Example sentences of "[pers pn] [adv prt] [prep] [art] [adj] end " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ We shall know whether they sink or swim by putting them in at the deep end , and I have every confidence that they will all do well . |
2 | We realise that chucking them in at the deep end is not satisfactory . |
3 | ‘ I 'm afraid I 've plunged you in at the deep end . |
4 | ‘ For dropping you in at the deep end , before you 'd had a chance to get your bearings … ’ |
5 | Fortunately , the high camp of ‘ Goldfinger ’ , ‘ The World We Knew ’ and Brazil ’ set them up for a storming end . |
6 | Fortunately , the high camp of ‘ Goldfinger ’ , ‘ The World We Knew ’ and Brazil ’ set them up for a storming end . |
7 | I decided the only thing to do was throw her in at the deep end and go right down the village high street , where the roads were busiest and noisiest with holiday-makers , and simply stand there trying to calm her down . |
8 | Anyway , I had built her up at the front end so that she was standing with her fore feet on a half door and had given her a strong oily purgative . |
9 | A tube burst and the blow back threw him back against the tender end . |
10 | Then when he wanted it to go again he used to get the th the belt , the leather belt , and er sort of hook it on to the lower end of the cast iron pulley and follow it round until it went on . |
11 | ‘ And I 'll carry it on to the bitter end if that 's what it takes ! ’ |
12 | ‘ You started this , Brother , so we 'll see it through to the bitter end . |
13 | Before buying a tie , hold it up by the skinny end , like a fish . |
14 | For example among all the delays which push work into the winter period there must be some which push it out of the other end of winter into summer . |
15 | He at least was ready to slug it out to the bitter end . |
16 | With Matthew able to drive , he dropped us at the start and picked us up at the other end , and we arrived within 2 minutes of each other , which was remarkable because we were all 3/4 hour late ! |