Example sentences of "[vb pp] [adv] towards the end " in BNC.
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| 1 | Someone literally got carried away towards the end of the game cos he fell over the front of his seat and banged his head . |
| 2 | It is likely the alterations were carried out towards the end of a relatively prosperous period , before a collapse in trade , between 1810 and 1820 . |
| 3 | Most residents of homes for the elderly are in their eighties and have come there towards the end of an active life . |
| 4 | Normally , this stipulation is tucked away towards the end of the contract . |
| 5 | National Guardsmen and military police flown in from the USA to help stem looting in the immediate aftermath of the hurricane were withdrawn gradually towards the end of the year . |
| 6 | The restrictions began to be phased out towards the end of the month . |
| 7 | He suggested that a start to answering these questions should be made at a 35-nation European summit , under the auspices of the Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe , which the Soviet Union has suggested be brought forward towards the end of next year . |
| 8 | All this has taken place before the story of A Tale of Two Cities opens , and is learned only towards the end when Manette 's Bastille-written document is made public by Mme Defarge , sister of the murdered peasants ( TTC iii 10 ) . |