Example sentences of "[pron] [vb past] at last " in BNC.
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| 31 | ‘ Will Eleanor come back again ? ’ she asked at last . |
| 32 | ‘ What was Alain 's father like ? ’ she asked at last when her desire to know about Alain overcame her shyness . |
| 33 | ‘ How long do you intend to stay here ? ’ she asked at last . |
| 34 | ‘ Who are you , Adam ? ’ she asked at last . |
| 35 | ‘ It was probably just concussion , ’ she joked at last . |
| 36 | She ventured at last to sit back on her heels , let her hands lie in her lap , and listen . |
| 37 | ‘ Luke , you ca n't condemn an entire institution because of one bad experience , ’ she ventured at last . |
| 38 | ‘ I could get a taxi , ’ she ventured at last . |
| 39 | She woke at last , sweating and trembling , and struggling to breathe , one hand pressed against her chest , to see Comfort standing at the foot of the bed . |
| 40 | ‘ You 're so lucky , ’ she murmured at last . |
| 41 | ‘ No , I have n't , ’ she muttered at last . |
| 42 | ‘ I 'm tired of arguing , ’ she muttered at last . |
| 43 | ‘ I 've had enough of this , ’ she muttered at last . |
| 44 | ‘ All right , ’ she muttered at last , with very poor grace . |
| 45 | ‘ Yes , I had forgotten , ’ she muttered at last . |
| 46 | ‘ Everyone 's entitled to an off night , ’ she muttered at last . |
| 47 | ‘ All right , ’ she muttered at last . |
| 48 | She came at last , swathed in mink , ushered in by the perspiring PRO . |
| 49 | So she kept to the woods , following the way Pedro had led , until she came at last to the clearing at the head of the ride . |
| 50 | ‘ I 'll do it ! ’ she declared at last . |
| 51 | ‘ No , ’ she replied at last . |
| 52 | She arrived at last an hour or so later , swerving up in her blue sports car , its boot piled with a large amount of luggage . |
| 53 | " Your father , " she remarked at last , " was quite definite about not being prepared to guarantee payment . |
| 54 | ‘ I 'm glad they have n't started planting conifers up here , ’ she remarked at last , resignedly and in a monotonous tone . |
| 55 | ‘ Apologise ? ’ she echoed at last . |
| 56 | ‘ Cardboard cut-out ? ’ she echoed at last . |
| 57 | ‘ Charles ! , she croaked at last . |
| 58 | ‘ I do n't dislike you , Mr Jacobsen , ’ she returned at last , with all the conviction she could muster . |
| 59 | I thought you were Steve , ’ she breathed at last when her tumbled thoughts had ceased their turmoil . |
| 60 | And it was n't until she 'd finished doing the washing-up , and the kitchen had been cleaned to her satisfaction , that she began at last to simmer down . |