Example sentences of "[verb] out at the last [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It hit it hit Ian Stringfellow last week and caused Nicky Platten now to pull out at the last minute last night . |
| 2 | It was one of those nights for Swindon … player manager Glenn Hoddle pulled a muscle in the kick-in and dropped out at the last minute … and with David Kerslake having gone to Leeds the defence looked a little shaky … |
| 3 | It was one of those nights for Swindon … player manager Glenn Hoddle pulled a muscle in the kick-in and dropped out at the last minute … and with David Kerslake having gone to Leeds the defence looked a little shaky … |
| 4 | In that election the candidate dropped out at the last minute and the only man who could be found to replace him was living in Zambia . |
| 5 | Lorton wondered if he 'd chickened out at the last moment . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Uncle Ernie was apparently not finished when crashing out at the last fence , and at the line Remittance Man had only seven lengths to spare over handicapper Emsee-H . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | Mrs McIntosh , she knew , had had a young man who pulled out at the last minute ; she might take him in . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | Someone had had to drop out at the last minute and there was an unexpected vacancy to be filled . |
| 12 | WHAT do you do when the date and time of your official opening has been set , the invitations sent out and your guest of honour has to drop out at the last minute due to matters of national importance ? |
| 13 | Would he back out at the last moment ? |
| 14 | It would take ages , and then someone like Willy Carson would pull out at the last minute . |
| 15 | The Chicago discussions were attended by fifty-one countries , many of which were still under German or Japanese occupation , so the proceedings were dominated by the USA , Britain , and the Commonwealth ( the USSR backed out at the last minute ) . |
| 16 | But , just as at Lani 's , I backed out at the last minute . |
| 17 | I thought he must have stood me up … backed out at the last minute … |
| 18 | I expect he jumped out at the last minute . |