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 .
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