Example sentences of "'s last [noun sg] was " in BNC.
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| 1 | I can only assume that the right hon. Gentleman 's last question was a knee-jerk reaction . |
| 2 | Haines 's last publication was Aphorisms upon the New Way of Improving Cyder or making Cyder-Royal ( 1684 ) , publicizing his third patent for a method of doubling the strength of cider and so competing with imported wines and spirits , and including general advice on the management of orchards . |
| 3 | Faced with the demand for surrender of its Charter , the Company 's last hope was in a petition to Parliament . |
| 4 | Mr Hunt 's last campaign was to oppose , vigorously , a court decision that declared it illegal to fly the Confederate battle flag from the state capitol . |
| 5 | As his fading vision blanked out all but the shadowy wraiths which welcomed him , Carrefour 's last thought was that his family would be whole again . |
| 6 | Emburey 's last Test was against Australia at Old Trafford in 1989 , the game in which it was announced that he was among 16 rebels who had decided to tour South Africa and accept an international ban . |
| 7 | Down in Stepney , Benjamin and Elizabeth Titford 's last child was born shortly before the end of the war , on 10 October 1814 . |
| 8 | Although Stuart ‘ Mr Inspiration ’ Pearce 's last night was a classic AND a vindication of my opinion of the overrated , overhyped clumsy wanker . |
| 9 | Saturday night 's last performance was followed by a frantic ‘ get out ’ to make way for the next show , tear-filled goodbyes and promises to write daily . |
| 10 | Mr Ray 's last warning was both unheeded and unnecessary . |
| 11 | Mr Ray 's last warning was both unheeded and unnecessary . |
| 12 | Hereford 's last win was on August the 21st , so this was long overdue . |
| 13 | Scaffolder Watson 's last job was on the Channel Tunnel . |
| 14 | Ignoring her own discomfort at hearing a grown woman use such childish titles , Loretta detected that Veronica 's last statement was not so much an act of defiance as a cry for help . |
| 15 | They had been in the final only two years before , whereas Preston 's last appearance was in 1889 . |
| 16 | Ken 's last wish was that his coffin should be carried by six Athletico players but I could not find a single one of the bastards who would do it for less than fifty quid . |
| 17 | Alan Bond 's last project was shelved by the Government five years ago . |
| 18 | United 's last defeat was way-back in March last season when they lost at Oldham . |
| 19 | The 25-year-old 's last game was against South Wales Police on November 14 , with Cardiff 's Mike Rayer taking over when Wales met Australia . |
| 20 | But Suzanne 's last album was a disaster and she was really devastated by that . |