Example sentences of "[noun sg] to finish [adv] " in BNC.

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1 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 .
2 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 .
3 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 .
4 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 .
5 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 .
6 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 .
7 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 .
8 Watch how you done it , I 've got another lesson to finish so .
9 You 'd think he 'd er , target to finish early this term .
10 Way lifted his battered body from the treatment table to finish just three shots behind South African pace-setter Palmer , who stroked a glorious seven-under par 63 .
11 Borrow a small edging sander at the same time to finish close to walls .
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