I am the fifth in the end of the row.

I am last but four in the row.

They live two houses away from us.

Their house is last but one away from ours.

He finished the race fifth of the ten.

He was last but five in the race.

I went into the house right after John and Peter.

I was last but two who went into the house.

First came Lida, then Marta, then Nastya and finally Goga.

Goga came last but three.

There are only three days left until the end of my vacation.

There are last but two days left until the end of my vacation.

Bill was the third to come and I was the fourth.

А the fourth в данном случае - это последний? Ведь last but… предполагает отсчет от последнего, а first but… не подойдет под задание.

Верно. Тогда так: Bill was the third to come and I was the second.

А что принципиально изменилось, если неизвестно, сколько человек отделяют этих участников от последнего? Кстати, поэтому мое первое задание They live two houses away from us некорректно, т.к. трансформируется только в next but one.

P.S. И второе мое задание тоже некорректно. Я делал по аналогии с рядом на фото, но у ряда-то два края/конца, а у последовательности только один.

Да, конструкция мудреная. Вроде бы наречие, а употребление очень ограниченное. Спасибо.

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There are only two people behind me in the queue.

OK. Two rounds.

I was last but two in the queue.

Bill was the third to come and I was the fourth - there were two more people to come.

Bill was last but three to come and I was last but two.

It was October.

The month was last but two.

It was Tuesday.

It was last but four day of the week.

After I've been to London, Paris and Berlin next month I can say I've been to every capital in Europe. Now I'm in Rome.

Now I'm in the last capital in Europe but three.

You are the best! THX.

Thank you. We are all the best here.