Example sentences of "last moment he " in BNC.

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1 Of course I realised that at the last moment he could have been attached to another troop , but this seemed highly unlikely in view of the S.A.S. methods of training , which relied upon close personal co-operation between all ranks .
2 At the last moment he saw an apple lying on the dresser and put it in his pocket .
3 He almost lost it as he came to rest , but at the last moment he twisted onto his back and with both hands pressed his prize thankfully against his frilled inside shirt front .
4 But at the last moment he changed his mind , and instead leaned forward again and took another cigarette out of the box on the table .
5 Newley might have been useful here , but at the last moment he had decided not to come .
6 Then at the last moment he 'd pressed the small jeweller 's box into her hand .
7 At the last moment he did so .
8 At the last moment he caught sight of Owen , who had taken up position at an adjoining table , and raised hands to heaven .
9 To the last moment he had feared a trap , but this was the fresh air before him , the dim air of the ravine he knew , hemmed in with rock on both sides between the church and the castle .
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