Example sentences of "a close [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | As the broadcast drew to a close a voice proclaimed ‘ a vote cast for any parties which oppose each other is a vote for conflict ’ . |
2 | The defeat of the motions brought to a close a crisis within the ruling coalition provoked by the ultra-orthodox Shas faction 's threat to leave the government in protest over statements issued by Shulamit Aloni , the Minister for Education . |
3 | As the decade came to a close the BDDA had one hundred and thirty-nine branches spread across the country — one hundred and eighteen in England , thirteen in Scotland , six in Wales and two in Ireland — and , as we shall see in the next chapter , was poised to make one of the most important decisions of the first century . |
4 | For the serfs themselves , it brought to a close the degradation of chattel status and opened the way to the rehabilitation of their human dignity . |
5 | For the Concordat , in theory at least , brought to a close the Investiture Contest of the twelfth century . |
6 | This brings to a close the examination of contexts in which the to and bare infinitives can be directly opposed in use with full verbs . |
7 | Philpot 's retirement brought to a close an era in the life of the School . |