Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv prt] at [num ord] [conj] " in BNC.
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1 | But when Fleury came back at last and told him how they were faring in the Residency , Harry knew he would have to take the risk . |
2 | They came out at last and Haile Selassie went forward under a crimson canopy to show himself to his people . |
3 | Her patience paid off at last when she heard Miss Hardbroom tell the girls to pack up their books , and after much clattering and bustling , the door closed and the laboratory fell silent . |
4 | Well , that Arthur turned up at last and the vicar married them , but afterwards me sister let Arthur know just 'ow she felt , she chucked the whole weddin' cake at 'im , then 'er bokey an' then a full bottle of port . |
5 | He got up at last and stared out of the window at the empty road and the gravel pits , grey in the dawn light . |