Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun sg] at the last minute " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I changed my mind at the last minute . ’ |
| 2 | I can change my mind at the last minute if I think the thing is n't watertight . ’ |
| 3 | With a hopeless shrug of resignation she hurriedly put on a slim linen dress , which she had only thrown into her case at the last minute . |
| 4 | Thresher insiders believe the company changed its decision at the last minute after TODAY 's revelations yesterday . |
| 5 | Julia , who called off their wedding at the last minute a year ago , was recently in Ireland with new lover Jason Patric . |
| 6 | Was he furious because she 'd led him on only to change her mind at the last minute ? |
| 7 | It 's not fair on a man if a women undresses and then changes her mind at the last minute . |
| 8 | Six Welsh officials and 10 players made the trip , many changing their mind at the last minute . |
| 9 | She lost her nerve at the last minute . |
| 10 | Realising its error at the last minute , the magazine just managed to insert a back-page acknowledgement of its gaffe but not to correct the offending caption . |
| 11 | The bird jumps from its nest at the last minute and runs off making a special squeaking call . |
| 12 | The appellant was anxious for the matter to be dealt with in the magistrates ' court , but his accomplice elected to be tried in the Crown Court , but changed his plea at the last minute . |
| 13 | Tony asked , suspecting that Freddie had lost his nerve at the last minute . |
| 14 | We 're both Aquarian dreamers and have always been able to be ‘ alone ’ together , or step easily into imagination games , and Max — like me — has a fairy godmother who always seems to save his neck at the last minute . |
| 15 | She was nervous that he might change his mind at the last minute , but he did not do so . |
| 16 | All the techniques in taekwondo are flexible and allow the practitioner to change his mind at the last minute as to which block or punch will provide him with the best defence or counter-attack . |
| 17 | He had deliberately withdrawn his insistence at the last minute , Belinda realised now , so that her decision came freely . |
| 18 | Said that urgent business had cropped up and tried to cancel his appearance at the last minute . ’ |
| 19 | Paul 's unease on the back nine was critical , and there were other points : Nick changed his putter at the last minute . |
| 20 | Macdonald tried unsuccessfully to find a magistrate to receive his oath at the last minute , then sent his papers to Edinburgh , where Secretary of State and Master of Stair Sir John Dalrymple suppressed them . |
| 21 | May I express our disappointment at the last minute postponement of the carefully planned visit of Anne-Marie de Jonghe to Wales . |
| 22 | This straightforward facility means that you can revise , or indeed build , your presentation at the last minute — particularly if you opt for on-screen presentations , rather than foils produced by colour plotters — yet still get professional results . |