Example sentences of "then [verb] [prep] [art] last [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The first was that Stirling had promised his men that they would never be subjected to the indecisions of the Commando days when operation after operation was planned and then cancelled at the last minute . |
| 2 | Culley went straight for Elliott , then sidestepped at the last minute , almost a leap backwards . |
| 3 | By now it was near the close on the third day ; Gooch and Boycott made a confident start , but much of the Monday was lost to rain and the game was then abandoned on the last afternoon with almost ten hours having been lost . |
| 4 | We treated ourselves to a reindeer steak , then went for a last walk over the bridge towards the polar Cathedral . |
| 5 | He kicked over a candelabra , upset a tureen of soup , then leaped from the last table to land with a crash in Lord John 's path . |
| 6 | These are usually concealed and then flashed at the last moment , giving the prospective predator the impression that it is approaching a much larger animal and one that is staring straight at it in a defiant manner . |