Example sentences of "on [adv] to finish " in BNC.
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| 1 | Kevin Brown , the reigning North-East half marathon champion , was troubled by a stitch but battled on gamely to finish in 33rd position in 67.11 . |
| 2 | Merely pushed along throughout the final quarter-mile by Ray Cochrane , the Luca Cumani-trained two-year-old kept on well to finish fourth , beaten only four lengths . |
| 3 | Richards said : ‘ Things have n't gone well for me this season because of injuries but I want to stay on here to finish the job . |
| 4 | I fancy SPANIARDS CLOSE , who was given plenty to do and stayed on strongly to finish second to Ashtina off a high mark in a hot handicap at Ascot early last time . |
| 5 | Moscow Sea , making his first appearance of the season , caught the eye on his debut last October , running on strongly to finish one and a half lengths third to Bob 's Return . |
| 6 | But Foggo was clearly not prepared to surrender her national No 1 position without a fight and held on bravely to finish 1.61sec ahead in 8min 53.19sec . |