Example sentences of "last few [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 An hour later she added the last few remaining sticks and huddled down again .
2 WELSH RUGBY was united for the first time in the last few stormy months when the 203 member clubs of the Welsh Rugby Union decided to sever playing links with South Africa last night .
3 I wish the skiing industry and skiers every success for many seasons to come , but I do not think that the last few indifferent seasons have a timely message .
4 The friends she had made were the dependable , kindly sort of people whose company would give her pleasure and support in the years to come , as their affection towards her , in these last few terrible weeks , had shown so clearly .
5 he deserves a happier memorial than the one afforded him by his last few crazy hours on the dance-floor and the street .
6 ‘ Civil manner ? ’ asked Sarella blankly , wondering if she had actually imagined the last few overheated moments .
7 As the Prime Minister savours one of his last few busy days before the deluge , will he think back to the dinner that he gave at No. 10 Downing street last November on behalf of the Tory party for what The Sun — I must quote it accurately because it is from The Sun —
8 She lay back , her body rigid , as she reviewed the last few catastrophic days of her life .
9 I broke off branches of deep purple cherries devouring enough vitamin C for the rest of the length of the canal if walked it had to be , waving their thick-leaved wands at the flies , as I plodded the day 's last few solitary miles .
10 ‘ Friends , Romans and countrypersons , ’ Elinor said , ‘ we want to thank you all for your support in these last few difficult weeks .
11 In parts of India , goats graze the cotton after harvest and so remove the last few infested bolls and stalks .
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