Example sentences of "[noun prp] be the last " in BNC.
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| 1 | It seems , once again , that Sussex are the last in the queue , yet not the least indelible of the summer 's memories will be Franklyn Stephenson 's contribution to that win over Durham at Horsham . |
| 2 | The station has even provided a Liverpudlian euphemism for coitus interruptus — ‘ to get off at Edge Hill ’ — Edge Hill being the last station before Liverpool Lime Street . |
| 3 | The Waverley is the last paddle steamer to be built on the Clyde . |
| 4 | Friday 's the last day , I think and then they 're showing on the s oh Bobby ! |
| 5 | ‘ Will ye shut up ? ’ from Nellie was the last thing the old couple heard as they watched the cart disappear down the track . |
| 6 | Tuesday was the last day of uncertainty . |
| 7 | Left-hander Jimmy Adams was the last man out for a defiant 47 . |
| 8 | Monument Hill was the last place he wanted to go to , but he knew he had to see it again for himself . |
| 9 | Saturday was the last night , and Miles would be leaving on Monday . |
| 10 | The Heartaches fielded three slow left-arm bowlers ( Messrs Rice , T. , Rice J. and Edmonds P.H. ) , and of course , Mr Edmonds was the last of the trio to get a bowl . |
| 11 | PATSY Gillespie was the last MoD civilian employee murdered by the IRA on October 24 1990 . |
| 12 | The third Thursday in May is the last one . |
| 13 | Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100–RZ999 ( Air Britain , 176pp , illus , sbk , £15.00 ) compiled by James Halley is the last in the monumental series of 23 registers of RAF aircraft between J1 and WZ999 , spanning a period of over 60 years . |
| 14 | Navratilova said : ‘ Thank God Maggie 's the last one . |
| 15 | According to Dr Graham Rotheray , curator of insects at the National Museums of Scotland , Scotland is the last enclave of once widespread British species . |
| 16 | For Ness is the last bastion of Free Presbyterian fundamentalism and the miles of wall to wall crofthouses that line the single main road today have a palisade quality . |
| 17 | Then he said quietly , ‘ Andernesse is the Last Land of Other world . |
| 18 | Spain is the last country of discrimination ; long may she retain this priceless gift . ’ |
| 19 | Ireland is the last and potentially most significant episode here — at least structurally it is the concluding adventure . |
| 20 | Russell Reynolds was the last of the Big Four to enter the London market — in 1972 — but has been far and away the most consistently successful . |
| 21 | Ivan Lendl was the last top-seeded US Open champion in 1987 . |
| 22 | England was the last nation to tour the Republic in 1984 ( I discount the Cavaliers ’ tour as a pirate operation ) , while France sent the largest contingent of international players , including the then captain and now national coach Pierre Berbizier , to play the SARB Centenary tour a couple of seasons ago . |
| 23 | Their Blenheim was the last to return , landing at 11.12 . |
| 24 | Bridget Culross was the last name with which he felt he need concern himself . |
| 25 | Melody was the last person he wanted to see at this moment , but he reined in when she called him . |
| 26 | According to Crilly , Perry was the last kid in school to wear short trousers . |
| 27 | Tuesday night 's 2–1 defeat by bottom club Chester was the last straw for the Wigan directors . |
| 28 | Ron and Julia are the last couple to be married in the 160-year-old church , which will be closing its doors at the end of June . |
| 29 | ‘ Benny Hill , Frankie Howerd and Tommy Cooper were the last great characters in this business . |
| 30 | Norton is the last great name in British Motorcycling . |