Example sentences of "[pron] [adv prt] at [art] [num ord] " in BNC.

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1 Or walk out and let you down at the last minute . ’
2 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 .
3 I 'll drop you off at the first station we come to . ’
4 If your marriage is on the rocks , the thing to do is throw a wobbly on a motorway at night so that your husband will put you out at the next lay-by .
5 So we 've planted a seed and we either get introductions there and then or we 've paved the way to the pick them up at the second appointment .
6 So I 'll pick them up at the next brief .
7 Up to then he had never been in front — he was three down with 11 holes to play — but he went one up at the 17th the second time around .
8 ‘ You let me out at the next corner .
9 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 .
10 If anybody put him off at the 17th it was me jumping up and down .
11 I 've got it I 've got it at home I can bring it in at the next meeting or whatever .
12 ‘ 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 . ’
13 But I have a feeling it might be easier to mull it over at the next meeting .
14 The phone on the wall close to her rang and she picked it up at the second ring .
15 I hope , and I shall be bringing it up at the next police committee , that we will commit ourselves to that initiative will a view to bringing in those two pilot schemes in the county and extending it at a later date .
16 He says well I , we were on about sort of and he says bring it up at the next meeting , I says
17 She picked it up at the third ring .
18 We agreed to set it up at the last meeting .
19 He opened it up at the last minute , came flying over and it was a terrific shot .
20 Another affronted retort rose to her lips , but bewildered honesty forced Isabel to choke it back at the last moment .
21 There were seven of us sharing the place , the Carters ' eldest son and his girlfriend having invited themselves along at the last moment , and their movements were completely unpredictable .
22 ‘ If you could just drop us off at the first five-star hotel you come to . ’
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