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late - use in sentences
Preposition: at
- night: These are the editions I reach for late at night.
Modifies a noun
- version: We ship only the latest version of our software.
- date: Latest dates for your sex & the city 2006 pink dairy are: @ 100 % babe - special event!
- addition: The sports documentary is becoming a stalwart of the genre but can this latest addition be as extreme as the rest?
- century: The working class adopted the sport during the late 19th Century.
- 1980s: The BECTU History Project has been running since the late 1980s.
Modifying Another Word
- too: Oops, me thinks your condition shows its too late for you.
Preposition: in
- string: The China deal is the latest in a string of successes for the company.
- technology: Halogen heaters are being hailed as the latest in heating technology - being both highly efficient and economical.
- line: Latest in line is Kid Blue, a new face on the scene but one whose production shows a mature approach to producing.
- clothing: Hucklecote Hucklecote offers you the latest in country clothing for the discerning gentleman.
Infinitive complement
- join: Dept. , London Wall, EC2, 6.00 pm COURSES ( not too late to join!
- start: Sheila is great proof that it is never too late to start writing.
- apply: It is too late to apply now, but the positions are advertised every year.
Used with adjective complement
- arrive: Applications sent by fax or email or any that arrive late will not be accepted so always be aware of the deadline!
- come: Market or Poultry crosses came relatively late in the history of markets.
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