Example sentences of "[not/n't] [verb] [pron] [prep] the last " in BNC.

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1 I can not chuck them at the last minute .
2 ‘ I wanted to prepare them for it , not leave it to the last two weeks with people asking what was happening .
3 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 .
4 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 .
5 They ca n't gazump you at the last minute cos it makes
6 ‘ 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 . ’
7 I ca n't remember anything in the last fifteen years or so that has excited me in America .
8 We did n't have one on the last play .
9 Please do n't leave them to the last minute .
10 Please do n't leave them to the last minute .
11 Please do n't leave them to the last minute .
12 Please do n't leave them to the last minute .
13 Please do n't leave them to the last minute .
14 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
15 But Ferguson insisted : ‘ Let me make one thing crystal clear — Manchester United wo n't bottle it on the last lap of the championship .
16 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
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