Example sentences of "[noun] [adv] at the last [noun] " in BNC.

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1 A second date was set for last Monday , when Mr Connelly was again told of the cancellation only at the last minute .
2 After several more sessions out in the country , Hoomey got the hand of it , and learned that , even if he could n't stop , he could steer , and that sitting on Bones 's enormous flights through the atmosphere was comparatively easy once you got used to it , far easier than poor Jazz 's problem of trying to stay aboard when Spot , cantering quite easily towards the jump , put his anchors out at the last minute and stopped dead .
3 Both cancelled plans to join the annual procession almost at the last moment .
4 ‘ I felt I did everything right , like the simple things of making the right contact , but I was striking it into the wind and it seemed to tail off at the last minute . ’
5 When it comes to that though there will be people from other green parties who who 'll be looking for accommodation so at the last minute we can
6 ‘ I used dried ones and I 'm going to put some frozen ones in at the last minute . ’
7 Fork through at the last minute .
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