Example sentences of "[noun] to finish [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | two more winners to finish off with … longjumper Carl Howard from Oxford took the national under 20 title again … his winning leap 7 point five two metres and … weightlifter Andrew Saxton who was sent home from the Olympics last year after a mix up over drugs was a winner again in the British Senior Championships at Crystal Palace … |
| 2 | Sixto Durán Ballén of the recently formed Republican Unity Party ( PUR ) , a coalition of conservative parties , won 36.1 per cent of the vote to finish ahead of Jaime Nebot Saadi , the president of the Social Christian Party ( PSC ) , who won 26.2 per cent . |
| 3 | From this side of the Atlantic , the pointless remake of Wuthering Heights looks like a deliberate attempt to finish off British film ( crap dialogue , laughable Barnsley-by-the-Seine accent from Juliette Binoche and Sinéad O'Connor as Emily Brönte ) . |
| 4 | and good news from Hereford … in reply to Devon 's first innings total of one hundred and eighty one the county are one hundred and ninety six for two … a bit of speed to finish off with tonight … we 're off to Gloucestershire to the Prescott Hill Climb with Mark Kiff |
| 5 | The ground does n't need to be perfectly smooth like a putting surface for a well-hit putt from off the edge of the green to finish very successfully . |
| 6 | I arrived early and he led me upstairs to a comfortable polish-scented lounge and made coffee , before returning to the bar to finish off . |
| 7 | The boys were back in town to finish off their latest album of dinkety-bonk and decided to let their hair down a bit after a little light refreshment in the bar . |
| 8 | . I 've still got these cheese cake to finish off , wash your hands . |
| 9 | Marius and I were chosen by the rest of the group to finish off punishing him . |
| 10 | The Scots , who led 12-3 overnight , needed only one more point to secure overall victory and clinched it in the first match to finish yesterday when Jim Muir beat Mike Marsden in straight sets . |
| 11 | In effect the Challenge is a marathon spread over four days , taking in a 10K , an 8.6K hill race , a 5K beach race and a cross-island 14 mile to finish off . |
| 12 | This sight encouraged Sid and I to increase our efforts to finish off our double trench . |
| 13 | But then the skull starts to grow in a strange , asymmetrical , twisted fashion , so that one eye , for instance the left , moves over the top of the head to finish up on the other side . |
| 14 | Durham Edition ran a fair race to finish just under eight lengths fourth to Ghofar in the Hennessy and he must come into the reckoning , although the weight rise seems to give an advantage to Royal Cedar ( 2.55 ) , who was originally 8lb out of the handicap . |
| 15 | Durham Edition ran a fair race to finish just under eight lengths fourth to Ghofar in the Hennessy and he must come into the reckoning , although the weight rise seems to give an advantage to Royal Cedar ( 2.55 ) , who was originally 8lb out of the handicap . |
| 16 | The Princes will rue the fact that they passed up a wonderful chance to finish off the match on the 18th , for they were one up on that tee from which both the sons hit long and straight down the fairway . |
| 17 | I was trying to get Mutt to finish up because we were all leaving and had only four or five hours to finish the demo . |
| 18 | Mark Pretty , Chris Plant , Sean Myles , yours truly and the chief route setter Chris Gore had to work until 4.30 am next morning to finish off the routes for the day 's play . |
| 19 | Hereford should be unchanged , but sure of a place is new striker , Darren Rowbotham an instant hit last week and he 's the man that gives us our goal of the week to finish off . |
| 20 | We had to get other people to finish off the work . ’ |
| 21 | The hit man has been called in a few times to finish off Jeffrey Probyn yet never once has he managed to carry out his murderous brief . |
| 22 | Just closing a little bit on the vehicle in front , waiting for these hatchings to finish then gently accelerating through after checking in the mirror again . |
| 23 | Okay okay just so I ca n't I need a couple more calls to finish off the programme and take a couple more records er O nine O four six four one six four one would you ring me . |
| 24 | In the end it was Edwards who arrived at Metropole corner first on the last lap , and held his advantage to finish ahead of the maestro . |
| 25 | All the talk now was of the Second Front , and everyone thought that the Army would have to land in France to finish off the war . |
| 26 | When the plasterboard has been nailed in place , the plaster will have to be built up in stages to finish flush with the existing surface . |
| 27 | ‘ I honestly do n't know what to think about Orrell 's matches — away to Wasps this Saturday and Quins on Easter Monday , home to Nottingham to finish up . |
| 28 | Narrow double-stitched hem is suitable for fine lightweight fabrics to finish off single-sided frills . |
| 29 | He carried into 1972 the kind of driving which had made his reputation in 1971 , and if you study the fact-sheets for that year — the inaugural race at Paul Ricard in France is a good example — you will see Emerson well back on the grid and yet prevailing in the end to finish well enough . |
| 30 | Watch how you done it , I 've got another lesson to finish so . |