of Jericho are from Eden , or from that remarkable declaration of faith in Genesis 1 , and how completely the smoke of its destruction hides the last of the promises given to Abraham in Genesis 12 . |
11 | She stood like a dummy as her mother gave the last twitches to her wedding dress , trying to ignore the excitement that buzzed through the small house . |
12 | Her mother poured the last cup of tea , stirred it vigorously , picked up her slice of bread and butter , took a mouthful , chewed it , and then , " Suit yourself , " she said . |
13 | After a buffet rijstafel of gargantuan proportions-thirty dishes concluded with a chewy sweet much beloved of the malais which resembled nothing so much as toenail pie — the Colonel served Tia Maria which he and his wife thought the last word in cosmopolitan sophistication . |
14 | There is never a moment when Dustin gets as worried as Gary Cooper in High Noon , although , like Cooper , he has to cope singlehandedly with a number of killers , and is only saved at the final moment when his wife blasts the last opponent with a shotgun . |
15 | Consequently , the last line of his life parroted the last line of his masterpiece : at his funeral a picket of soldiers turned up to fire a volley over the coffin , and thus bid the state 's traditional farewell to one of its most improbable and sardonic chevaliers . |
16 | Couples , the US Player of the Year and defending a title which inspired him to glory at Augusta last April , regained his compsure to cover the last seven holes in one under par . |
17 | His plate held the last few crumbs of a generous slice of pound cake . |
18 | MacLane's– driver swerved out of his way to get the last crawling quintuplet . |