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Example sentences of "now [prep] last " in BNC.

No	Sentence
1	Now for last week 's Mellor-drama .
2	The poet has ascended through all the regions of Hell and Purgatory , and now at last , on the threshold of Paradise , comes to his long-expected reunion with Beatrice .
3	Now at last Maggie had realised that something had gone wrong .
4	‘ With the highlights package , now at last they will be able to see the best cricket at the time they will want to watch it . ’
5	‘ With the highlights package , now at last they will be able to see the best cricket at the time they will want to watch it . ’
6	Now at last this has been achieved , first in Scotland by the Law Reform ( Parent and Child ) ( Scotland ) Act 1986 , and then in England and Wales by the Family Law Reform Act 1987 , with the result that in law there is now no distinction made between those born in and those born out of wedlock .
7	Now at last we can begin to understand the huge discrepancy between the two series of complaint stories and the responses of God they describe .
8	It was also able to claim , with confidence , ‘ how many frightful heresies have , within the last few years , run riot in many divers parts of the realm , but have now at last been checked by the providence of the all-good and Almighty God , the singular goodwill of princes , and the vigilance and zeal of the prelates for the Catholic faith , and seem almost extinguished . ’
9	‘ That 's all in the past , there I 've said it now at last . ’
10	And now at last I feel that I am emerging from the defilements , I have reached my own self as a swimmer reaches the shore .
11	Now at last a brazen middle-aged hussy I inveigled my way right into the engine room , sweating with delight as I sketched shining brass , ratcheted levers and big end bearings .
12	Now at last the answer is in the bag .
13	Let them try : he was his own man now at last , at twenty-eight .
14	Now at last the successful bowel and liver transplant carried out in America has given her the chance of a normal future .
15	Now at last attention has been turned to the real problem .
16	But now at last I had one , and she was my heart 's desire .
17	Now at last , in addition to his own church and diocese , he was entitled to rule his province , which ( as he believed ) included the whole area of the British Isles .
18	It has to do with the pervasive corruption in public life , now at last being revealed in Milan , which favours large , one-off projects over mere maintenance because they allow more opportunities for douceurs .
19	Excitement had for days so filled her that she could not sleep , and now at last she had embarked upon it ; thoughts of loss and martyrdom paled before the facts .
20	" Now at last " , said Richard , " I must believe what I had always thought was impossible . "
21	Now at last he had an opportunity to act , not merely to argue .
22	And that now at last , they had found their perfect heroine , Jacqueline Kennedy .
23	‘ Aha , ’ said Bob , twinkling at her , ‘ so now at last we come to it .
24	Now at last governments and industries were persuaded ( reluctantly , in some cases ) that investment in science was a vital part of a nation 's economy .
25	‘ And now at last we can reveal Ken O'Mara 's recruitment techniques , ’ intoned Parkin 's commentary .
26	Now at last , after five Swans LPs and two previous Skin outings , he 's able to see relief beyond the masochistic joy he takes from brutality , violence and neglect .
27	The book had now at last acquired its final title , The Birth of Tragedy , or in full , with qualifying subtitle , The Birth of Tragedy from the Spirit of Music ( Die Geburt der Tragödie aus dem Geiste der Musik ) and on 16 November , under this title , it was accepted . "
28	Now at last it was coming out right , the bad times were over , Stock deposed .
29	She was now at last returning home .
30	I noted this morning that the right hon. and learned Member for Monklands , East ( Mr. Smith ) now at last admits that there is a world situation which is on a downturn .