Example sentences of "[pron] [noun] [is] at an " in BNC.
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| 1 | For example , if the soft sell chap fails to wheedle his client into buying , his partner can ring him up and say : " My colleague 's at an important meeting , but he asked me to call you about this stock . |
| 2 | ‘ Why — to England , of course , ’ she replied , striving with all she had to stay calm , ‘ My holiday is at an end now . |
| 3 | Judging by the mood prevalent up till now in the DDR the planned freedom of travel will scarcely influence those who want to leave because their patience is at an end and their trust in the government has been destroyed . |
| 4 | Brandy , meat and bread and cheese were distributed and he rode round the encampment raising his hat in response to the men 's cheers and delivering an admirably concise address : ‘ My brave boys , we have one march more and then all our labour is at an end ; sit down at your tent doors and be alert to take up your arms . ’ |
| 5 | But we ask far more of you before your bondage is at an end . |