Example sentences of "when [prep] last she " in BNC.
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| 1 | She told herself not to let negative thoughts take over , but , night after night , her will-power dissolved into helplessness , and when at last she slept , her past life rose before her like a grotesque apparition . |
| 2 | When at last she gained some independence by taking a job which gave her some income of her own , she suddenly put her foot down . |
| 3 | Sarah was worried because it was getting late , and when at last she was out of the hospital she started walking quickly towards Clerkenwell , but she had n't gone far before a hackney cab drew up . |
| 4 | So I was surprised when at last she started to draw me , her hand moving lightly over the page once more , her eyes flickering with some interest at last . |
| 5 | When at last she reached Lynne , she succumbed , not unnaturally , to ‘ many great and divers sicknesses ’ . |
| 6 | When at last she reached Lynne , she found a very angry confessor , and his ‘ full sharp words ’ are almost the last we hear of Margery ; we do not know what happened to her after her book was finished . |
| 7 | When at last she looked up , it seemed days , weeks later . |
| 8 | When at last she got out of the hotel Anna 's car was moving down the drive . |
| 9 | When at last she made her way downstairs towards the terrace , she could hear their voices speaking in English . |
| 10 | When at last she did so Giles Carnaby was warmly effusive . |
| 11 | When at last she put the receiver down and went into the kitchen she found that Edward had unpacked the shopping . |
| 12 | But when at last she spoke , she did so simply and directly , for although the moment was solemn , and although it was probably historic as well , these were not creatures who would react favourably to grandiloquence . |
| 13 | When at last she spoke her voice trembled . |
| 14 | When at last she was able to stand upright in safety , her knees buckled and her body was drenched with sweat . |
| 15 | When at last she lifted her head , she found herself facing three pairs of curious , slightly embarrassed eyes . |
| 16 | And when at last she emerged , beaten and dull , it was to find that her sister was waiting . |
| 17 | When at last she fell , she waited , lying expectant on the stones , before , in a small anguish of disappointment she picked herself up . |
| 18 | She could have cried with relief when at last she passed the war memorial with the crucifix and realised the next track led to the farm . |
| 19 | And when at last she fell asleep it was to find herself in the château , running endlessly through a labyrinth of rooms , searching for something that was always just beyond her reach . |
| 20 | When at last she snatched up her bedroom phone and found Rory on the end of it , Jessica had already endured a call from Terence . |
| 21 | When at last she got into bed she allowed herself a few angry tears , then brushed them furiously away . |