Example sentences of "[vb infin] the end " in BNC.
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| 1 | Julia felt she might not make the end of the week if this went on . |
| 2 | You may not think the end result worth it , but there are an awful lot of balls to be kept in the air and some fairly nasty consequences if any should accidentally hit the ground . |
| 3 | What we have now is much more than a game : an exciting story to which we do not know the end ; and a visual image which will lead us to an exciting starting point for a drama , an image which we know has engaged the children . |
| 4 | ‘ I thought I would just get in and catch the end but it was over in minutes . |
| 5 | Midsole damage does n't necessarily signal the end of your trusty old friend . |
| 6 | Great advances have already been made towards the achievement of a Europe without internal frontiers on the target date of 31 December 1992 , but even that date will not signal the end of the road for three reasons : |
| 7 | What will be the effect on the size of firms : does the microchip signal the end of the giant corporation or will it speed up still further the process of concentration among the giant conglomerate multinationals ? |
| 8 | FALLING interest rates could signal the end of the great rental boom that flourished in the unstable property market of the past few years . |
| 9 | Reports were circulating that Brian Faulkner , the head of the Westminster government supported Northern Ireland Executive , was about to resign and that his departure would signal the end of the strike . |
| 10 | Even physical disabilities caused by illnesses such as strokes and arthritis need not signal the end of sexual activity of this kind . |
| 11 | Grandparents Billy , 80 , and 72-year-old Irene were called away from her bedside in the psychiatric unit at Liverpool 's Broad Green Hospital to be told the news which could signal the end of Rachel 's £5,000-a-day career . |
| 12 | Postmodernism does not signal the end of politics or the creation of forms which are emptied of political content . |
| 13 | But the collapse of two other tycoon clients , Robert Maxwell and Polly Peck boss Asil Nadir , has raised questions over his judgement and may signal the end of his career . |
| 14 | This will signal the end of the European Commission 's efforts to prepare the groundwork for the free movement of goods , services and people within the European Community . |
| 15 | And for the once mighty Dublin side , defeat would effectively signal the end of what has been a bitterly disappointing and frustrating season . |
| 16 | In a sense , it will signal the end of the centuries-old dominance of the printed word . |
| 17 | For the supporters that might signal the end . |
| 18 | ‘ We fear that the construction of a sea defence wall will pave the way for road and business developments and will signal the end of Southport as a resort . ’ |
| 19 | But the arrival of a new defender would not necessarily signal the end of Mark Wright 's Anfield career . |
| 20 | ‘ He is about to suffer a tragic accident which will signal the end of his incredible , action-packed career as Britain 's greatest goal-scoring hero , ’ said the Roy of the Rovers editor , Dave Hunt . |
| 21 | WHEN Norman Lamont opens his battered old red box on Tuesday , his action will signal the end of a tradition which has stretched back at least two centuries . |
| 22 | The impressive Cole 's Tump , which Watkins photographed prominently silhouetted against the background of the Welsh mountains , may not survive the end of the century . |
| 23 | Couple of minutes , couple of minutes we 're just gon na show the end of the fi programme |
| 24 | I 'm gon na finish the end of C six for homework , and I 'm on C six A. |
| 25 | Stern lived to witness and welcome the end of the reign of doctrine in and around his homeland . |
| 26 | Many of us will welcome the end of the 20 per cent . |
| 27 | The rationale is that such children do badly in examinations and so their exclusion will improve the end product . |
| 28 | At the ends of the tanks were vertical lattice-frameworks to support and lift the end gates — the ‘ portcullises ’ . |
| 29 | Come on , eat up and then we can go and watch the end of the Grand Prix as well , ca n't we ? |
| 30 | Can I watch the end of Rupert ? |