Example sentences of "[noun prp] at the last [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But he cancelled his trip to England at the last minute and pretended he thought I was going to see you in your show and might as well hand you the invitation at the same time . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ You turned down Havvie Blaine at the last minute , too . |
| 3 | The Premier cancelled a trip to Spain at the last minute as the sick pound hit its lowest level since joining the Exchange Rate Mechanism . |
| 4 | The organising committee took four hours to announce the seedings and draw order , much of the time being taken up trying to persuade West Germany , who had assumed they were going to Verona , to switch to Milan at the last moment . |
| 5 | The organising committee took four hours to announce the seedings and draw order , much of the time being taken up trying to persuade West Germany , who had assumed they were going to Verona , to switch to Milan at the last moment . |
| 6 | I gave the list to Martin at the last meeting . |
| 7 | A priest is there to be for us a specific and bodily reminder of the man Jesus at the Last Supper . |
| 8 | Alcatel hijacked the contract by undercutting Westinghouse at the last minute . |
| 9 | the ‘ Holy Grail ’ , the cup or chalice used by Christ at the Last Supper , which is the subject of many medieval legends and romances . |
| 10 | He prepares to do so , and only when it is clear that he will obey the divine command does God at the last moment spare his son and tell him to kill a sheep instead . |
| 11 | Six of us : me , Gill , Oliver , Mme Wyatt , my sister ( married , separated , changed her name — what did I tell you ? ) and an aged aunt of some sort dug up by Mme Wyatt at the last minute . |
| 12 | Two years ago , NASA at the last minute reneged on a joint venture with ESA to send two satellites to the Sun in what was called the International Solar/Polar Mission . |
| 13 | Also beaten was Glen Wilson , second string for New Zealand at the last World Team Championship . |
| 14 | Mr Larkin says his suffering is worse for knowing that Gary had only agreed to go to Chorley at the last minute after two people , a man and a woman , had spoken separately to him on the phone . |
| 15 | St Joseph 's old boy Jim D'Avila , Labour 's candidate in Swindon at the last election , says his parents would have sent him elsewhere had it not been for subsidised transport . |
| 16 | The band , tipped to win an award for their video Friday I 'm In Love , were forced to cancel a planned satellite link-up from London to LA at the last minute . |
| 17 | The consitituency returned a Liberal Democrat MP at the last election . |
| 18 | After the mixed card on St Patrick 's Day we are back to an all National Hunt affair and the main race , the Sportsman Hunter Chase , may go to Bajan Blues who almost brought off the shock defeat of Matt Reid at the last meeting . |