Example sentences of "[noun sg] [conj] [prep] last " in BNC.
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1 | She found faith in her religion and at last died happy having been an inspiration to many people in her community . |
2 | Yoweri Museveni becomes President and at last begins reconstruction . |
3 | He staggered slowly towards the Monument and at last sat down opposite Jack 's stepfather with painful slowness . |
4 | Then came the terrible sense of disbelief and at last the dawning realization that she would never be held in his embrace , breathe in the scent of his cigars or hear his kindly voice ever again . |
5 | They argue , somewhat surprisingly , that it is a mistake to meet it by trying to ‘ upgrade the imagined simulation in hopes of finally winning Searle 's concession that at last its states have achieved intrinsic intentionality ’ . |
6 | Half a mile up the hill , spirits were also high in the home of Eddie Duckworth , that plump , much-loved , avuncular manager of Pitts and Harley , newly elected President of the Chamber of Commerce , who had faith that at last a government had been elected that would put a stop to inflation , high interest rates , rocketing domestic and industrial rates , shameful capitulation to the unions , centralized bureaucratic planning , and the consequent decay of the manufacturing industries : the writing is on the wall at the Town Hall , he told his guests , as their glasses were refilled with Oake and Nephews ' Beaujolais . |
7 | I begged the King so often for my freedom that at last he and his lords agreed that I need not be a prisoner any longer . |
8 | ‘ While the visible signs of recession remain , there must be cause for hope that at last a framework for recovery is falling into place with the worst of the recession behind us , ’ he said . |
9 | But as well as sharing in the donkey work , Platt 's goals have become a vital part of England 's armoury and before last week 's 4–0 win over Turkey he scored his country 's previous five goals . |
10 | Scenes such as these undermined America 's chosen world position as a leader of freedom and at last there were signs that the President and Congress were prepared to strengthen the position of the blacks with positive civil rights laws . |
11 | On what was described as an old-style West Indian pitch , Botham again won the toss and at last chose to bat ; a good start was ended when Gooch ran himself out , and soon wickets were tumbling . |
12 | ‘ Thank goodness that at last I shall be able to come from Stowbridge by the short way and under the low bridge ! ’ he said . |
13 | They have removed the attack on our conference and at last we can now get on together to build a better union . |
14 | I watched the smoke rising from the liquid as it changed colour from red to purple and at last to green . |
15 | He was buoyed by the knowledge that at last they had a clear suspect . |
16 | I do n't think that I shall every forget the day when sugar came off the ration and at last we could make toffee . |
17 | She screamed for most of that night until at last she fell asleep . |
18 | Linking the TriAxis up to a Boogie Fifty/Fifty power amp and ART Multiverb Alpha to build a simple MIDI rig ( the same setup as for last month 's Marshall JMP-1 review ) , I set about organising myself a set of sounds . |
19 | He played the game of Murder in the dark through the vast rooms of the bishop 's vast palace and told his nonconformist father that at last he found a reason why bishops should live in such large houses . |
20 | The RAF ground crews , the unsung heroes of this time , continued to work round the clock , the air crews seemed never to be out of their aeroplanes , and the rest of us waltzed through our duties with the exhilarating feeling that at last things were on the move in the right direction . |
21 | In dropping Pierre Berbizier ( his captain and until last Saturday his likely successor as coach ) , Serge Blanco , Laurent Rodriguez and every commentator 's nightmare , Jean Condom , Fouroux 's guillotine has been severe . |
22 | Together they worked swiftly through the rest of the queue until at last the flow stopped and the little shop was empty . |
23 | When I was a teenager and at last able to have a room of my own , the outline of a Red Indian 's face appeared as a stain on the ceiling . |
24 | First of all we need to get Hunlet off the pitch , as I 'm not in Leeds I 've been unable to keep up with this debate but at last sats Crewe game it looked terrible ! |
25 | First of all we need to get Hunlet off the pitch , as I 'm not in Leeds I 've been unable to keep up with this debate but at last sats Crewe game it looked terrible ! |
26 | The club rang the column 's bell because of last week 's survey in New Cyclist magazine which praised York as a cyclist-friendly city , but condemned Middlesbrough , Newcastle and Gateshead . |
27 | She walked back to her villa , feeling relief that at last the patient was in reliable hands , and great sadness because she had panicked . |
28 | Perhaps this was why , uncharacteristically , he burst out aloud with the thought that at last chased the nursery rhyme momentarily from his mind . |
29 | Towards the end I began to get more and more glimpses into my past and at last my wits were fully restored . |
30 | Once inside , she bolted the door and at last allowed herself to relax a little . |