Example sentences of "[prep] last he " in BNC.
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| 1 | As Australia 's forward coach , Evans did great work when he helped Alan Jones but the season before last he could not complete his coaching contract with the Gordon Club in Sydney because of his illness . |
| 2 | He rubs it absently , accosting strangers in the street , seeking out a friend and within minutes exclaiming that he wants to be by himself , watching children wistfully , accusing wellwishers of persecuting him with their kindness ; until at last he explodes on the brink of confession in a terrible universal cry : ‘ Oh , if only I were alone and nobody loved me , and if only I had never loved anyone ! ’ |
| 3 | Twice , White lost European finals to him ; , on the last occasion , in 1988 , he lost on a rather harsh penalty , but knew that at last he had the measure of the Frenchman . |
| 4 | He played the game of Murder in the dark through the vast rooms of the bishop 's vast palace and told his nonconformist father that at last he found a reason why bishops should live in such large houses . |
| 5 | Then he 'd sit for a while , occasionally glancing at the figure next to him , until at last he 'd lean towards the other 's ear . |
| 6 | When at last he moved away he still combed through the letter as he walked . |
| 7 | ‘ Yes , ’ Arty said , feeling that at last he had someone who understood hi m and was taking his case seriously . |
| 8 | Leora personified the courage : I remember her trying to calm her screaming autistic son , taking him in her arms , rocking him , comforting him , until at last he became tranquil and quiet and she was left with his violence in her . |
| 9 | At last he reached me and asked me to demonstrate el thwing . |
| 10 | At last he began to sense that when he entered Lincoln he would keep his end up in spite of the sketchy nature of his post — Pauline preparation for the Oxford Final History Honours School . |
| 11 | At last he observed drily : ‘ I understand you 're selling . ’ |
| 12 | At last he said , with a helpless shrug , ‘ I feel I 've been let out of prison . ’ |
| 13 | At last he muttered stiffly , ‘ You told me I had a choice . ’ |
| 14 | When at last he came down to Egypt , Joseph showed him all the love and respect that were a father 's due , all the love and respect that Ham had failed so conspicuously to show to Noah . |
| 15 | At last he can cut down on teaching , write a personal travel book about the lesser Antilles and write novels that need no longer return to his own , blasted childhood . |
| 16 | At last he said : ‘ It was still . |
| 17 | At last he made contact . |
| 18 | His tone alone was sufficient to convey as much when at last he said , slowly and very quietly : ‘ Give the kid his jacket , woman ! ’ |
| 19 | At last he succeeded in hauling himself over the boundary wall to the solid ground that marked the edge of Old Ashfield property . |
| 20 | When at last he dared to creep from his hiding-place and move on tip-toe up the dark stairs , he had counted to 372 and managed to convince himself that any fate was preferable to having an accident down there amongst the coats . |
| 21 | To prevent this , his friends would soothe him with music , cool water and adoring maidens until at last he would ‘ come to himself . |
| 22 | And at last he heard : ‘ We 're here ! |
| 23 | When at last he spoke , the words were spat out in sharp interrogation . |
| 24 | When the father turned 65 he gave up work , and ‘ at last he found he had a son , as later on in his old age I helped him and Mother all I could . |
| 25 | The effort began to sap his strength and his muscles quivered as at last he pulled himself over the icy edge . |
| 26 | He was tough , though , and at last he opened his eyes and demanded some ale to wet his throat . |
| 27 | Then at last he said : ‘ Gentlemen — and ladies , pardon me — I have given much thought to these matters and I wish to say here in confidence to you , that while there remains between myself and many of those present differences of interpretation as to what is really occurring in Europe at this moment , despite this , as to the main points that have been raised in this house , I am convinced , gentlemen , convinced both of their justice and their practicality . ’ |
| 28 | At last he was cornered , at last he was caught , but still he struggled feebly . |
| 29 | At last he was cornered , at last he was caught , but still he struggled feebly . |
| 30 | At last he emerged from the maelstrom dangling from the bottom of the cage , safe from everything but ridicule and humiliation . |