Example sentences of "[to-vb] [adj] [noun sg] [prep] 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 | Despite the instruction often given by teachers to emphasise personal involvement towards the end of an essay , you should avoid the sort of over-personalised ending found in this essay : After reading the first paragraph , I did n't expect such an exciting story , but gradually I got more and more involved in the narrative and finally overwhelmed by this splendid spectacle , which I could vividly visualise . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | It is vital to tap New line at the ends of lines in tables . |
| 5 | THE South African government and the opposition African National Congress yesterday sought to defend against ferocious attack the agreement they have reached to share governmental power until the end of the century . |
| 6 | ‘ It 's difficult to see any light at the end of the tunnel , ’ says Crossman . |
| 7 | Erm , to get some feedback at the end of those . |
| 8 | 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 ? |
| 9 | Teachers had to make this distinction at the end of the third year , or earlier . |
| 10 | The project , dubbed BIPS-1 , will implement the Alpha RISC architecture and is expected to produce testable silicon before the end of next year . |