Example sentences of "his [noun sg] at the [num ord] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Jovic formally withdrew his resignation at the next meeting of the Federal Presidency on March 21 . |
| 2 | The appellant was anxious for the matter to be dealt with in the magistrates ' court , but his accomplice elected to be tried in the Crown Court , but changed his plea at the last minute . |
| 3 | Politburo ‘ conservatives ’ hardly had a coherent programme , and their numbers were subject to continual attrition ( Ligachev , who left the leadership after his defeat at the 28th Congress , was a notable casualty ) . |
| 4 | Tony asked , suspecting that Freddie had lost his nerve at the last minute . |
| 5 | We 're both Aquarian dreamers and have always been able to be ‘ alone ’ together , or step easily into imagination games , and Max — like me — has a fairy godmother who always seems to save his neck at the last minute . |
| 6 | She was nervous that he might change his mind at the last minute , but he did not do so . |
| 7 | All the techniques in taekwondo are flexible and allow the practitioner to change his mind at the last minute as to which block or punch will provide him with the best defence or counter-attack . |
| 8 | Once a boy was almost carted away but the Headmaster changed his mind at the last moment . |
| 9 | He often raises that subject , and we understand his desperation about what will happen to his seat at the next election . |
| 10 | THE former chairman of the GLC 's Police Committee and member of Ken Livingstone 's municipal revolutionary guard , Boateng , 40 , has risen rapidly since gaining his seat at the last election . |
| 11 | He had deliberately withdrawn his insistence at the last minute , Belinda realised now , so that her decision came freely . |
| 12 | The seventy five year old bachelor had finally got his girl at the second time of asking years He 'd waited half a century for this kiss with his new bride Rose , and he still could n't believe his luck . |
| 13 | His personal score stood at seven which made him an ace and then came that morning of ferocious winds and driving snow when he 'd come in at four hundred feet , flying blind , lost his engine at the last moment and crash-landed . |
| 14 | Said that urgent business had cropped up and tried to cancel his appearance at the last minute . ’ |
| 15 | Paul 's unease on the back nine was critical , and there were other points : Nick changed his putter at the last minute . |
| 16 | Councillor Bookbinder was his opponent at the last election , if I am not mistaken , and I am sure that he at least doubled my hon. Friend 's majority . |
| 17 | That is one more reason why , across the south , there has been a greater swing to Labour than in any other region and why , I must point out to the hon. Member for Thurrock ( Mr. Janman ) , who seeks to speak for my native county , we look forward to a smashing victory in his constituency at the next election . |
| 18 | I remained standing there ready to relieve his discomfort at the first opportunity . |
| 19 | Macdonald tried unsuccessfully to find a magistrate to receive his oath at the last minute , then sent his papers to Edinburgh , where Secretary of State and Master of Stair Sir John Dalrymple suppressed them . |
| 20 | He had curled up on to his bed at the first opportunity and fallen fast asleep . |
| 21 | Her father , another member of the Parliamentary class of ‘ 64 , was NW Durham 's Labour MP until succeeded by his daughter at the last election . |
| 22 | Some of those who believed that his first bankruptcy had been engineered by the Shipping Federation had come to his rescue at the eleventh hour . |
| 23 | Two small bottles of pills stood by his plate at the first evening meal , and naturally excited the professional interest of his uncle . |
| 24 | QUICK OPINION * , who failed by the narrowest margin to open his account at the fifth attempt when a short-priced favourite at Nottingham , may make amends in the Fairview New Homes Novice Chase ( 2.30 ) at Ascot , writes Course Correspondent . |
| 25 | NICK FALDO , never afraid of hard work in his pursuit of golfing perfection , has spent 30 hours in practice for his challenge at the 93rd US Open which starts at Baltusrol , New Jersey on Thursday . |
| 26 | His aunt and uncle promised to be witnesses , but were dissuaded by his mother at the last moment . |
| 27 | The disciplinary control exercised by these groups is usually powerful , for if any member breaks away and acts contrary to the decisions of the group on any important issue he will probably lose the support of his party at the next election . |