Example sentences of "pull [adv] at [art] last [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Carefully , slowly , Grace and her father tried to get the boat near the rock , but three times they had to pull away at the last minute . |
2 | It hit it hit Ian Stringfellow last week and caused Nicky Platten now to pull out at the last minute last night . |
3 | As the President said the C E C are asking you to support four one O , four one three er with the qualification I 'll give you later four one four and four one five and er just thank you Linda for making me write up all the notes about that resolution and pulling out at the last minute . |
4 | Mostly , crises arise when a guest pulls out at the last minute and we 're urgently looking for a replacement — sometimes we 've had just a matter of hours . |
5 | Mrs McIntosh , she knew , had had a young man who pulled out at the last minute ; she might take him in . |
6 | In the event Lin and Chiang pulled out at the last moment , prompting speculation that Lee had made a deal with the conservatives over the reform programme or over Cabinet posts . |
7 | Distorted , the vanquished falls as the victor is pulled aloft at the last moment . |
8 | It would take ages , and then someone like Willy Carson would pull out at the last minute . |