Example sentences of "[pers pn] at the [adj] minute " in BNC.
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1 | They ca n't gazump you at the last minute cos it makes |
2 | Claudine had probably dropped that on him at the last minute . |
3 | What if I decide against it at the last minute ? |
4 | ‘ It was quite usual for me to take on this sort of job but it was n't usual for him to make an appointment for me and only tell me at the last minute , especially when it meant working after hours . |
5 | I can not chuck them at the last minute . |
6 | Harvey was there in a red-coat uniform , smiling and doing his neat little dances and pretending to drop plates and saving them at the last minute , and the girls were saying ‘ Ooo ’ and slyly studying each other 's hairdos and shoes . |
7 | ‘ They insisted that they held the meeting at a place of their choosing and only told us at the last minute . |
8 | We thank Raymond and his bride Koti for not cancelling us at the last minute , and allowing BBC Good Food to share in their excitement . |