Example sentences of "last thing [pers pn] do " in BNC.
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| 1 | They seem to regard them as patients or problems ; the last thing they do is help them organise . |
| 2 | The last thing they do is fire the person who took the risk . |
| 3 | The defence is solid … remember we were playing Wimbledon … the last thing they do is give the defence an easy time — I thought they coped well and limited Wimbledon to a few shot from the edge of the box — which beeney coped with admirably . |
| 4 | And when he thrust at her , still yelling , ‘ Get up into that house , there ! ’ and almost pushed her onto her back , the young fellow sprang forward and grabbed her ; then , with one arm around her and the other fist doubled , forefinger pointing out straight at the man , he cried at him , ‘ You lay another hand on her like that , mister , an' that 'll be the last thing you do . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ Yes , take a rucksack and see India , if it 's the last thing you do in your life . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ Down amongst the fish , the last thing you do is start flapping . |
| 7 | And this is the last thing you do in the surgery when a patient starts bleeding . |
| 8 | If you want a leakproof roof , the last thing you do is put holes in it . |
| 9 | ‘ McAllister was heading away from the danger area , and the last thing you do is dive in and risk conceding a spot-kick . |
| 10 | ‘ If it 's the last thing I do , ’ I said , ‘ I 'll see you in the street and I 'll kick you back . ’ |
| 11 | And that is why I 'll see Greg Martin if it 's the last thing I do . ’ |
| 12 | She made two journeys up it , muttering to herself : ‘ It 's the last thing I do for the nigger . |
| 13 | If it 's the last thing I do in this life … ’ |
| 14 | And I remembered an early line from ‘ Othello ’ where Iago says something like , ‘ I 'll get that bloody Moor if it 's the last thing I do in my life . ’ |
| 15 | I thought , ‘ If that 's good enough for Shakespeare , it 's good enough for me ’ , and so King Rat starts , ‘ I 'm going to get that bloody bastard if it 's the last thing I do in my life . ’ |
| 16 | I 'm going to find them , if it 's the last thing I do ! ’ he said to me , and he hurried out of the house . |
| 17 | If it 's the last thing I do , I 'll get it out of you . ’ |
| 18 | I 'm going to track him down if it 's the last thing I do . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ I 'll force that little bastard out of your head if it 's the last thing I do ! ’ he bit out , hatred on his face as he took her , made love like the enemy he was . |