Example sentences of "at the last [noun] [coord] the " in BNC.
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1 | It had been intended to number the main service 109B and 109W , for Blackfriars and Westminster respectively , as had been done in the case of the Wimbledon services , but there was a change in heart at the last minute and the buses were delivered with blinds numbered 109 only . |
2 | Dozens of beleagured businessmen in the midst of a painful recession were due to hear Michael Hesletine speak at this conference in Oxfordshire , but the President of the Board of Trade had to cancel at the last minute and the delegates instead got a DTi stand-in . |
3 | 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 . |
4 | Can I can I say before I do launch into the amendment to Mr that you have played your card at the last election and the Leicestershire public has resoundedly given their answer to your particular policies . |
5 | He was never remotely stumped when an item went down at the last moment and the presenter was left with a minute to fill . |