Example sentences of "was [verb] [to-vb] the end " in BNC.
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| 1 | Underwood 's new book , Flying Wing ( Stanley Paul £1499 ) , was intended to signal the end of a glittering career that brought him 55 England caps and a record 35 tries . |
| 2 | Like Sacre Coeur in Paris , Notre Dame , Fourviere was built to commemorate the end of the Franco-Prussian war — a conflict in which France was conclusively defeated . |
| 3 | The deception was meant to facilitate the end result . |
| 4 | A similar door on the right was meant to serve the end house . |
| 5 | Last night was meant to mark the end of Sinky 's luck in this competition . |