Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] [prep] the last moment " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hun Sen initially refused to attend unless Sihanouk did , and only relented at the last moment . |
| 2 | Significantly no places within 10 miles of London were contacted about the convention and a delegation from the old Anti-Slavery Society was only suggested at the last moment . |
| 3 | Please do not wait until the last moment to inform us . |
| 4 | Please do not wait until the last moment to inform us . |
| 5 | I believe in taking action on fact and not fantasy , but I think it was Lord Zuckerman who was the scientific advisor to the government , who said that government has never taken preventive measures that would prove to be unjustified , and if you always wait to the last moment before being convinced to do anything , that 's often a moment too late . |
| 6 | As an added deterrent , this species usually waits until the last moment for the final clamping-down movement . |
| 7 | Sorting went on day and night for a fortnight , and indeed beyond , for books kept on coming till the last moment of the sale . |
| 8 | But do not be downhearted if your story is not taken up , or indeed ousted at the last moment because a major story comes up : your campaign will not suffer in the long run . |
| 9 | These are usually concealed and then flashed at the last moment , giving the prospective predator the impression that it is approaching a much larger animal and one that is staring straight at it in a defiant manner . |