Example sentences of "[adv prt] at the last [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Mr Clark , 64 , who stood down at the last election , had assured him that he had not advised companies to conceal military use when preparing export licence applications .
2 Or walk out and let you down at the last minute . ’
3 Three times through the winter , Cascade had been within days of being fully formed , only to fall down at the last minute .
4 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 .
5 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 .
6 Chris , Marius and the Swiss who had come from Lille were here ; Alex had been turned down at the last moment on a medical detail .
7 He was never remotely stumped when an item went down at the last moment and the presenter was left with a minute to fill .
8 Well as you know er to be a basic rate taxpayer , you 're paying twenty five pence in the pound , apart from the er the new rate you know the first two thousand five hundred you get at twenty percent , which came in at the last budget .
9 BA is keeping its distance from attempts by Stephen Wolf and Jay Pritzker to revive the bidding consortium , but there are still hopes in the US that it could be persuaded to step in at the last minute to add weight to a new bid .
10 She explained : ‘ I was called in at the last minute to help style a photographic session for Kylie about 18 months ago and it went from there .
11 Every September we have the small ad hoc Cabinet committee known as the ‘ Star Chamber ’ [ MISC 62 ] in which Lord Whitelaw sits down and tries to bang heads together , and then the Prime Minister comes in at the last minute and bangs heads together even more .
12 Yes , it 's disappointing , but when someone comes in at the last minute then the adrenalin flows and you can have a very lively show .
13 ‘ 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 . ’
14 ‘ I used dried ones and I 'm going to put some frozen ones in at the last minute . ’
15 Speakers were David Snow of BP Bitor ( the company which imports and markets the fuel from Venezuela ) , Peter Taylor from the Oil Pollution Research Unit at Fort Popton , Dr Clive Morgan , also from Fort Popton but who was drafted in at the last minute to play the part of National Power Plc , and finally Gordon James of Narberth Friends of the Earth .
16 He would probably slip in at the last minute , just as a matter of duty .
17 I think one of the ideas behind the the party chipping in on this is because it would be extremely convenient for people who are popping in at the last minute for
18 Programme assistant Ian Edgar stood in at the last minute .
19 The basic recipe is a reduction of white wine and brown fond de veau lié with a julienne of gherkins and mustard stirred in at the last moment .
20 They were all sitting there staring at me and Monsieur de Levantiére said , ‘ This is Constance , who has kindly stepped in at the last moment . ’
21 Not by someone else stepping in at the last moment .
22 They could perhaps find a replacement make-up artist , though that would prove difficult at such short notice , but someone coming in at the last moment would find it hard to cope with the unusual styles , and the actors would be having problems enough dealing with first-night nerves without having to face any added strain .
23 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 .
24 She nearly dropped the mug but her brain took over at the last instant .
25 Boss David McErlain blames poor summer business and a vital sell-off deal that fell through at the last minute for this latest crisis .
26 The interview fell through at the last minute
27 Fork through at the last minute .
28 But it all fell through at the last moment .
29 A press conference Mr Kaifu had scheduled for Wednesday evening to explain what the government had decided was called off at the last minute .
30 Arrangements to introduce the new system of central scheduling were to be announced this week , but were called off at the last minute .
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