Example sentences of "last [noun] was [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I thought the last vicar was a bit dopey , but this one 's a sight worse . |
| 2 | In the last category was a proposal from Sir Stafford Cripps , British Ambassador in Moscow , for the occupation of the coal-mining and strategic island of Spitzbergen ( see map p. 28 ) , but Allied sea power would not stretch to convoying supplies for a garrison so far from home waters . |
| 3 | The last sentence was the cue for Miss Horsbrugh to announce to the House of Commons in April that the 10% Cut would be withdrawn and a Committee of Enquiry into adult education established instead . |
| 4 | In effect , what took place last March was a cold , compassionless kick out the back door |
| 5 | Understandably , therefore , her last prayer was a little self-conscious . |
| 6 | To let the Plantagenet administration do the work of government while reserving the right of intervention in the last resort was a sensible and inexpensive use of limited Capetian resources . |
| 7 | The last resort was the Manchester Evening News , which finally ran our Goldfinger advert . |
| 8 | I did have er upon my door from the last week in last term was a saying er , you know this one , I do n't know if you 've had this ? |
| 9 | Alternating periods of treatment with LM 's and C's are also possible remembering that the lowest degrees of potency are to be used with each new LM even if the last remedy was a high centesimal of the same remedy e.g. Sulphur 10m is followed by the lowest LM ( Sulphur LM 1 ) |
| 10 | For them , last Saturday was an accident that had been waiting to happen . |
| 11 | ‘ Last Saturday was the best we have played all season . |
| 12 | Yes , I mean , I think as far as I remember last spring was a good one was n't it ? |
| 13 | But Suzanne 's last album was a disaster and she was really devastated by that . |
| 14 | An example of an ‘ instant ’ bill in the last session was the one abolishing the dock labour scheme , which sparked a national dock strike . |
| 15 | His last Test was the longest ever played in Australia . |
| 16 | I can only assume that the right hon. Gentleman 's last question was a knee-jerk reaction . |
| 17 | Ironically , despite the lack of a certain ride , last winter was the first for several years when Ruggia really knew what he wanted to do . |
| 18 | The last lap was a one kilometre walk up the gently inclined slopes to the Simond Refuge . |
| 19 | But his last work was a collection of endearingly blurred photographs and awful verses entitled Bernard Shaw 's Rhyming Guide to Ayot St Lawrence . |
| 20 | His last work was the reorganization of the telephone system in Malta . |
| 21 | He explains that the last eruption was a slow drawn-out affair lasting six years ‘ just like the last war ’ ( 207 ) . |
| 22 | Perhaps her last remark was a bit sententious ? |
| 23 | The women kicked off on fairly straightforward F7a , but the last move was the crux . |
| 24 | RAY HAD a knack for singing a peppy tune , an impressive talent given that he 'd been blind since the age of six ( one of his last sights was the drowning of his brother ) and a heroin addict for most of his adult days . |
| 25 | On two evenings there were demonstration experiments , in electricity , optics , magnetism and gyroscopes , with an exhibition of photographs of the Moon ; and on the last evening was a meeting where the proceedings of the General Committee and the allocation of grants were explained to members . |
| 26 | From Mr Salmond 's perspective , last Monday was a sorry night 's work . |
| 27 | He said : ‘ Last Monday was the first time Prince Charles joined us this year . |
| 28 | It is now clear — and , in view of the final lines of his letter of 2 June , it was sufficiently plain by then — that he was writing under great pressure : which up to his last years was the condition in which he produced most of his work , including some of his best . |
| 29 | As you all know our fund-raising project last years was the 200 Club and those of you who joined the club will be pleased to know that the venture made a good profit . |
| 30 | Captain Cook 's third and last voyage was a dismal echo of the first two . |