Example sentences of "have come to [art] [adj] end " in BNC.
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| 1 | Things have not worked out as expected , there has been a snag , the line of development has come to a dead end , the promising drug is not safe enough for people and so on . |
| 2 | he had instead been cultivating his acquaintanceship with Mercer , a game plan that would have come to an abrupt end if the Lorrimores had deserted the trip , which they would have done at once if the Canadian had ploughed into their home-from-home . |
| 3 | ‘ You see , ’ the chief inspector went on , ‘ I 've come to a dead end . ’ |
| 4 | The regime was n't defeated although it had come to a dead end and the liberation movement did not conquer the situation although they made government impossible . |
| 5 | The Nigerian adventure had come to an abrupt end with the arrival of a new military government and a ban on all imports . |