Example sentences of "last [pers pn] said " in BNC.
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| 1 | At last I said , " Let's talk about it tomorrow , " and he nodded happily and went padding off to work . |
| 2 | There was another throat-drying pause , and at last I said , " Well — I 'll see you . " |
| 3 | But at last I said : |
| 4 | At last she said , ‘ Philip , does Frank know how much you loved Eileen ? ’ |
| 5 | At last she said slowly , ‘ What I mean is , looking back over the past is always a bit sad , even if what you 're remembering is happy times , because it 's over and done . |
| 6 | At last she said , ‘ Carrie ? |
| 7 | At last she said : ‘ Charlotte , I … will see … the doctor now . |
| 8 | At last she said , ‘ Oh , Sarah ! |
| 9 | At last she said a little breathlessly , ‘ Is anything wrong ? ’ |
| 10 | She knew she was stumbling over her words , but at last she said with a rush , ‘ You might find yourself falling in love with her all over again . ’ |
| 11 | At last she said , ‘ I was a fool to have made that idiotic statement . |
| 12 | At last she said , ‘ I 've found it . |
| 13 | At last she said , ‘ What bad luck ! |
| 14 | At last she said , |
| 15 | At last she said slowly , ‘ Well , having done nothing but small-animal work for two years in London , I have to say that apart perhaps from the odd pony I never really considered anything else . |
| 16 | Dora accepted these ministrations without protest , but Melissa thought she detected a growing restiveness and a thinly veiled relief when at last they said goodnight and returned to their own room . |
| 17 | At last he said , with a helpless shrug , ‘ I feel I 've been let out of prison . ’ |
| 18 | At last he said : ‘ It was still . |
| 19 | His tone alone was sufficient to convey as much when at last he said , slowly and very quietly : ‘ Give the kid his jacket , woman ! ’ |
| 20 | Then at last he said : ‘ Gentlemen — and ladies , pardon me — I have given much thought to these matters and I wish to say here in confidence to you , that while there remains between myself and many of those present differences of interpretation as to what is really occurring in Europe at this moment , despite this , as to the main points that have been raised in this house , I am convinced , gentlemen , convinced both of their justice and their practicality . ’ |
| 21 | At last he said , ‘ I do n't know about that . |
| 22 | The man continued to look at her strangely , and then at last he said , ‘ It 'll not do you any good , love . ’ |
| 23 | At last he said : ‘ You want someone who does n't have a drink problem . ’ |
| 24 | At last he said slowly , ‘ Maybe there is one way we could use a Titan . |
| 25 | And amid calls from all sides for the terrorist violence to end at last he said that if his son became a symbol for peace and hope , that would be ‘ Tim 's unique achievement ’ . |
| 26 | At last he said , ‘ Sit down , then , finish your breakfast , what are you waiting for ? |
| 27 | At last he said , " Alice , I do n't know … now you are a thief ? |
| 28 | At last he said , " What a shame ! |
| 29 | At last he said hoarsely , ‘ What else did you see ? ’ |
| 30 | At last he said , ‘ The storm appears to have passed , but the rain will be coming soon . |