Example sentences of "[to-vb] for [art] 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 | ‘ I 've been trying to go for the last half-hour , ’ he whispered , ‘ but you wo n't let go of my neck ! ’ |
| 3 | This caused a delay of nine minutes , but play was able to restart for the last couple of overs . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | To imagine for the last time the forests and oceans , green and alive , the way they 'd always been in historical dramas . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | ‘ And I 've asked you to cover for the last half-hour — that was selfish of me . ’ |
| 8 | Only think of all my anxiety , the fears and sorrows I have had to endure for the last fortnight … |
| 9 | I 've been trying to sleep for the last half-hour , and I ca n't . |
| 10 | For the celebration , soldiers of his Army had been forbidden to shave for the last month so that their faced would more nearly represent those of warriors of old . |
| 11 | Since both individuals consume whatever quantity of the good is produced , we must add up vertically the price each is prepared to pay for the last unit . |
| 12 | Roger Bootle , chief economist at stockbrokers Greenwell Montagu , said yesterday : ‘ I think the recovery has been waiting to happen for the last couple of months . |