Example sentences of "to finish [adv prt] " in BNC.

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1 It 's a tough section to finish on but the rewards are tremendous .
2 To finish on , they 've got to finish Saturday no matter what , yes .
3 To finish off , there 's a small and neat Spectra sling in a wide eye designed to allow easy movement of the sling and reduce walking .
4 The other important point to remember about wall tiles is that spacer lugs are no more , and the old-fashioned types that are rounded on one ( RE ) or two ( REX ) edges , used to finish off the perimeter of half-tiled areas , have virtually disappeared too .
5 This sight encouraged Sid and I to increase our efforts to finish off our double trench .
6 After a few words with her husband she shook hands with me , kissed him on both cheeks , and then quickly disappeared down the cellar , leaving the two of us to finish off the champagne and burgundy .
7 To finish off the story she married a millionaire in Tennessee , so she 's OK . ’
8 Leave some of the batter off the fish as well ; • If you are eating a pizza or pie do not feel duty-bound to finish off the whole thing .
9 The train was full of children , travelling alone and in groups , who managed to finish off the entire food stocks of the dining car .
10 The Princes will rue the fact that they passed up a wonderful chance to finish off the match on the 18th , for they were one up on that tee from which both the sons hit long and straight down the fairway .
11 When the event resumed in September 1989 it was expected to finish off the closing submissions which had already started and then gently fade away into history .
12 Walsh kept him company for 45 minutes for 27 runs , Patterson for an hour for a partnership of 62 until the second new ball was required to finish off the number eleven .
13 To finish off , I use softer grades , 2B-4B to strengthen the drawing .
14 I arrived early and he led me upstairs to a comfortable polish-scented lounge and made coffee , before returning to the bar to finish off .
15 The boys were back in town to finish off their latest album of dinkety-bonk and decided to let their hair down a bit after a little light refreshment in the bar .
16 In effect the Challenge is a marathon spread over four days , taking in a 10K , an 8.6K hill race , a 5K beach race and a cross-island 14 mile to finish off .
17 It is n't only the novelty Three Wise Men or Snowflake designs which are selling : ‘ Many women are looking for a luxury buy to finish off a party outfit and the opaque hold-ups by Italian designer Paulo Cavali are best sellers , ’ says Heather .
18 ‘ This honour is a marvellous way to finish off 1992 , ’ said Roy , 60 , who was struck down with cancer in March and given a one-in-10 chance of survival .
19 For dry lining , the plasterboards used are the type with tapered edges which allow a reinforcing tape and filler to be used to finish off the joint flush with the board surface .
20 The roofing felt was eventually fixed with a gallon of disgusting adhesive and half a pound of nails , which just about completed the major work , everything else could be classified as ‘ off jobs ’ to finish off .
21 From this side of the Atlantic , the pointless remake of Wuthering Heights looks like a deliberate attempt to finish off British film ( crap dialogue , laughable Barnsley-by-the-Seine accent from Juliette Binoche and Sinéad O'Connor as Emily Brönte ) .
22 Too weak to finish off Saddam Hussein .
23 To finish off , I use softer grades , 2B-4B to strengthen the drawing .
24 Eubank looked as though he was going to finish off Thornton in the ninth round — and should have done so in the tenth .
25 The hit man has been called in a few times to finish off Jeffrey Probyn yet never once has he managed to carry out his murderous brief .
26 Mark Pretty , Chris Plant , Sean Myles , yours truly and the chief route setter Chris Gore had to work until 4.30 am next morning to finish off the routes for the day 's play .
27 To finish off your walk head south from the hill top to Windermere Railway Station ( 0.5 miles ) .
28 They totally dissociated themselves from the Rowdies , who they thought of as kids , who , by mouthing off all the time , started trouble which was left to them to finish off .
29 Marius and I were chosen by the rest of the group to finish off punishing him .
30 I had some woodwork to finish off indoors and after I 'd glued up I had some light sanding to do .
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