Example sentences of "last [noun sg] [vb past] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Silver-haired Lt Drebin 's last case netted Red rock producers Taunton Cider 24 awards worldwide and quadrupled British cider sales last year . |
| 2 | In the last category fell four types that embodied the ideal qualities of physical form as set out in the ‘ canon ’ of Polyclitus : the diskophoros ( discus-carrier ) , the doryphoros ( spear-carrier ) , the diadumenos ( victor crowning himself ) and the hero Hercules . |
| 3 | This last category included five groups associated with Mencap Homes Foundation projects which while benefiting from CMHT support were part of a wider supportive structure , but they also included four other groups which were primarily assisted by the teams . |
| 4 | But beneath that successful entry last spring lay many months of feasibility studies and fund-raising , planning and persuasion . |
| 5 | Last winter featured tartan themes , while metallic Sixties dresses and lurex tops were popular at Christmas . |
| 6 | The advance and retreat of the last glaciation caused sea-level changes to take place there very recently , in geological terms . |
| 7 | They had six hours twenty minutes to survive , but the first hour of the last day saw five wickets crash for 78 . |
| 8 | The French government had argued in favour of " balanced trade " between the two blocs but at the last minute accepted this wording . |
| 9 | PRESIDENT Nicolae Ceausescu of Romania last night defied international condemnation of the massacre of demonstrators by his security forces at the weekend as reports indicated tens of thousands had again taken to the streets of in Timisoara , escalating the crisis . |
| 10 | They appeared to have lost the art for a while ; last night went some way towards suggesting they had got it back . |
| 11 | VINNIE JONES was last night offered financial help to pay off his £20,000 FA fine by the company that produced his controversial soccer video . |
| 12 | GRAHAM Gooch last night told beaten Pakistan : ‘ There is no way we are going to feel sorry for you . |
| 13 | Hoover last night denied any restrictions and insisted the promotion was a no-strings attached deal . |
| 14 | SHOW giants Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber and Cameron Mackintosh last night threatened legal action that could ruin a top amateur theatre group . |
| 15 | TOUGH guy Vinny Jones last night saluted British soccer 's legendary hard-men — comparing them to heroes in war-time . |
| 16 | THE National Rivers Authority last night scrapped controversial plans to charge owners who have river banks on their land . |
| 17 | However the Scottish Office last night challenged that figure . |
| 18 | But the 20 girls on the catwalk last night had different problems on their minds . |
| 19 | FURIOUS President Bush last night blasted new claims that he had an affair with an English-born aide . |
| 20 | FIREMEN last night spent several hours tackling a fire at Mordon Southside Farm near Mordon , Sedgefield . |
| 21 | HOWARD WILKINSON last night slammed Third Division Barnet for bringing football into disrepute as Barry Fry was sacked again — this time for real . |
| 22 | LEEDS boss Howard Wilkinson last night slammed Third Division Barnet for bringing football into disrepute as Barry Fry was sacked again — this time for real . |
| 23 | DAVE BASSETT last night thanked old pal Bobby Gould for saving him from a possible FA rap . |
| 24 | A DEFLECTED shot from Scott Nisbet that spun off an opponent and then bounced over the head of a bemused Brugge goalkeeper last night kept alive Rangers ' hopes of a place in the European Cup final . |
| 25 | A FISH merchants ' leader last night blamed illegal landings of black fish by Scottish and English boats for the collapse in quayside prices which has sparked an outcry against imports of foreign fish . |
| 26 | Labour was not satisfied with Mr Major 's assurance and last night demanded specific figures on how much help would be available . |
| 27 | DR DAVID OWEN last night urged tactical voting to keep Neil Kinnock out of Downing Street and boost the prospect of electoral reform . |
| 28 | MR NORMAN Tebbit 's decision to raise the stakes in the Conservatives ' Hong Kong immigration row with a brutal attack on the Cabinet 's policy last night convinced some MPs that he is preparing a bid for the party leadership when Mrs Thatcher retires . |
| 29 | THE combined might of Hollywood 's top tough guys Sylvester Stallone , Arnold Schwarzenegger and Bruce Willis last night found one enemy they had no chance against — the British climate . |
| 30 | Last night shocked conservation groups demanded that British Nuclear Fuels Ltd clean up their act … and the environment . |