Example sentences of "but [adv] the last " in BNC.

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1 But perhaps the last concert , when Paragon joined with the Caput Ensemble , outdid all the events .
2 With a view to persuading your Lordships to restore the order of Buckley J. , the plaintiffs , who are the appellants in the circumstances described , have put their argument in a number of different ways , but only the last need , in my opinion , seriously occupy your Lordships ' attention .
3 The well-known story of Curzon 's Tuesday summons from Montacute to London , of his confident and much-photographed arrival , first at Paddington Station and then at Carlton House Terrace , followed by the crushing blow delivered to him that afternoon when Stamfordham called at his house and told him Baldwin was to be Prime Minister , was not therefore a sudden snatching from his hands of the steadily earned and well-deserved prize , but more the last rather overdramatized act of a tragi-comedy which had been played out in varying forms since his appointment as Viceroy of India in 1898 .
4 Not only is it our last match of the season but also the last match to be played at ‘ The Tip ’ .
5 This can vary water by water , but often the last two or three hours of daylight are crucial and can bring a short burst of action after all else has failed .
6 In Butler there was a similar exchange of counter-offers , but here the last communication between the parties , sent by the seller , was a copy of the buyer 's order , signed by way of acknowledgement , together with a covering letter stating that the order was acknowledged , and was being " entered into in accordance with the offer " .
7 We heard another 4 lots of screaming , but then the last time we heard it , that was really loud .
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