Example sentences of "but when [prep] last " in BNC.
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| 1 | But when at last the planes turned away and headed for land , the order was given for all passengers to get below . |
| 2 | He taught them hatred and fear , but when at last their fear waned , their hatred devoured him . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | But when at last they halted in front of me , their eyes also held disappointment . |
| 5 | But when at last Henry spoke it was mildly and quietly enough , though his eyes , deep-set and haggard under their drawn brows , looked curiously opaque , like grey glass with no light behind it of lantern or sky , and his hands , slightly gnarled like the hands of an older man , gripped hard at the arms of his chair . |