Example sentences of "[noun sg] end [prep] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | A similarly high proportion end in a swift judgment because the defendant is in default or has no real defence . |
2 | The Scottish women 's team led from the opening end for a comfortable victory over the defending champions . |
3 | He caught the tail end of a whispered discussion behind him regarding his worth and was horrified to hear the group settle on a figure of 150 million pounds . |
4 | We have a great deal of sympathy er but whereas I do n't think some of the ideas that have been floated tonight for a Cornwall and Gibraltar West seat er or erm any kind of link up between Cornwall and any tail end of a Welsh seat we do n't think is practical and I think he 's got ta solve this problem er within the confines of Cornwall being regarded as part of England if not Anglo Saxon . |
5 | The few pieces of furniture looked old , solid , and unprepossessing , the kind of stuff that Pete would have expected to see at the bargain end of a market-town auction . |
6 | This is now merely a set of narrow winding lanes , cut at its north end by a second world war air field . |
7 | After 40 minutes , on his hands and knees , peering into the beam of his flashlight , he found the butt end of a small cigar . |