Example sentences of "was [verb] [prep] last " in BNC.
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| 1 | As for Philips , Foxe records that like Judas ‘ He not long time after enjoyed the price of innocent blood , but was consumed at last by lice . ’ |
| 2 | He was banished from last summer 's Olympics after a drugs test showed traces of the banned steroid Methandianone . |
| 3 | A pool , still empty , was filled with last year 's yellowing leaves from a nearby orange tree . |
| 4 | He said that Madge 's house was broken into last night . |
| 5 | A bus parked overnight at Templemore School was broken into last Thursday and two fire extinguishers were taken . |
| 6 | The Romanian factory which produces replicas of the Lotto strip was broken into last week — with nearly 500 Blues shirts stolen . |
| 7 | ‘ The show in the Village Troy was yabbering about last night , remember ? |
| 8 | Mainly because of Mr Pramual 's opposition a much needed increase in interest rates was delayed until last week . |
| 9 | Now the declaration of her age on the death certificate was out of her control , the truth was listed at last . |
| 10 | COMMERCIAL Union , whose London headquarters was devastated by last week 's IRA bomb in the City of London , yesterday raised the possibility that the insurance industry might seek Government help to cover terrorist damage on the mainland . |
| 11 | Lewis , 48 , a marketing director from Great Bookham in Surrey , was reported after last Tuesday 's Third Division match between Barnet and Walsall . |
| 12 | Horse racing 's decline was deepened by last year 's collapse in bloodstock values . |
| 13 | Hallo , something was happening at last . |
| 14 | The final dividend , payable on July 1 , was slashed from last year 's 1.5p to 0.9p . |
| 15 | But if their record was added to last season 's run-in , which yielded five wins from the last six , then their 12 victories amount to the number Neston secured to win in 1992 . |
| 16 | The friendly competition between Petersfield , Liss , Haslemere and Liphook Chambers of Trade is run annually , and this year was organised by last year 's winners Petersfield . |
| 17 | Late May , the sun was returning at last , but it was still cold . |
| 18 | I reckon he was trapped at last , like a good many others . ’ |
| 19 | Already Mrs Thatcher was looking beyond last night 's result . |
| 20 | Er , I should also re , remind you so my brief informs me , of the no smoking rule , which was adopted at last year 's er , A G M , and which means there 's no smoking er , in this room at any rate , and certainly not during the meeting . |
| 21 | The announcement that Mr Hunt , as current Employment Secretary , would take over responsibility for women 's affairs was made at last week 's Tory Women 's Conference and sparked outrage from Labour MPs and women 's lobby groups . |
| 22 | But the best was saved till last , when Western province and Eastern province produced an excellent Benson & Hedges day/night final at the packed Wanderers , just a couple of days after the South Africans had returned from the World Cup . |
| 23 | The necessary legislation — enabling the government to buy compulsorily at a price of its choosing — was pushed through last year . |
| 24 | It was upheld at last year 's meeting in Noordwijk [ see ED no. 37/38 ] . |
| 25 | John Tugwell , the bank 's respected executive who was drafted in last year to help reorganise the troubled subsidiary , said the turn-around performance is expected to continue . |
| 26 | The idea of UN policing of the Bosnian-Serbian border was agreed to last December . |
| 27 | The inquiry was set up after Ben Johnson was disqualified at last year 's Olympics . |
| 28 | The prize list was based on last year 's results and optimism and the café stock on last year 's shopping list and guesswork . |
| 29 | So she waited for the summons to the prince 's presence , and went with a demure step and a high heart when she was called at last . |
| 30 | Graeme Wright , editor of Wisden since 1986 , announced he was quitting at last night 's launch of the 1992 edition , held at the East India Club , London . |