Example sentences of "a last attempt " in BNC.
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| 1 | As a last attempt at conversation , I asked Jock , ‘ Tell me , why do they call you Jock ? |
| 2 | In a last attempt to avoid this very un-English measure the Liberal Government introduced a scheme , organized by Lord Derby , whereby men ‘ attested ’ their willingness to serve if called upon . |
| 3 | Clearly a Lyrical Ballad ; but is it , as some say , an improvement on the earlier ballads , or a last attempt at an exhausted manner , a tired self-parody ? |
| 4 | In a last attempt to crush the invasion , Vortigern , the British king , enlisted the help of the Saxon army under the renowned general , Hengist . |
| 5 | A LAST attempt to save a north-east Essex special needs school failed yesterday . |
| 6 | The last grants to pass the great seal ( although others were in the pipeline ) were the appointments of the chief baron of the exchequer and two serjeants at law on 14 and 15 June — a last attempt by the establishment to pretend that it was business as normal . |
| 7 | Nigel moved into Polly 's £750,000 luxury home in Kensington but then went back to Carolyn in a last attempt to save his marriage . |
| 8 | The United Kingdom government , however , reacting to the widespread criticism of the subcommittee 's proposals , had then made a last attempt to secure concessions towards increased democratization in post-1997 Hong Kong . |
| 9 | The last grants to pass the great seal ( although others were in the pipeline ) were the appointments of the chief baron of the exchequer and two serjeants at law on 14 and 15 June — a last attempt by the establishment to pretend that it was business as normal . |