Example sentences of "[v-ing] [conj] [prep] last " in BNC.
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| 1 | Scots , in particular , should rejoice over the disbandment of a regiment , praying that at last their sons ' names need not be added to the memorials which stand in every town , village and glen across the country as mute testament to the suffering and sorrow of the past . |
| 2 | They resisted using that until last year , so let's get the facts straight . |
| 3 | It is pleasing to be able to end by reporting that at last Dundonald Castle is receiving some of the attention it has been denied . |
| 4 | ‘ She 's been saying that since last November … |
| 5 | Here was I , struggling to free a walnut from its convoluted enclosure , exalting when at last I managed to obtain a whole half rather than a handful of shards , while in the next room was a packet replete with whole halves . |
| 6 | We were to witness a different and more promising sacrifice only after we had spent many patient weeks in Bira , when a white cock and a black goat were ritually slaughtered in Sinar Surya 's hull , signifying that at last we were about to depart . |
| 7 | ‘ Yes , ’ Arty said , feeling that at last he had someone who understood hi m and was taking his case seriously . |
| 8 | Parr was smiling when at last he greeted Jessica , his usual rather wolfish smile . |