Example sentences of "she [vb past] the last " in BNC.
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| 1 | But , just for your information — ’ she underlined the last word ‘ — I 've known Ace Barton for more than ten years … ’ |
| 2 | She lay back , her body rigid , as she reviewed the last few catastrophic days of her life . |
| 3 | Unlike her uncle and aunt , who spoke with the Northern inflection , drawing one word into another , she pronounced the last syllable of each word . |
| 4 | She cracked the last egg , one-handed , on the rim of the pretty , primrose bowl with the vine leaves painted on it , let the ochre centre and its more resilient aura slither into the middle of the mixture , threw the shattered shell into the pedal-bin and then beat the eggs furiously until she could see no separation at all . |
| 5 | The kitchen floor was all splodged with greasy soapy splashes , so she used the last of the hot water to wash it . |
| 6 | She drew the last word out on a whine . |
| 7 | She added the last phrase as if suddenly aware that she was taking no undue interest in her children 's fate . |
| 8 | She could have kicked herself as she added the last bit . |
| 9 | An hour later she added the last few remaining sticks and huddled down again . |
| 10 | Two years ago the same infections almost killed her and she received the last rites . |
| 11 | She poured the last of the wine , distributing it evenly between their glasses . |
| 12 | The Northern Echo published details of how she spent the last hours of her life on a shopping trip with her friend , Veronica Alderson , from Kirk Merrington . |
| 13 | As she finished the last morsel of a perfectly running Brie , she said , sighing : |
| 14 | William read through the article , finding two literals , while she finished the last page . |
| 15 | She finished the last word . |
| 16 | She breathed the last gasp of smoke towards the ceiling and stubbed out her cigarette . |
| 17 | Despite all , she enjoyed the last day on set . |
| 18 | She watched the last races and the diving display . |
| 19 | Wriggling her shoulders and pushing with her feet , she covered the last ten yards . |
| 20 | Before she swallowed the last of the drink she had promised to ask Wickham for the facts . |
| 21 | The American was streaking clear in the 100 metres hurdles when she hit the last barrier and crashed to the ground . |
| 22 | Julie pointed out with devastating logic as she corrected the last of the school-books piled up on the large oak refectory table in front of her . |
| 23 | She crushed the last dress to her face and inhaled the scent , the faint , delicious musk of fashion lingering in the fibres , the incense of the temples of elegance mingled with the stink of sweat , debts and cruelty . |
| 24 | She rubbed the last of her bread around her plate . |
| 25 | When she took the last fence it brought her right around the wood , opposite the point where the Master had asked them to fan out . |
| 26 | Taking care to keep to the well trodden dirt path between the growing vegetables , she crossed the last field on to the riverbank . |
| 27 | Concentrating on keeping her gift level and unsquashed she climbed the Casa Guidi stairs carefully , glad when she reached the last bend . |
| 28 | Finally she reached the last notes , and took a final bow , practically flinging the microphone at Candy , who had stepped on stage to act as compère . |
| 29 | As she reached the last step Travis appeared through a door to her left . |
| 30 | She stressed the last word . |