Example sentences of "[prep] the last [noun sg] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The physical relocation of S&R staff is scheduled for the last weekend in May . |
| 2 | The thin , pale sunshine gave little warmth , but it was a welcome extension of the autumn , and unusually fine for the last day of October . |
| 3 | The children will visit Edenside later this month for two ‘ familiarisation ’ days in the classrooms at Kelso before returning to Heiton for the last day of term . |
| 4 | I think I 'm gon na try and persuade my Mum to let me bring my camera in for the last day of term , I 'm gon na get a bottle of from the shop that 's on . |
| 5 | ‘ So you still have n't decided to give the poor guy a break , even for the last day on set ? ’ |
| 6 | Nevin , out in the cold for the last year at Goodison , said : ‘ I 'm aiming to create as many goals as possible for Aldo and help take Tranmere into the Premier League . |
| 7 | Sometimes it was important to spoil oneself — Helena had written a piece on it for the last issue of Athene , explaining that when women felt the need for a little luxury they should give in to it , that pampering oneself created an inner glow which proclaimed that this was a Special Woman . |
| 8 | For the last couple of times , Neil Kinnock has tried to look working class and dropped his aitches , and this year Paddy Ashdown came out in favour of a well-hung parliament and dropped his trousers . |
| 9 | Go for the last couple of lines whate whatever stage you 're at . |
| 10 | If our climate continues to be as mild as it has been for the last couple of winters we may yet challenge our French and German competitors ! ’ |
| 11 | He 'd covered her over with a coat and taken her few possessions inside , and she 'd slept on ; she 'd been the same way for the last couple of hours of the journey , ever since they 'd made their final stop at a twenty-four hour garage so that he could fill the Zodiac 's tank and buy some tape for a running repair to the headlamp that he 'd broken when , lights doused to escape notice , he 'd clipped the corner of the garage block on their way out of the parking area . |
| 12 | I 've been promising myself a drink for the last couple of hours … ’ |
| 13 | So Frances and Mrs Malloy — four grown-up children and seven grandchildren — danced together for the last couple of hours . |
| 14 | For the last couple of weeks , I had two posters in my windows , facing on to a fairly busy street . |
| 15 | ‘ Well , folks , we may not have heard our favourite songbird sing for the last couple of weeks , but it 's certainly nice to know our very own Rory can still put on one hell of a floorshow ! ’ |
| 16 | We have n't had overtime for the last couple of weeks . |
| 17 | Yes , I 'm sure he 's a very very happy man tonight , he 's been looking forward to this game tremendously for the last couple of weeks . |
| 18 | What TC said , most people have been saying for the last couple of seasons . |
| 19 | This caused a delay of nine minutes , but play was able to restart for the last couple of overs . |
| 20 | Whatever enforced their absence for the last couple of years , it was n't an extensive search for a new musical direction . |
| 21 | For the last couple of years , Sombro has periodically disappeared . |
| 22 | For the last couple of years my Sambucus racemosa ‘ Plumosa Aurea ’ has started well in spring , but soon the leaves brown and some even fall early . |
| 23 | ‘ And as for the idea that I am being some how manipulated all I can say is that I do n't know about the other girls but I have been in a similar industry — television , for the last couple of years and now I know how it works . |
| 24 | However , it has not officially been published for the last couple of years and the figures shown for 1986/87 are unofficial ones culled from the published NHS annual accounts ( DHSS , 1988 ) . |
| 25 | Thomasino Boyd , who joined us for the last couple of years , and before that ( in Scots accent ) Doogie Rae . |
| 26 | Quality DJs from all over the country have been coming to Middlesbrough for the last couple of years , including London DJs who are now returning through the Flying organisation . |
| 27 | Wearing various Squadron markings over the years with BBMF , ‘ LF ’ for the last couple of years was seen in the markings of James Nicolson 's aircraft , ‘ GN-A ’ of 249 Squadron . |
| 28 | From a technical point of view this is mainly nip and tuck stuff , but Microsoft is betting that the innovative use of existing technology will be a winner and is finally cashing in on all the application programming interfaces , dynamic data exchange , object linking and embedding facilities that it has been burying in its applications and operating systems for the last couple of years . |
| 29 | On a more specific nature we 've sponsored a five-a-side football competition at the local Leisure Centre , for the last couple of years . |
| 30 | For the last couple of years , my thoughts have been full of Anne . |