Example sentences of "[vb past] [to-vb] the end " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dinner lasted one hour and , in spite of the impeccable and rapid service , guests were often caught in mid-mouthful when the Emperor and Empress rose to signal the end of the meal . |
| 2 | He looked back , nodding appreciatively , as Slater , talking quickly , waving his arms about , eyes glittering , seemed to approach the end of the story . |
| 3 | It is being shown on October 14 at 9pm , the time reckoned to mark the end of family viewing . |
| 4 | However beyond the tree designated to mark the end of the hall , a neighbouring meadow revealed some newly-hatched ducklings . |
| 5 | She began to unplait the end of it , moving her own chair closer . |
| 6 | The bell rang to signal the end of the period but nobody moved . |
| 7 | At four thirty a bell rang to mark the end of lectures for the day . |
| 8 | In the same vein , Failsafe is actually a more scary and realistic film , but Strangelove managed to make the end of the world seem both inevitable and hilarious . |
| 9 | Several kinds of trilobite failed to survive the end of the Ordovician , but other trilobites were still conspicuous during the Silurian and Devonian . |
| 10 | In that year the UK imported more manufactured goods than it exported ; it appeared to mark the end of its role as the workshop of the world . |
| 11 | I only had to hold the end of the string , while my friend went round the circle , so I thought I 'd have a rest , and so … |
| 12 | He had to join the end of the queue and wait half a day before reaching him . |
| 13 | Today marked his last test flight from the station and the Jaguar pilots wanted to mark the end of a career which started with their squadron 25 years ago . |