Example sentences of "[was/were] [pron] at last " in BNC.
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| 1 | On July 25th , 1908 , the rails forced their way into Denwood , and those who had been waiting so long and patiently considered that the prizes were theirs at last . |
| 2 | Only in 1689 , the closing date for this study , were they at last given the legal right to conduct their nonconformist worship in their own meeting-houses ( see Chapters 3 and 6 ) . |
| 3 | Richard and Beth were hers at last , the family she had been cruelly denied ; because of love , and guilt and shame , they were closer now than they had ever been . |
| 4 | Italian maritime aircraft were soon out in force searching for the British Fleet , but not until after midday was it at last spotted . |
| 5 | ( that time when it looked as if this was it at last , |