Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] [pron] [prep] the last " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ They insisted that they held the meeting at a place of their choosing and only told us at the last minute . |
| 2 | ‘ It was quite usual for me to take on this sort of job but it was n't usual for him to make an appointment for me and only tell me at the last minute , especially when it meant working after hours . |
| 3 | IN A POEM called History Peter Porter piles a number of state crimes — reminiscent of those attributed to the Stasi — on top of one another in a seemingly solid pillar of evidence , only to explode it in the last line with the simple but logical detonation : ‘ Their story will not be told . ’ |
| 4 | I can not chuck them at the last minute . |
| 5 | He made a birdie at the next , but just missed one at the last and lost by a shot . |
| 6 | In my maths in school we just finished them on the last day . |
| 7 | The other one , could I just correct something on the last line of er , comment at the bottom of the , bottom of page two . |
| 8 | Erm just to refer you to the last sentence , paragraph four three , er to assure members of the Committee that those er representation whether the erm application . |
| 9 | ‘ I wanted to prepare them for it , not leave it to the last two weeks with people asking what was happening . |
| 10 | We thank Raymond and his bride Koti for not cancelling us at the last minute , and allowing BBC Good Food to share in their excitement . |
| 11 | Not too long — I generally leave it to the last minute . |
| 12 | She had hardly seen him over the last months . |
| 13 | You still owe me from the last time . |
| 14 | What 's really moved me over the last three or four years , as AIDS has become a major threat in this country , and especially since spring 1985 with the rising public hysteria about it , is that it 's brought out tremendous reserves of strength in lesbians and gay men which show the importance of the achievements of the previous fifteen years . |
| 15 | What has frankly surprised me about the last decade is the way in which social scientists who make no claim to a Christian profession have been talking openly about the relevance of religious values to our current economic problems in the Western world . |
| 16 | He could now lose it on the last ball ! |
| 17 | He did n't catch us until the last peak , Creag nan Damh , where a number of ridge-walkers were gathered , basking in the delight of the afternoon and resting on their laurels after a mammoth expedition . |
| 18 | They ca n't gazump you at the last minute cos it makes |
| 19 | ‘ Women say to me they have n't done anything for the last ten years and it turns out they have had four children , run the PTA , served as parent governor , done charity work , organised a community activity and cared for aged parents . ’ |
| 20 | I ca n't remember anything in the last fifteen years or so that has excited me in America . |
| 21 | We did n't have one on the last play . |
| 22 | Please do n't leave them to the last minute . |
| 23 | Please do n't leave them to the last minute . |
| 24 | Please do n't leave them to the last minute . |
| 25 | Please do n't leave them to the last minute . |
| 26 | Please do n't leave them to the last minute . |
| 27 | As long as er I keep finding places that I have n't , you know thi this is leaving it to the la I have n't left it till the last minute , but all las la you know I keep looking at it and thinking well |
| 28 | But Ferguson insisted : ‘ Let me make one thing crystal clear — Manchester United wo n't bottle it on the last lap of the championship . |
| 29 | Erm then you know that would be something whereas if they say well the recession 's so bad we have n't taken anybody for the last five years and your researches ca n't unearth anybody who seems to be prepared to er give you even half a chance then I mean |
| 30 | Begin what seems to be a front kick , then change it at the last moment into a high roundhouse kick . |