Example sentences of "up the last [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We rushed up the last pitches having learned a lesson — next time I 'll take a windbreaker , even on a hot day . |
| 2 | Troops mopped up the last pockets of resistance by men loyal to the former rebel movement , Unita . |
| 3 | But after 74 miles , they were all together as they charged up the last climb to the finishing line . |
| 4 | Open up the last bit of paper and all will be revealed . |
| 5 | Look at figure 1 at the end of this chapter and cover up the last column . |
| 6 | Contestants who have finished relax with a drink or cheer on those struggling up the last stretch , some of them grasping frantically at disintegrating bales of straw . |
| 7 | For a moment there was nothing to do but let the shabby old SE haul him up the last stretch , so Lambert actually relaxed and momentarily enjoyed his peace . |
| 8 | Steve breathed , impressed , as they trundled up the last stretch of drive after the gates had clanked shut behind them . |
| 9 | If they succeed , they will give up the last vestiges of the party state and refute the criticisms that they are only interested in the power and money accumulated by the Communists over the past 40 years , without accepting any blame for their actions . |
| 10 | Léonie swished her fork around her plate to gather up the last vestiges of sauce mornay . |
| 11 | She heard him catch at air , and cough up the last slime of the river . |
| 12 | ‘ And now , ’ he said , having mopped up the last crumb , ‘ now , what is it I can do for you ? |
| 13 | ‘ That was absolutely delicious , ’ Polly had sighed , spooning up the last crumb , amazed that the extra pressure had not completely destroyed her appetite . |
| 14 | The small group struggled up the last piece of the embankment , Teversham necessarily in the rear and Francis Morgan stumbled almost on to McLeish 's feet . |
| 15 | I laugh and push him up the last step . |
| 16 | There were three letters and an electricity bill addressed to Mrs Emma Funnell , three circulars and — she picked up the last envelope — a cheap blue paper one and addressed to herself , not as Mrs Margaret Jones , but Mrs Peggy Jones . |
| 17 | He picked up my suitcase and carried it up the last flight , putting it down outside my door and turning to me . |
| 18 | Wickham bounded up the last flight , shirt-sleeved , jacket in hand . |
| 19 | There 's a new batch in , about fifty , they say , to fill up the last posting . |
| 20 | He picked up the last letter . |
| 21 | She was wiping a crust of bread round the inside of her dish to catch up the last drops of broth . |
| 22 | The combination roared along Castle Walk , echoing into the empty courtyard of the Berkeley Hunt kennels as it careered up the last hill into the tiny village . |
| 23 | Slovenia in Milk Race CYCLING : Yugoslavia , who last competed in the Milk Race 30 years ago , will be represented by the breakaway state of Slovenia , which has joined the Commonwealth of Independent States in taking up the last places in a record field of 18 teams . |
| 24 | It was like when his Giro cheques from the unemployment people had n't turned up the last time he 'd been out of work ; it was all done to wear him down . |
| 25 | My heart cried out to it , but when I approached it , it summoned up the last dregs of its strength and paddled frantically away to the middle of the lake , where I had been instructed never to go . |
| 26 | At the DOS prompt ( > ) pressing F3 will automatically bring up the last line you typed . |