Example sentences of "are [v-ing] to an [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now a sinister trend is emerging with the rearrest of some of those whose prison sentences are drawing to an end . |
| 2 | Of course the Government are not satisfied with that , but at least it is clear that our efforts are having an impact and are bringing to an end the unsatisfactory increase in the number of homeless in bed-and-breakfast accommodation — which is falling in London , and is virtually stable across the rest of the country . |
| 3 | In the long run , persistent current account deficits are difficult and costly to sustain and are damaging to an economy . |
| 4 | Well thing is people are moving to an area they may be given some information by their company but |
| 5 | In fact , just as the difficult teens are coming to an end , the young adults are off , |
| 6 | The finance director of one of the companies says he believes that the productivity increases attributable to IT are coming to an end : ‘ Auditors are getting more productive — but it can only go to a certain level . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ You kind of know when things are coming to an end . |
| 8 | But the days of Wallace being only a bit part player are coming to an end . |
| 9 | We are coming to an end , let me remind you that er of this particular hundred , sixty three of whom have the use of a car , fifty seven have been involved in an accident , fifty seven and I 'm sure it ca n't be a , er it must be a coincidence say their personalities change behind the driving wheel |
| 10 | These days are coming to an end now that he is 40 — his birthday was celebrated recently by his family and a few hundred close friends in the style of This Is Your Life at his local club . |
| 11 | As I have told the House before on numerous occasions , the days of the nation state are coming to an end . |
| 12 | Behavioural expert , Desmond Morris , who 's studied soccer violence , believes the days of organised hooliganism are coming to an end . |
| 13 | He told the Scottish Grand Committee : ‘ The days of the Victorian mental institution are coming to an end . |