Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] [adv] at the last " in BNC.
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| 1 | The interview fell through at the last minute … |
| 2 | Ant : You do n't like school discos " cos your mum turned up at the last one at nine o'clock to take you home , and Fungus announced it over the mike . |
| 3 | The basic recipe is a reduction of white wine and brown fond de veau lié with a julienne of gherkins and mustard stirred in at the last moment . |
| 4 | Andrew 's background has made him a focal point for media interest this week , including an appearance on regional television filmed back at the last working tin mine , at South Crofty , near Redruth . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | He was never remotely stumped when an item went down at the last moment and the presenter was left with a minute to fill . |
| 7 | She nearly dropped the mug but her brain took over at the last instant . |
| 8 | Every September we have the small ad hoc Cabinet committee known as the ‘ Star Chamber ’ [ MISC 62 ] in which Lord Whitelaw sits down and tries to bang heads together , and then the Prime Minister comes in at the last minute and bangs heads together even more . |
| 9 | 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 . |