Example sentences of "she [vb past] [prep] the last [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | but , erm , she was hoping to come to the meeting this evening , but she phoned at the last minute and said she could n't make it , but erm , I do n't know if it would be more appropriate perhaps for the schools groups to get in touch with her and I |
2 | At the door , she stopped for the last time . |
3 | And when she came to the last name only the fact that she was already frozen saved her from betraying herself . |
4 | Her eyes widened as she came to the last paragraph , and she stared at it before abruptly crumpling the paper and stuffing it back into her case . |
5 | She came to the last button and , plucking up all her courage , slipped the dress off her shoulders and let it drop to the floor . |
6 | At last , dripping wet , with water sparkling like jewels on her cheeks and forehead , and rivulets running from her hair , she stepped from the last stone on to the bank . |
7 | She popped in the last piece of meat and biscuit , and chewed it fiercely . |
8 | She died in the last week of April 1236 . |
9 | Goodbye Aunt Ber — ’ She bit off the last word and replaced the receiver , but it was too late . |
10 | She looked for the last time . |
11 | ‘ You have done well , Wilson , ’ she said on the last day in Siena . |
12 | ‘ Well , Jack Lawrence , you old romantic ! ’ she teased with the last remnant of her sense of humour , and he smiled a slow , lazy smile . |