Example sentences of "[noun pl] was [verb] [prep] the end " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | The start of 1993 in the UK and Europe had been slow , but improvement in some sectors was expected towards the end of the year and prospects in the US and Australia looked better , it added . |
| 2 | A meeting on sports and recreational studies was held at the end of 1977 , at a time when there was no formal CNAA organization to consider courses in this area . |
| 3 | The quay was again extended when a tunnel was made through the island in 1934–9 , further extended in 1957–62 and achieved its present length in the 1970s , when a storage area for containers was made at the end . |
| 4 | As The Lord of the Rings was coming to the end of its gestation it became possible for the first time for political leaders to say they wanted nothing and make it come true . |
| 5 | Alan come to me yesterday afternoon , er and they said the rubber suckers was missing of the end of the sucker spouts that picks the bag up . |
| 6 | The second stage of the withdrawal of Cuban forces was completed by the end of April 1990 , one month behind schedule as a result of the January suspension [ see p. 37175 ] ; the total number of disengaged Cuban troops was now 33,048 . |
| 7 | The reviews of each separate quartet had on the whole been favourable and when the complete edition of Four Quartets was published at the end of October , there was general assent about his achievement . |
| 8 | Sometimes a large semi-circle of white sheets was constructed at the end of the drive to stop the tiger escaping past the guns . |
| 9 | The first meeting between the Foreign Ministers of CARICOM and of Central American states was held at the end of January in San Pedro Sula , Honduras . |
| 10 | The clash of cultures was illustrated towards the end of the first day : ‘ Just tell us what the standards are that we should be aiming for ’ , a publisher demanded , fed up with what he called ‘ axe grinding ’ by manufacturers . |
| 11 | Departmental sections then followed , each with a list of recommendations and a short section containing the principal recommendations was included at the end . |