Example sentences of "[pn reflx] [prep] [art] last [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You feel him imagining himself as the last rock of culture and civilization being swept over by a wave of barbarism and Jews ( communism and commercialism ) , the saviour of more than the Constitution , the saviour of all that has been culture , the snob of the West . |
| 2 | Pressing himself against the last wagon he peered around the side for any sign of the guards . |
| 3 | It was squarely concluded that Hitler , through the over-estimation of his own strength and rejection of all overtures for peace from neutral states , ‘ bears himself in the last resort the blame for the retrograde development which has now set in ’ . |
| 4 | DEC president Bob Palmer , who was supposed to grace this week 's gathering with his presence — see front page — absented himself at the last minute . |
| 5 | In between these two new efforts sits Filip 's Advanced Workstations & Systems which has , he notes , taken unto itself over the last year all the ingredients needed to be a stand-alone company bar a dedicated sales force . |
| 6 | At rest the cricket looks like a dead leaf , but it transforms itself at the last moment . |
| 7 | She used the buses and wherever she found herself on the last bus at night , whether at her own home or at her son 's , she would stay for the night only to set off again early the following morning . |
| 8 | Dana had not appeared for the promised fitting or for the rehearsal , excusing herself at the last minute because Roman had wanted her for alterations to one of the outfits she was to wear . |
| 9 | She was about to say so , in no uncertain terms , but stopped herself at the last moment . |
| 10 | When I 'd completed this process I turned to the mirror to look at myself for a last time . |
| 11 | I must content myself with the last verse of a hymn in honour of St Bartholomew : |
| 12 | Er in the alternative of course er the local communities have available er the High Court action which I 've referred to during several discussions with yourselves over the last week or two . |
| 13 | And this , after spending themselves to the last ounce , only within the last three weeks , and being greeted everywhere with roaring crowds and cheering streets and the appearance of universal applause and approbation . |