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

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1 and then after last night I completely forgot
2 Erm right now , er if you look at the minutes then of last meeting erm , can anyone see any thing they want to correct there at all ?
3 all da evening but then like last night see if I know that she 's been chomping on and off all night she 'll go for four or five hours .
4 And then at last , the summit , with the cloud shadows scudding across the huge curved expanse and a band of sea which was always surprisingly broad ‘ and above the sea the line of the Downs , so noble and so bare ’ .
5 Then at last she knocked loudly on the floor .
6 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 . ’
7 If , day after day , the mind is habituated to the compassionate idea of love for all people , then at last , it seems to fill with a substance that makes all the moments of life sweet .
8 Then at last bride and three bridesmaids were all ready .
9 There was some difference that she could not at first put her finger on , and then at last it came to her ; it was she who had said ‘ We shall go ’ and their presence in the forest had flowed from that .
10 Then at last a cheer went up as the first portions of the ‘ bicentenary pie ’ were served to the 50,000 people who presented their £1 tickets .
11 The man continued to look at her strangely , and then at last he said , ‘ It 'll not do you any good , love . ’
12 And then at last they came to the tunnel .
13 Eadmer noticed Anselm 's habit of trusting men long after others had seen their deceptions : but then at last he would recognize them for what they were .
14 It is time for Ulsterfolk to open their eyes and see the Anglo Irish diktat for what it is , to rub from their eyes the scales of unionism and its false hopes and then at last with a new vision to see independence in its full light and potential as the only way forward for Ulster .
15 Then at last it hummocks its way closer to the sea .
16 As soon as she saw them she started firing , realized she was shouting something meaningless , and then at last understood what she was seeing .
17 Then at last , when I was beginning to think he 'd left his desk or gone out , the tapping would begin again .
18 And then at last he goes to bed with a spoon , and he does n't dream . ’
19 When David said nothing , she waited and then at last looked up at him .
20 Then at last , one sunny morning , we sailed out of North Inlet and towards the nearest port in Spanish America .
21 Then at last he straightened and squared his shoulders in resolution .
22 The lightning replied and then at last retired leaving the dull thunder the last fading word .
23 And then at last everyone was shuffling chairs on the pile carpet and getting up and there was a lot of shaking of hands and Edward and Helen were in the lift once more , smoothly and silently descending .
24 Then at last his lips descended on hers and she closed her eyes .
25 And then at last that — that man just announces that he has decided not to press charges .
26 Then at last , desperate , Alexandra had leaned towards her nearest neighbour , a pale aristocratic child with thin mouse-coloured hair tied up in blue ribbons and said , meaning only to establish identity , ‘ Who is your father ? ’
27 Then at last the girl came back to her , but , even as she began to speak , Lisa could sense an ominous note in her voice .
28 Then at last he looked up .
29 Then at last the bag spoke to him .
30 He paused to hug her and ruffle her hair , then at last the passenger door was swinging open and there was what seemed to Shiona an endless moment before Janice at last stepped into view .
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