Example sentences of "she [vb past] [verb] [prep] the last " in BNC.
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| 1 | Abruptly she let go of the last protective remnants of self-deception , but , fearing questions she could n't answer without exposing the full extent of her vulnerability , she rushed on , ‘ I felt guilty to begin with , but I did come to terms with it eventually , and anyway , my parents had encouraged me to stay with radio even though it would take me away from them and they knew what was happening to Dad . ’ |
| 2 | He turned an enquiring gaze upon her as she marched towards the house , but before following her he held out his hands to Millie as she went to jump off the last step , saying now in a low tone , ‘ It looks a good enough day ’ — he pointed to the back of the cart — ‘ what 's up ? ’ |
| 3 | It had taken her four years to get over him ; four years to get to the point where she could tell herself with some conviction that she had shaken off the last of the memories and was really ready to get on with her life . |
| 4 | Theda 's hands rubbed furiously at one of the posts of the bed in the second of the chambers she had tackled in the last unnumbered days . |
| 5 | She might have been trying to reach our Post for help , but she had crawled under the last parapet , and could go no farther . |
| 6 | She did not know exactly how she had arrived at the last overwhelming conviction , only that she had . |
| 7 | Of course it had belonged among those unhappy mad thoughts which she had had in the last days . |
| 8 | She reflected on how much she had changed since the last festival , less than seven weeks ago . |
| 9 | It took a very short time indeed , and with every step Jenna 's trembling lessened , although she refused to think about the last few moments in the barn with Alain . |