Example sentences of "[subord] he [verb] [prep] the end " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Syrians performed the task swiftly , and Aoun was forced to take refuge in the French embassy , where he remained at the end of the year . |
| 2 | It is held that , although he lived until the end of the Second World War , his clericalism and conservatism alone deprived him of his Marshal 's baton . |
| 3 | He ducked low and scuttled across the open space between the door and the first row of desks , hoping Spatz would n't catch a glimpse of him , then ran along the corridor between the desks until he came to the end . |
| 4 | Sir Frank Cooper was the top civil servant at the ministry , as permanent under secretary of state , from 1976 until he retired at the end of last year . |
| 5 | If he lingered at the end of the corridor he could see the class without Percy Makepeace seeing him . |
| 6 | He remembers clearly the sight which greeted him when he went into the end terrace house where the body lay . |
| 7 | When he came to the end he sighed and straightened up , removing the pince-nez . |
| 8 | He had told them that Whitlock would be promoted to Deputy Director when he retired at the end of the year . |
| 9 | It was a momentary gesture , missed by Tim as he brushed past the end of the couch on her other side and went to an armchair . |
| 10 | " And if you 'll undertake her education in addition , " said Andrew as he came to the end of his story , " I would be much obliged . |
| 11 | This was the most precious moment , as he came to the end of his thrilling song , and his gentle but vibrant voice faded away on a note of infinitely passionate promise … |
| 12 | Since our ‘ fairy-stories ’ are full of the escape from death ( as he remarked near the end of ‘ On Fairy-Stories ’ , TL , p. 59 ) , ‘ the Human-stories of the elves are doubtless full of the Escape from Deathlessness ’ . |
| 13 | Her hand trembled slightly as she place it on her father 's arm , but when she heard the traditional strains of music announcing her arrival , and saw Silas looking extremely handsome as he waited at the end of the aisle , her nervousness fled . |
| 14 | In the 73rd minute Philliskirk netted as he got on the end of a cross from Boro substitute Bobby Barnes . |
| 15 | ‘ Corp ’ will do , ’ Charlie said with a grin , as he sat on the end of the bed sewing a single stripe on to a sleeve of his uniform . |
| 16 | On giving up as a player , Ken was a natural choice for chairman and , as he did at the end of every subsequent season , promised sweeping changes and League football by 1992 . |