Example sentences of "but [pers pn] [be] the last " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Yow tell yer Dad everythink but I 'm the last to be told . ’ |
| 2 | Yes , thought Berdichev ; but I 'm the last person you expected to see up here today . |
| 3 | In July 1939 , a group of fifteen children from Great Engeham and Whittingham Farm School left for Palestine , but they were the last until after the war . |
| 4 | Now that he had only hunters to school and exercise and Mrs Geary ( who loved the lads ) to feed him well , no question about his weight , life was kind and easier ; but he was the last to admit it and showed sympathy to nobody , least of all to Nicandra . |
| 5 | She ought to phone Arnie to let him know she was back , but he was the last person she felt like speaking to right now . |
| 6 | ‘ But it 's the last time that counts . |
| 7 | ‘ He 'd very much like to take over , but it 's the last thing I want . ’ |
| 8 | yes that 's quite , that 's the on , that 's the one , it 's the fourth page in , I have n't got page numbers , but it 's the last paragraph on the page of the paragraph for the publication do you know the page ? |
| 9 | And yet , when you 've tried all the rest , it comes down to this , and it makes you feel better anyway , but it 's the last resort |
| 10 | Ruth surveyed the freshly-turned earth and looked around for a flower she could place on the grave , but it was the last day of December and there was nothing in bloom . |