Example sentences of "[vb past] [pron] at the last " in BNC.
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| 1 | She was about to say so , in no uncertain terms , but stopped herself at the last moment . |
| 2 | She was about to shake her head , but changed it at the last moment to a nod . |
| 3 | Taping rehearsals also reduces the likelihood of arguments about who played what at the last rehearsal . |
| 4 | ‘ They insisted that they held the meeting at a place of their choosing and only told us at the last minute . |
| 5 | The man heard or sensed him at the last moment and turned with his hands coming up to a fighting stance but Maxim feinted through them and hit him low in the stomach . |
| 6 | It had been uppermost in her mind to ask about Marc , but her courage failed her at the last . |
| 7 | DEC president Bob Palmer , who was supposed to grace this week 's gathering with his presence — see front page — absented himself at the last minute . |
| 8 | He was almost on the point of signing before his better judgement saved him at the last moment from the emetic flower-child rompings of this 1972 Paramount flop . |