Example sentences of "last [noun sg] [verb] [adj] [noun sg] " 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 | The soldiers had orders not to shoot except as a last resort to save human life . |
| 3 | In a last bid to gain full control over the port the German government offered Poland guaranteed rights of access if the Poles would allow the city to revert to the Reich . |
| 4 | We have already dropped our International Tax section and this is the last issue to include European Briefing : both sections had relatively little support from readers . |
| 5 | Mr Laurie Bull was the last teacher to enjoy this facility . |
| 6 | This last point implies that psychoanalysis , as such , is not concerned with the truth or falsity of religious beliefs , and that it rather counteracts the earlier arguments about religious beliefs being neither justified by sense experience nor rational arguments . |
| 7 | ‘ Look , Mr Cohen , ’ he appealed , ‘ I 'll give you one last chance to sign that cheque . |
| 8 | If this by itself were not sufficient grounds for paying Spain more attention than it has hitherto received , the development of the country 's industrial relations over the last decade provides ample material for fertile investigation . |
| 9 | This custom continued under David Barclay , who entertained there George I in 1714 , George II in 1727 , and the young George III and his new bride in 1761 , the last occasion attracting widespread interest in the metropolitan press . |
| 10 | The French government had argued in favour of " balanced trade " between the two blocs but at the last minute accepted this wording . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | They appeared to have lost the art for a while ; last night went some way towards suggesting they had got it back . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | The TUC was last night seeking legal advice and threatened to take the Government to court for alleged breach of European law , claiming that scrapping the councils discriminated against women . |
| 15 | SHOW giants Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber and Cameron Mackintosh last night threatened legal action that could ruin a top amateur theatre group . |
| 16 | TOUGH guy Vinny Jones last night saluted British soccer 's legendary hard-men — comparing them to heroes in war-time . |
| 17 | However the Scottish Office last night challenged that figure . |
| 18 | MERSEY Tunnel officials were last night welcoming increased business and faster traffic flows . |
| 19 | HOWARD WILKINSON last night slammed Third Division Barnet for bringing football into disrepute as Barry Fry was sacked again — this time for real . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | DAVE BASSETT last night thanked old pal Bobby Gould for saving him from a possible FA rap . |
| 22 | DR DAVID OWEN last night urged tactical voting to keep Neil Kinnock out of Downing Street and boost the prospect of electoral reform . |
| 23 | KENNETH Clarke bluntly warned the Cabinet last night to axe public spending or face higher taxes in his Autumn Budget . |
| 24 | KENNETH Clarke bluntly warned the Cabinet last night to axe public spending or face higher taxes in his Autumn Budget . |
| 25 | CHELSEA made a double swoop last night to land golden oldie Mick Harford and Scottish ace John Spencer . |
| 26 | SOUTHAMPTON 'S Neil Maddison last night offered former team-mate Alan Shearer a vote of thanks for sustaining his career . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | The occupant returned home at 10.30 last night to find flammable liquid had been poured through the letterbox . |
| 29 | KEVIN KEEGAN last night warned Premier League clubs they are wasting their time trying to buy his rising stars . |
| 30 | The BMA was last night examining this provision to see what , if any , effect it could have on GPs ' prescribing . |