Example sentences of "the end [prep] [art] " in BNC.

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1 I 'm just taking the ends off the
2 ‘ Then impulse and power should be given to the intellect , and the ends of a moral being be exhibited .
3 The ends of a helix can be joined to form a continuous ring or torus .
4 Poolewe and Dundonnell are at the ends of a classic walk of nearly thirty miles crossing this wilderness and , because of the rigours of the journey , calling for careful advance planning .
5 Other significant phenomena which have emerged from such studies are that simple reversals of the numbers are a common form of error , accurate reproduction is facilitated by deliberate grouping in twos or threes and the ends of a span seem to be less prone to error than the middle .
6 The graph is connected if any two nodes in it are the ends of a path .
7 If the retina is a square array with n photocells along each edge , then there are n(n-1)/2 pairs in it which can be the ends of a line .
8 She pointed one foot forward , then the other , changing back and forth like Columbine at the ends of a puppet master 's fingers .
9 Assumptions ( ii ) and ( iii ) may present considerable problems in practise for in reality loads are never applied to the ends of a sample , but to its side-ends , and so the uniformity of stress across the sample is called into question .
10 Prepare a strip 3–4ft wide , extending a little beyond the ends of the hedge .
11 Bend over , holding the ends of the bar at arm 's length .
12 The ends of the coil should be soldered to the termination strips to allow for the later attachment of heavier gauge connecting cable .
13 Simultaneously the men of the bank support section tugged and pulled their steel wire ropes and tirfor winches into place , to provide anchorages from which to hold the ends of the bridge in the correct depth of water for loading .
14 This arrangement has helped to reduce the potential oppressiveness of the resulting internal corridor because the northern ‘ strip ’ of service rooms also accommodates the two staircases that serve the two publicly accessible upper floors of the building and natural light spills into the ends of the corridor through the glazed enclosures of these features , reducing the room 's apparent length .
15 Runswick claims a modest role in his ‘ Write-Your-Own Opera for children to do themselves ’ , providing the musical frame and a scenario which magics six classes through the ages and to the ends of the earth in search of ingredients for Mr Gandolfi 's birthday cake .
16 Apart from using the ends of the sausages in sauces , it is generally best not to cook with these meats but just to enjoy them cold .
17 Fold the ends of the Parma ham slices over the filling , then refrigerate for 2–3hr until set .
18 They sat one on either side of him , at the ends of the table , each with a cup of coffee and a half-eaten slice of toast .
19 The ends of the chaplets ( metal pins used to hold a clay core in position inside the mould of a hollow statue or vessel during casting ) may show up as small patches of a different alloy on the surface of the finished piece .
20 Now , in Christian times , pilgrimage from the ends of the earth , organized and elaborated into regular re-enactments of the episodes of sacred history , carefully fostered by great architectural enterprises , sponsored by bishops and emperors , linked the most distant towns with the sacred sites .
21 This can be countered by applying energy nodes to the ends of the line , forming a triad that will then require a hierarchy .
22 Some of the seeds hung like bells from the ends of the ferny frond , and in some species they were several centimetres long .
23 As already explained , the tanks balance one another on the main part of the run , but there is a change when they approach the ends of the run .
24 At the ends of the tanks were vertical lattice-frameworks to support and lift the end gates — the ‘ portcullises ’ .
25 She sat down , spreading her damp hair and squeezing it in the ends of the towel , teasing it out between her fingers .
26 Théophile Gautier said of them : ‘ These cathedrals of the new humanity are the meeting points of nations , the centre where all converges , the nucleus of the huge stars whose iron rays stretch out to the ends of the earth . ’
27 If you are n't as good as if you were in church , the train wo n't come , and we sha n't go away in it to the ends of the earth .
28 As the ends of the hair absorb perming solution more rapidly , there 's greater scope for damage there .
29 I was in less difficulty than on the first two days : I no longer pushed the ends of the shafts but gained better control from between them and was able to look around without overbalancing .
30 If he put up a scheme , you would be willing to follow him to the ends of the earth to ensure its fulfilment .
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