Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun sg] at last " in BNC.

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1 ‘ Maybe it 's my prince at last ! ’
2 We went into my room at last , with our arms round each other , and in the doorway I stopped dead because I 'd forgotten what Toby had said about John and for a second I thought I was in the wrong room .
3 Soon I was alone , sitting overlooking the site , the sun warm on my back at last .
4 ‘ Well , I 've shown my feeling at last , Tess , ’ he said with a curious sigh , showing that his heart had overcome his reason .
5 They 've started to restore my beauty at last she signed with relief .
6 Things seemed to be going my way at last .
7 ‘ I 've settled my affairs to my satisfaction at last . ’
8 Surely , the letter said with a surprising burst of bitterness , Eileen Ryan would rest easy in her grave at last .
9 Consumed by that monstrous need , it had entered their hiding-place at last .
10 Reaching her car at last , she drove away into the silent night , gazing through a gauze of tears over the snow-covered mountains ahead .
11 The shock of his words pulled her up short , her intelligence at last alerted to the source of danger .
12 Fred says that was the last sighting of the spirit of Jed Knighton so his soul found its peace at last .
13 ‘ Dhia , the year 's coming to its ending at last , I fear .
14 Two long-running conversion programmes reached their conclusion at last .
15 Her appearance at last year 's PFA Rally at Cranfield was her longest flight since her restoration , but she is capable of much longer journeys , especially as her excellent short-field performance enables her to drop into any farm-strip or even a flat field — should circumstances dictate a ‘ precautionary ’ landing for weather or fuel .
16 The BUF held its rally at last but it was a bitter victory .
17 The next day , she realised that the memory had lost its sting at last .
18 Polly found her tongue at last and spoke with all the frosty dignity she could muster .
19 Lucy found her tongue at last .
20 Under cover of the porridge business , when all his attention was fixed on Finn , Melanie dared look at her uncle at last .
21 I was just silently congratulating myself on tumbling her secret at last when I realized who the man in the photograph was .
22 She 'd found her voice at last .
23 She seemed to have found her voice at last .
24 I have n't had any calls from you , ’ Laura gasped , finally managing to find her voice at last .
25 Finding her voice at last , and reacting to his disapproving tone , she retorted , ‘ What were you doing , following me ? ’
26 She placed her knife and fork on to her plate at last and looked up to find his sparkling eyes upon her .
27 It seemed as if her silence at last unnerved her father because he turned to speak to her just before they were to walk together down the long aisle .
28 Would Tim have persuaded Jan to throw away her book at last and learn there was more to life than work ?
29 FIFA rules state that away teams must arrive at their destination at last 24 hours before the scheduled kick-off time and Wednesday 's game gas a 2.45 start .
30 The two-litre 148bhp Fiat Tipo 16v is on its way at last
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