Example sentences of "[to-vb] [prep] the last [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Tomorrow was too far distanced for his mind to wait for the last piece of evidence — a mind so ceaselessly tossing , as it had been ever since Lewis — wonderful Lewis ! — had mentioned that seemingly irrelevant item in The Oxford Times . |
| 2 | He tried to empty his mind of all thoughts , preparing for what only the most naive would fail to see as the last meeting of the Academy . |
| 3 | ‘ I 've been trying to go for the last half-hour , ’ he whispered , ‘ but you wo n't let go of my neck ! ’ |
| 4 | He turned an enquiring gaze upon her as she marched towards the house , but before following her he held out his hands to Millie as she went to jump off the last step , saying now in a low tone , ‘ It looks a good enough day ’ — he pointed to the back of the cart — ‘ what 's up ? ’ |
| 5 | This caused a delay of nine minutes , but play was able to restart for the last couple of overs . |
| 6 | Well we were supposed to meet after the last meeting which was cancelled . |
| 7 | Oxford 's Mark Carlsson was the first casualty crashing out of heat eleven … then it was Troy Butler 's turn to tumble in the last race … |
| 8 | I have reservations about Perlman and Mehta 's treatment of the Glazunov , though , which seems neither as richly romantic as Oscar Shumsky 's on Chandos , nor as glittering as Anne-Sophie Mutter 's on Erato : the other two versions to appear in the last year . |
| 9 | Yet even Renan 's treatment was to be regarded as saccharine and uncritically sentimental by the generation of Modernists who had begun to appear in the last quarter of the nineteenth century . |
| 10 | Since it is largely new , it might be appropriate to concentrate on the last chapter which " offers a reading of some very different Shakespearean plays " ( p. 196 ) . |
| 11 | I do n't really want to comment on the last issue really , I think we 've probably said enough on that , er the the issue of the effect on West Yorkshire . |
| 12 | Oh , just one little notice I do have that erm several of us are going on Thursday to the , on the trip to Docklands by the erm erm Rotary Club of Sawbridgeworth erm I 'm told that there are still one or two odd seats if anybody wants to come at the last minute er , he does n't anticipate he 's going to erm fill them so even if , late Wednesday night you suddenly find you are available , by all means , contact and I 'm sure it can be arranged . |
| 13 | The borough MPs were very different from their county colleagues , and only thirty-seven of the eighty-six from English boroughs even lived in the same towns ; many were carpet-bagging lawyers , induced to stand at the last moment and at the expense of Central Office . |
| 14 | There is a great temptation to overfeed in the last month to ensure calf growth and nutrition . |
| 15 | It would be unwise to elaborate on the last point . |
| 16 | The meal was hardly over when Mr Heath flew to Sunningdale by helicopter to preside over the last stage of the conference on the future of Northern Ireland . |
| 17 | Therefore the only rational strategy for either of us to play on the 100th round will be DEFECT , and we can each assume that the other player will work that out and be fully resolved to defect on the last round . |
| 18 | Portugal had only agreed to participate at the last minute , reportedly fearing that the summit would otherwise be geared to increasing the influence of Spain in the region . |
| 19 | Having outlived Dean and Adams , Hopper indulged himself during the early seventies in autobiographical ego trips that nobody went to see like The Last Movie and The American Dreamer . |
| 20 | After much deliberation and in great sorrow , the family of Don Antonio Beatillo , learned laureate and doctor , glory of the Faculty of Philosophy in the University of Naples , have resolved themselves to appeal against the last will and testament of their beloved and revered father , made in January last year , as being composed by the deceased when not in his right mind . ’ |
| 21 | That morning Sara had been up with the dawn to walk for the last time in the castle grounds to say goodbye to her doves , her servants , her horses and her hounds , the last of which seemed to sense what was happening and started howling as soon as she had departed . |
| 22 | To imagine for the last time the forests and oceans , green and alive , the way they 'd always been in historical dramas . |
| 23 | They had found too much to discuss for the last train to Swindon to remain a realistic option and Harry had gladly accepted the offer of overnight hospitality . |
| 24 | ‘ And I 've asked you to cover for the last half-hour — that was selfish of me . ’ |
| 25 | Only think of all my anxiety , the fears and sorrows I have had to endure for the last fortnight … |
| 26 | Natal needed seven runs to win off the last ball against Transvaal in the semi finals of our Benson & Hedges day/night series . |
| 27 | No hint that she was about to walk into the last surprise party that she could ever expect to see . |
| 28 | Colonel Bumford took his opportunity to win on the last throw . |
| 29 | As Tsar he was inclined to agree with the last person he had spoken to and to authorize wholly incompatible initiatives by different ministers . |
| 30 | I 've been trying to sleep for the last half-hour , and I ca n't . |