Example sentences of "[adv prt] at the [num ord] minute [verb] " in BNC.
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1 | 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 . |
2 | 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 . |
3 | 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 . |
4 | She found the most sensible shoes she had and prepared to depart , rushing back at the last minute to snatch up a loose shirt and shrug into it . |
5 | Rushing around at the last minute trying to obtain foreign currency and travellers cheques is not the best preparation for a business trip abroad . |