Example sentences of "when [noun prp] [prep] last " in BNC.

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1 When Isabel at last returned to an awareness of her surroundings it was to feel the gentle touch of Guy 's mouth , moving over her throat in a series of feather-light kisses .
2 She had also written to Maria , reminding her of her promise , begging for news , but when Maria at last replied the news was all of herself , nothing of Barnswick .
3 When Richard at last paused at a twist in the track he looked back to see the detective , red-faced and sweating , a hundred yards below him .
4 Her fears were justified during the next few hours , and Claudia was relieved when Dana at last went to sleep , curled up in Claudia 's spare bed , her rumpled curls damp with angry tears .
5 When Allen at last found a crevice secure enough to trust to he looked over to find that he was peering into the little courtyard onto the rain-wet backs of the dejected horses .
6 When Wycliffe at last started to ask questions they were not the ones she had expected .
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