Example sentences of "last [noun sg] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Liberal Democrat Party 's proposal in the last election for a 1p increase on income tax for education proved popular . |
| 2 | King Hassan of Morocco , in a broadcast on Nov. 11 , called for an emergency Arab summit as a last opportunity for a peaceful Gulf settlement , with the Palestinian issue also on the agenda . |
| 3 | This was the last opportunity for a dress rehearsal in the New York Preview theatre . |
| 4 | Last chance for a super-snap |
| 5 | Abortion usually provides the last chance for a woman to opt not to have a child ( unless she is prepared to offer it for adoption ) either for social reasons or because the fetus is in some way malformed . |
| 6 | They drew on government legislation , park plans , guidance from statutory bodies , such as the Countryside Council for Wales , and common sense in presenting their opposing cases to the full conference on the last day for a decision . |
| 7 | HORACE NOTICE , a former British and Commonwealth heavyweight boxing champion , was one of four men remanded in custody last night for a week accused of rioting at an acid house party . |
| 8 | Estate workers sent out last night for a dozen extra champagne glasses for the evening reception . |
| 9 | AN RAF plane was searching the Atlantic last night for a missing solo yachtsman . |
| 10 | FEARS mounted last night for a young mum who vanished with her estranged husband after a row . |
| 11 | AN appeal went out last night for a heart-lung donor to save cystic fibrosis sufferer Gale Staley , 21 , who is critically ill in a Leeds hospital . |
| 12 | ‘ The President left last night for a series of visits to Europe — ’ the picture cut to the President boarding Air Force One at Charles De Gaulle Airport-'which will culminate in a private meeting with the Russian President in Germany . |
| 13 | You see , I did n't have any cash to spare last night for a hotel at Heathrow when the plane was delayed , so I spent the night on the airport floor — ’ |
| 14 | Like Denny , Eamon McAuley came in from the cold last night for a good win ( pts 6 ) over Manchester visitor Russell Davidson . |
| 15 | HOUSE Party host and unashamed telly addict Noel Edmonds deserted his Crinkley Bottom home last night for a whistle-stop visit to Merseyside . |
| 16 | NEARLY 100 people attended the Sitar restaurant in Darlington last night for a charity dinner . |
| 17 | Mr Rifkind , who was in Darlington last night for a meeting of the Conservative Association , has said that only the Conservative party has a proper strategy for improvements to Britain 's roads . |
| 18 | A SEARCH was continuing last night for a policeman missing since Friday , as fears mounted for his safety . |
| 19 | As part of their preparations for the Olympic Games , the Olympic Racing Squad were due to fly to Florida last month for a fortnight 's training camp . |
| 20 | He came here last year for our big assembly ; and returned last month for a four-week visit , on his own conviction and at his own expense . |
| 21 | Instead he sent off a cheque last month for a new licence when his old one expired . |
| 22 | So devastated were they when she announced that the term was due to end last week for a long Easter break that they begged her to let them continue . |
| 23 | Whoosh up to Blackpool last week for a fix of caring , sharing and public admiration ; a respite from the nasty , unappreciative , eightsome-reeling in-laws at Balmoral . |
| 24 | The Phantom was among the cream of Ireland 's rock journalists , music columnists and radio personalities who came together at Boss Croker 's on Arran Quay last week for a lunch in which details of this year 's Smithwicks Hot Press Awards were announced . |
| 25 | Now are aware that are losing the agency stuff therefore services should improve generally but this is mostly and the business travel , you know duty travel , cruise positioning that sort of thing , to the extent that erm and two of the ops people paid a visit to last week for a liaison meeting and one thing that I thought was absolutely remarkable that came out was in respect of complaining that they could never get through to anybody in erm in , they could n't get a reply from the extensions and they could n't send messages or anything . |
| 26 | Having survived a British pre-qualifying event last week for a wild card place in this week 's draw , Ahl said she felt she had nothing to lose against a player who is about 200 places higher in the world rankings . |
| 27 | In spite of an overwhelming vote in the European Parliament last week for a report calling for all Euro seats to be elected by PR , the Government remains opposed to changing the traditional first-past-the-post system . |
| 28 | In the first three months of 1990 , the guess is that they were again about 13% lower than in the first quarter of 1989 , but there are now hopes that it was the last drop for a while . |
| 29 | Racing : Braiswick brings era to a close : Richard Edmondson on the last victory for a racing dynasty before it becomes absorbed by the Maktoum empire |
| 30 | here old fashioned soft touch detective work can still be observed in the bars and campsites ; private eyeballing of which a Bogart or a Mitchum would have been proud — last call for a way of life about to disappear for ever . |