Example sentences of "the [noun pl] at the last [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There had been plans to introduce a separate currency , in the form of Soviet roubles stamped with a letter " U " ( Ukraine ) for purchasing basic goods , but it was claimed that the Soviet authorities had thwarted the plans at the last minute , forcing the reintroduction of coupons instead . |
| 2 | The first was an intention to treat analysis in which the values at the last visit of three pivotal outcome measures — that is , urinary albumin and sodium excretion and mean arterial pressure — obtained from all included subjects during the last three months of their follow up were carried forward . |
| 3 | Occasionally we encountered a bus or truck hurtling down towards us , slamming on the brakes at the last minute to edge past us with inches to spare . |
| 4 | Oddly enough , I would have thought it was the decision of the Financial Times to support Labour which swung many people behind the Conservatives at the last moment . |
| 5 | International javelin thrower Nigel Bevan had to withdraw from the championships at the last moment with a foot injury sustained in training at the end of last week . |