Example sentences of "not [verb] the last " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Queen 's cousin made a public plea to construction giant Trafalgar House not to demolish the last hangar at Brooklands in Weybridge , Surrey . |
| 2 | On second thoughts , she wished she had not uttered the last sentence . |
| 3 | US officials believe they have not heard the last of the Soviet proposal for naval nuclear disarmament , which was carefully phrased to echo a similar plan put forward unofficially by the veteran US arms negotiator , Mr Paul Nitze . |
| 4 | But what persuades me that we have not heard the last of Havel the writer is that he combines a total commitment to social freedom and individual responsibility with an extraordinary ironic detachment . |
| 5 | ‘ You 've not heard the last of this , ’ Swire Sugden threatened as he stormed out of the church hall . |
| 6 | But Paris had not solved the last enigma . |
| 7 | I am afraid that I could not catch the last part of my hon. Friend 's question , but I agree with him about the importance that he attaches to the single market . |
| 8 | Tallis 's case is convincing , though he has certainly not said the last word on the matter , and there may well be further arguments from those who are professionally engaged in linguistics . |
| 9 | But still the house of Eli has not seen the last of it . |
| 10 | MANCHESTER CITY 'S explosive marksman David White has not seen the last of an England shirt . |
| 11 | Many supporters , I know , feel uneasy that Proby is returning and are dismayed that we have not seen the last of what the Whaddon and Mitchley Argus called ‘ The Headcase Half Back ’ . |
| 12 | ‘ In my opinion , we have not seen the last of this matter . ’ |
| 13 | Although it contrived to remain fairly independent of the Great Khan far away in China , Persia had not seen the last of Mongol invasions . |
| 14 | However , only one explicit signal is provided in the form of " finally " ( sentence ( h ) ) and yet the sentence which it governs does not constitute the last of the story . |
| 15 | ‘ I can not remember the last time I had a proper meal without having a nice drop of wine to go with it . |
| 16 | But I really can not remember the last time I went out and bought something new from a retailer — other than test kits and silicon sealant . |
| 17 | The great majority of solicitors continue in their traditional ways , making their staple living from conveyancing , probate , advising middle-class clients in minor disputes and business affairs , and litigation — though some firms prefer not to do the last if they can help it . |
| 18 | Dr Runcie stressed the terrorists should not have the last word . |
| 19 | They believe , ‘ … that the individual can be made to learn how to learn … chromosomes do not have the last word … individuals should have the option to change , irrespective of age ’ . |
| 20 | The Medicines Information Bill is founded on two main principles : that those who keep secrets should not have the last word on where secrecy begins and ends and that openness should be the rule and secrecy the exception . |
| 21 | Vaillancourt , a Canadian now living in California , had nothing to lose by his all-out effort , but would still have been beaten by George Lindemann if Larry , one of his two World Cup horses , had not hit the last fence . |
| 22 | I was suffering from a cold , the first for years — in fact I can not recall the last time I had a cold — and because the weather was nice the village was extremely busy with tourists and lots of traffic and people knocking on my door . |
| 23 | But Rachel hated not to have the last word . |
| 24 | Do not confuse the last letter of the NI number ( which might be A , B , C or D ) with an NI contribution table letter . |
| 25 | The answer to this must be : ‘ No , for she does not own the last quarter of the gardens . ’ |