Example sentences of "[to-vb] [adj] [noun] at the end " in BNC.

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1 In view of the number of working and pleasure horses in the kingdom , when the phrase ‘ horsepower ’ meant literally just that , and the concentration of dairy cows around and even within the metropolis , and also the growing number of pets in middle-class households , it is strange that the demands of so many animal owners , some wealthy or even extremely rich , had not led to the development of a proper profession competent to deal with animal diseases , just as the professions of physician , surgeon and apothecary had burgeoned to meet public demand at the end of the 17th and the beginning of the 18th centuries .
2 The great advantage which officers of East Indiamen possessed over their counterparts in less favoured ships was their customary right to own a certain proportion of the cargo carried , and to sell that share at the end of the voyage for their own profit .
3 Levitation , who became the subject of intense interest from major labels on leaving Rough Trade , plan to play low-key shows at the end of November before going into the studio to record material for New Year release .
4 All parties to the April 1989 round-table agreements had already committed themselves to free multiparty elections at the end of the new National Assembly 's first four-year term — see p. 36578 .
5 It is vital to tap New line at the ends of lines in tables .
6 Local management is not about scrimping and saving to allow major savings at the end of the financial year , but the spending of monies to meet sensible educational demands .
7 ‘ It 's difficult to see any light at the end of the tunnel , ’ says Crossman .
8 Erm , to get some feedback at the end of those .
9 Is it not a fact that if the right Hon. Gentleman was dissatisfied with the time that would be available by way of a normal parliamentary answer , he could have opted as any Minister , with your permission , Mr. Speaker , to take that question at the end of Question time and then face proper intensive questions , or he could have made a statement ?
10 If Grom suffers one or more wounds from shooting , combat , or whatever , he can try to recover these wounds at the end of the phase in which they are inflicted .
11 Teachers had to make this distinction at the end of the third year , or earlier .
12 Mu mu my mum says that I 've got to show all receipts at the end of the year and if I have n't got any then she wants it all back , but she 's she can piss off as far that 's concerned !
13 The exercises have been very comprehensive today — all part of the campaign to achieve maximum results at the end of this second week .
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