Example sentences of "[adv] [prep] the end " in BNC.
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| 1 | He sat back , absent-mindedly doodling on a blotter , waiting wearily for the end . |
| 2 | A little after the end of the war when people were beginning to relax and reminisce about blackouts and air-raids , yesterday 's terror and agony only adding a little zest to the stones . |
| 3 | During the thirties ( presumably after the end of prohibition ) this was replaced by the can sealed by crimping and with the label printed directly on to the metal ( figure 7.3d ) . |
| 4 | Erm , first sung apparently as the end of the last century , about eighteen ninety-four , erm , and they had at least three other Anthems in their time , including , at one stage , using the two , a pair , God Save the King , God Save the Queen . |
| 5 | In addition ; Stalin realised that Russia was vulnerable from attack through Finland , so between the end of November 1939 and the spring of 1940 , Russian troops fought the Finish and achieved control of the Baltic States . |
| 6 | ‘ Whilst undertaking a textbook undershoot , the aircraft passed gently through the end of a cornfield , then a rather thick hedge , through the rough end of the strip and then hit this ******* great hare , spun round and turned over . |
| 7 | In this song Andrew and Waddy play individual solos before harmonising together for the end of the solo section and for the ending lick of the song . |
| 8 | The moral condemnation of the Third Reich emerged for the most part only after the end of the war when the most barbaric crimes of the regime were fully exposed . |
| 9 | Both the unity of the Cabinet and its independence of the king began to be unmistakably and effectively asserted only after the end of this period , during the long premiership of the younger William Pitt ( 1783–1801 ) . |
| 10 | In those countries which have generally been regarded as well-established democracies , manhood suffrage was only achieved in most cases between the end of the nineteenth century and the First World War , while the attainment of universal and equal suffrage came still later ( in Germany in 1919 , Sweden in 1920 , France in 1945 , Britain in 1948 ) while in most of the rest of the world universal suffrage , where it was introduced at all , came only after the end of the Second World War . |
| 11 | But the inspectorate says it can not possibly reach that stage until well into next year , long after the end of the inquiry . |
| 12 | From Otto 's time on the ambition to be crowned emperor by the pope was an inevitable ambition for all German kings until long after the end of our period ; nor was it ever forgotten that this was in imitation of Charles . |
| 13 | They were to become the cadres of the new social-democratic movement , especially after the end of our period . |
| 14 | Economic perceptions were fairly predictable in the Pre-Campaign Wave and became more so towards the end of the campaign . |
| 15 | This is what I recorded , I recorded this , the erm Jagged Edge which was erm erm dreary quite average thriller that hots up nicely towards the end with call it erm erm erm becomes erm uncomfortably memorable . |
| 16 | It had a particularly strong influence amongst Labour identifiers , especially towards the end of the campaign . |
| 17 | The press had a particularly strong influence on the attitudes of Labour identifiers , especially towards the end of the campaign . |
| 18 | ‘ She had not had an easy life , especially towards the end , but the impression she always gave was of courage . |
| 19 | But all his caution ca n't hide the fact that this is a substantial achievement , with some particular memorable piano writing , especially towards the end , as the music becomes more and more compelling , ultimately aspiring to the monumental . |
| 20 | Even I was amazed at how we kept going , especially towards the end . |
| 21 | Especially towards the end of the decade , the third type of headhunter was viewing the search business as a profession in its own right , as dynamic as the talent they were seeking , rather than as just an extension of management consultancy . |
| 22 | They provide unity , and help to give the planting coherence and shape , without which herbs tend to get out of hand , and look wild and woolly , especially towards the end of the season . |
| 23 | It is always a privilege to speak from the Opposition Dispatch Box , especially towards the end of a Third Reading debate . |
| 24 | In both the West Riding and the West Country women seem to have worked more often as weavers than has been assumed , especially towards the end of the century . |
| 25 | His appreciation for nature , its beauty and splendour is still evident , but more remarkable is the power of the poetry , especially towards the end of the poem . |
| 26 | Certainly the role of Cassandra had its temptations for him , especially towards the end of his life . |
| 27 | The proportion will not increase greatly towards the end of the century because of low birth-rates in the 1930s . |
| 28 | It is not enough that he is ‘ helping the police with their inquiries , ’ nor that an arrest without warrant is imminent — perhaps towards the end of a siege . |
| 29 | In training though you can still have the same problem erm you know perhaps towards the end of the session you 've probably seen it as and I , I 'm guilty of it myself cos we 're trying to rap on through it as quickly as possible so we get in ya way by six o'clock or that so we break all the rules late in the day |
| 30 | If you notice , when he speaks he tends to run words together towards the end of sentences and he does the same when he writes . ’ |