Example sentences of "of [v-ing] the last " in BNC.
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| 1 | No setting off home straight after a quick lunch to be sure of catching the last lift ? |
| 2 | A profit-maximising firm under conditions of perfect competition will expand production up to the point at which the additional cost of producing the last unit of output ( ’ marginal cost ’ ) is equal to price . |
| 3 | Hence the marginal cost of producing the last film must be the value of the meals sacrificed by using the last units of labour to make films rather than meals . |
| 4 | The vertical distance between the marginal social cost MSC and the marginal social benefit as given by DD shows the marginal social loss of producing the last output unit . |
| 5 | His denial of robbing the last victim — Mary Cannon — was accepted by the court . |
| 6 | Anna returned to the task of removing the last , fibrous , old leeks of winter which would make , oh groan , yet more soup . |
| 7 | I suggested that he might think of removing the last three syllables from his name , which he did by deed poll . |
| 8 | Both are more refreshing than a toner — and more effective methods of removing the last traces of make-up and oil . |
| 9 | I offer my congratulations to the workers and management of Yarrow , who have picked themselves up after the bitter disappointment of losing the last order , despite having built the first of class and many of the subsequent ships . |
| 10 | Holland 's Richard Krajicek lost his chance of reaching the last four when he slipped 6–4 , 6–3 to Ivanisevic . |
| 11 | The technique of squeezing the last mark out of the examination game ( for it is so artificial as to be a game ) needs as much practice as mastering the breast stroke or converting a try . |
| 12 | That is , the probability of obtaining a word string , W , is given by the probability of finding the first word , w1 , multiplied by the probability of finding the second word , w2 , given w1 etc. , multiplied by the probability of finding the last word , wn , given that all of the previous words were found . |
| 13 | In particular , simplification of the design of such ladder filters through the technique of loading the last section with the characteristic impedance was discussed . |
| 14 | Ryder has spoken to NME about the pressures of touring the last LP , ‘ Pills 'N' Thrills And Bellyaches ’ , recording their new LP ‘ … |
| 15 | The French habit of raising the last syllable of a sentence an octave higher made the flow of her speech sound like the indignant cackling of a hen : ‘ I 'm shocked to hear you say that ! |