Example sentences of "[vb infin] [art] [adj] end " in BNC.

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1 ‘ Or you 'll catch the sharp end of her tongue !
2 For example , a three-link articulated arm ( shown in Figure 7.41 ) can achieve the desired end position ( R ) with the links in many different positions and attitudes .
3 Furthermore , the above is transcribed into fine-class phonemes and , as we saw in the previous section , we can not expect the front end to be so accurate , and indeed we may not want it to try .
4 I do n't know whether that will actually happen , because Guild really have the first option , but I was hoping there 'd be a way that we could cooperate and perhaps Eggle could do the British end of it .
5 This would not bring an instant end to the island 's problems .
6 With Lamb and Gower about to be dumped and the mightiest of all rounders Ian Botham unavailable today 's Lord 's team declaration will mark the sad end of an era for English international cricket .
7 The ceremony will mark the successful end to almost 20 years of community fundraising for a pool for the islands of Islay and Jura .
8 He could n't see the other end .
9 Environmentalists fear that the arrival in Guyana of Barama Ltd — a partnership between Samling Timbers of Malaysia and Sunkyong Ltd of South Korea — may herald a new era of expansion by companies that can see the approaching end of their domestic lumber supply .
10 Do you think that maybe most of your fans are going through a phase , and that most of them will emerge the other end and leave you behind ?
11 Therefore , his ultimate conclusion is : ‘ Traditional mainframes are not dead , but they will become a dead end ’ .
12 Therefore , his ultimate conclusion is : ‘ Traditional mainframes are not dead , but they will become a dead end ’ .
13 The use of apparatus and toys does not always provide a specific end product , but the experiences of building , matching , sharing , comparing and taking apart can all lead towards mathematical concepts .
14 With the authorities responding by building more prisons and the police referring to gang members as urban terrorists , Bell does not see an early end to the war .
15 But without the missiles , it may be difficult to find a buyer and Jupiter could meet a sad end as a target ship or scrap .
16 There is one long pointed apical papilla flanked on each side by 3–5 long thin oral papillae the distalmost of which may have the free end enlarged .
17 Also , by watching the angle of other boards sailing across the line upwind you can judge the biased end .
18 ‘ The least you could do is take the other end of the Chesterfield , ’ Amanda said crossly .
19 For the investor who decides to buy direct rather than invest via a gilt unit trust , which may have a front end charge of 6 p.c. plus an annual management fee , the cheapest buying route is via the Post Office .
20 Er to adopt best practices , er from the various offices , to help produce a better end product .
21 You can force a premature end to the loop by setting the control variable to a value equal to or greater than the end value ( assuming a positive STEP ) .
22 The physiotherapist may hold the other end of the stick and direct the patient 's movements , guiding the patient 's arm and shoulder girdle so that they move in the correct sequence .
23 The Revenue conceedes that it will mean the virtual end of some 15,000 small schemes with £3 billion in assets .
24 ‘ If I am lucky enough to be chosen in the Scottish squad it would cap a memorable end of season . ’
25 ‘ If I am lucky enough to be chosen in the Scottish squad it would cap a memorable end of season . ’
26 He 'll undergo surgery tomorrow morning and if it is more than just a simple fracture , it could mean an early end to his cricketing career .
27 ‘ That did n't change my feelings , ’ he denied softly , ‘ although I might have known you 'd get the wrong end of the stick .
28 And it 's understandable coming in , that they can very easily get the wrong end of the stick .
29 Miss Kenton 's arrival , as I say , will put a permanent end to them .
30 That should put a swift end to these weird undercurrents that danced between them .
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