Example sentences of "[vb -s] [adv] [verb] to an [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A brilliant student 's seven-year battle for compensation after being crippled for life , has finally come to an end with a record award of £1.2 million . |
| 2 | As this issue of The Lifeboat goes to press the 16th International Lifeboat Conference has just come to an end in Oslo . |
| 3 | Over the past five years , the run life of ESPs supplied by Reda for Forties Echo has gradually increased to an average of 250 days . |
| 4 | Even after your job has clearly come to an end , you need to beware of breaking obligations that remain legally binding upon you , such as the duty not to disclose trade secrets . |
| 5 | The age of those mighty , entrepreneurial artistic directors has probably come to an end . |
| 6 | West Germany : ‘ the nuclear construction programme of the German utilities has practically come to an end for the time being . ’ |
| 7 | It began very early in September and has really come to an end today with the last of the leaves falling overnight and the first serious snow on the mountains . |
| 8 | To this must be added the 157,000 temporary houses ( the provision of temporary houses has now come to an end ) , the repair of war-damaged property , and the use of huts and service camps . |
| 9 | We are pleased that a dispute in which the current management of pergamon Press has played no part has now come to an end . |
| 10 | ( Interestingly , in the car industry , although Ford has never belonged to an association in Britain nevertheless in Germany it is an active member of the metalworking employers ' association and follows the terms of its negotiated agreements . ) |
| 11 | No , if you actually , you know , if you have a little protectionism , it does actually lead to an increase in trade , but I do n't know how that works . |