Example sentences of "they [verb] the last [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Their cattle are finished : they made the last batch of bread with oxblood to save what 's left of the water , and they drink that mixed with wine , of which there is n't all that much , either . |
2 | As they entered the last fortnight of the share sale there was still a shade under half the £6.5 million to be raised . |
3 | ‘ They received the last rites and a blessing ? ’ |
4 | Why ca n't they go the last mile and ban him from bowling against England batsman who clearly would find reading Sanskrit easier than spotting than ‘ Hollywood 's ’ wrong ‘ un . |
5 | They could n't see the shepherd until they crossed the last rise but they could hear the sheepbells on the clear air . |
6 | A frequent fault is to read out passages from textbooks as though they represented the last word on the law . |
7 | Those last would not be required again until they reached the last mile of the return trip . |
8 | But who would think of refusing Lucy 's invitations , providing as they did the last vestige of a social occasion within the enclave ? |
9 | They bought the last chips that were available in Phyl 's Phries and at one o'clock they drifted apart , not satisfied with their night out . |
10 | And you do n't fall asleep , as you are inclined to do if you try to be an absorbent sponge , soaking in what the authors say as if they had the last word . |
11 | As they rounded the last corner the leaders had the main field breathing down their necks . |
12 | ‘ The audience always begin laughing early on and they miss the last line , ’ said Den . |
13 | As you know , Piper , the staff at the Commando Camp have been accepting free board and lodgings at my Police Station for some time now , especially when they miss the last transport back to camp . ’ |
14 | Cornish people of southwestern England believe souls progress through various stages , reducing in size each time until they reach the last stage of the cycle before passing to Heaven or Hell . |
15 | ‘ Railways still in a mess after the air raids — they were so delayed they missed the last ferry connection . |