Example sentences of "[vb past] [prep] the last minute " in BNC.
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| 1 | but , erm , she was hoping to come to the meeting this evening , but she phoned at the last minute and said she could n't make it , but erm , I do n't know if it would be more appropriate perhaps for the schools groups to get in touch with her and I |
| 2 | A young man called Tepilit ole paramat , the laibon 's brother , tried at the last minute to withdraw one of his cattle from the sale . |
| 3 | The second came in the last minute of normal time and followed an impressive maul , in which Boro drove over the line but could n't get the ball down . |
| 4 | Culley went straight for Elliott , then sidestepped at the last minute , almost a leap backwards . |
| 5 | A HOME OFFICE minister yesterday intervened at the last minute to delay a Kurdish refugee being flown back to Turkey . |
| 6 | She was supported by seven of the eight parties which had agreed to form a coalition Cabinet , although the Centre Alliance withdrew at the last minute . |
| 7 | There were even more empty seats as the game ticked into the last minute , which was 60 seconds of magic , madness and mayhem . |
| 8 | Following this was the rodeo World Championships on the Bitches which decided at the last minute to include a ladies ' competition . |
| 9 | Her distraught South African fiance Cuan Cronje had planned to accompany the two women on their safari trip but cancelled at the last minute . |
| 10 | The winger jumped at the last minute and Kitchen slid underneath him like a runaway bull and hit the concrete wall full on . |