Example sentences of "[adv] at the last " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is usual to make specific provision for service of such notices , eg at the last known home address of a partner , in a way that will afford evidence that it has been duly given ( eg by registered delivery , entry in the firm 's post book etc ) . |
| 2 | The political pilgrim should not stumble through backstreets and alleys with only glimpses of his goal , then suddenly at the last moment find all revealed ; rather he should approach it in awe , aware of its enormous size from a great distance . |
| 3 | Or walk out and let you down at the last minute . ’ |
| 4 | Mr Clark , 64 , who stood down at the last election , had assured him that he had not advised companies to conceal military use when preparing export licence applications . |
| 5 | Three times through the winter , Cascade had been within days of being fully formed , only to fall down at the last minute . |
| 6 | Chris , Marius and the Swiss who had come from Lille were here ; Alex had been turned down at the last moment on a medical detail . |
| 7 | He was never remotely stumped when an item went down at the last moment and the presenter was left with a minute to fill . |
| 8 | And he blames AC Scotland for the sabotaging of his plans to raise a second round of finance by stockbrokers in Europe who let him down at the last minute . |
| 9 | Disadvantages : She may not have had much experience looking after young children ; she may let you down at the last minute if something else crops up — like a boyfriend . |
| 10 | Perhaps at the last moment an angel will appear . |
| 11 | He had been on the point of hiding in the kiosk : only at the last moment had he dived beneath it . |
| 12 | It was only at the last moment that the real or unreal nature of an escape project was finally determined . |
| 13 | Only at the last minute , by forced marches , would it suddenly make for the Channel coast . |
| 14 | There were many cases where Bloomsbury House was involved not at all , or only at the last moment when it was generally too late to offer any constructive help . |
| 15 | A second date was set for last Monday , when Mr Connelly was again told of the cancellation only at the last minute . |
| 16 | Only at the last minute , at the station , did she seem sad again . |
| 17 | Only at the last moment , when he 'd been recognized in turn , did Zen realize that it was Daniele Miletti . |
| 18 | ‘ Four faults , ’ crackled the public address system as the little bright-bay mare failed to tuck her hind feet up quite high enough at the last bar of the treble . |
| 19 | He did so at the last moment when the Unionists agreed not to oppose Henderson . |
| 20 | When it comes to that though there will be people from other green parties who who 'll be looking for accommodation so at the last minute we can |
| 21 | The basic recipe is a reduction of white wine and brown fond de veau lié with a julienne of gherkins and mustard stirred in at the last moment . |
| 22 | BA is keeping its distance from attempts by Stephen Wolf and Jay Pritzker to revive the bidding consortium , but there are still hopes in the US that it could be persuaded to step in at the last minute to add weight to a new bid . |
| 23 | She explained : ‘ I was called in at the last minute to help style a photographic session for Kylie about 18 months ago and it went from there . |
| 24 | However , to illustrate my belief that nothing has really changed , while I was taking a few notes from a caddie in Montpellier in the south of France — he was telling me how ‘ we 'd hit a great pitch in at the last ’ — I happened to notice the sign above the caddie shack . |
| 25 | Every September we have the small ad hoc Cabinet committee known as the ‘ Star Chamber ’ [ MISC 62 ] in which Lord Whitelaw sits down and tries to bang heads together , and then the Prime Minister comes in at the last minute and bangs heads together even more . |
| 26 | They were all sitting there staring at me and Monsieur de Levantiére said , ‘ This is Constance , who has kindly stepped in at the last moment . ’ |
| 27 | Yes , it 's disappointing , but when someone comes in at the last minute then the adrenalin flows and you can have a very lively show . |
| 28 | Not by someone else stepping in at the last moment . |
| 29 | ‘ If you 'll wash the lettuce I 'll make my special dressing and we could pick some wild sorrel and chop it in at the last minute . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ I used dried ones and I 'm going to put some frozen ones in at the last minute . ’ |