Example sentences of "have [verb] to [art] end " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ I 've lost my shadow , Monsoon , and must find it if I have to go to the end of the Earth . |
2 | ‘ We have come to the end of that chapter , they have spent the money , sold off the assets , squeezed the public services , cut the training , tossed everything they possibly can out of the boat , and it is still sinking . |
3 | Cast a cold eye on National Savings Bank or ordinary accounts ( 2.5–5% ) , and National Savings Certificates which have come to the end of their five year period and are now paying only the ‘ general extension rate ’ of 5.01% . |
4 | The Canadian writer Mavis Gallant put it like this : ‘ The mystery of what a couple is , exactly , is almost the only true mystery left to us , and when we have come to the end of it there will be no more need for literature — or for love , for that matter . ’ |
5 | I feel as if I have come to the end of a long list of jobs dating back over several months . |
6 | Avoid the sort of ending used in this essay on " Genres of the Old English Poetry " : And in this way we have come to the end of our characterisation of the main genres of the oldest vernacular poetry in Western Europe ; poetry which achieved so great variety over the 8th , 9th , and 10th centuries . |
7 | Well we have come to the end of Mr 's list . |
8 | So they started their ministry off together , and I think it 's something quite special to me and to recognise that we have sent three people off on a journey and three people , two here , have come to the end of a journey and just part of the journey and are beginning to discover that will be discovered in the life of the three human beings , human beings |
9 | The lies , omissions , and distortions which used to characterise historical research and teaching have come to an end and , with every day , honesty about the past is capturing more territory . |
10 | F contract er and the other E O E S F contracts have come to an end . |
11 | FORTY years at Sellafield have come to an end for Harry Brocklebank , but he will not be short of news about the site . |
12 | Yes , it 's always sad to say farewell to colleagues that have been with you for a number of years , but all things have to come to an end , we say farewell with sadness and er fond memories to those who 've been with us for so long , but we welcome all those who are joining us and we can promise them a thriving future . |
13 | ‘ Bill Clinton is not perfect , but the great thing I 've seen in America is the lifting of the spirits , the sense of all things being possible again , just because they have brought to an end three administrations which were conservative . |
14 | The unpredictability remains even when we have read to the end of the couplet. even when we have processed both lines of the couplet , our understanding will not be complete until we have gone back over the lines from the viewpoint of their relationship . |