Example sentences of "to mark the end " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ … where the formal press conference to mark the end of the Council of the Galaxy is about to begin . ’ |
| 2 | Nigel Graham , an RAF technician , preparing a Red Arrow aerobatic display aircraft for a flight at RAF Scampton in Lincolnshire yesterday to mark the end of the team 's 25th anniversary |
| 3 | He recently planted some old apple trees ( including a ‘ Peasgood 's Nonsuch ’ ) , walnuts , alders and two whitebeams , with a row of Norway maple ( Acer platanoides ) to mark the end of the land . |
| 4 | It was taken for granted that education was beneficial to those who received it , and that its universal provision was one of the great social improvements that were to mark the end of the war . |
| 5 | The 1988 Education Reform Act ought to mark the end of elementary education for the under-11s . |
| 6 | ‘ HERE we have no lasting city ’ — fitting words to mark the end of an era at Alton General Hospital . |
| 7 | It is being shown on October 14 at 9pm , the time reckoned to mark the end of family viewing . |
| 8 | We are already attracting sponsorship for the Famous Compere 's Policedog in January 1992 and a great deal of interest has been shown in the celebrations to mark the end of Amnesty 's thirtieth year . |
| 9 | Birmingham on 1 and 2 August 1838 saw a celebration to mark the end of apprenticeship . |
| 10 | In that year the UK imported more manufactured goods than it exported ; it appeared to mark the end of its role as the workshop of the world . |
| 11 | This is roughly halfway between 5 years of age ( Krashen , 1973 ) and puberty ( Lenneberg , 1967 ) which have been taken to mark the end points of the process of lateralisation . |
| 12 | In fact , he was the man who 'd escorted her to the door to mark the end of her first visit . |
| 13 | At the Publishers Association 's a.g.m. in London last week , Paul Scherer of Transworld symbolically changed chairs with his successor , Sir Roger Elliott of Oxford University Press , to mark the end of his two year presidency . |
| 14 | In most histories the massacre is said to mark the end of Mughal Delhi 's greatness , yet Khan clearly sees the invasion as only a temporary setback for the city . |
| 15 | Then , to mark the end of the service , three enormous thunder-flashes were let off in the rear gatehouse . |
| 16 | Last night was meant to mark the end of Sinky 's luck in this competition . |
| 17 | as if to mark the end of voting , they blasted the heart out of Glengall Street on Thursday morning — including the Grand Opera House . |
| 18 | The remaining 48 fundamentalists from the same group were released on May 3 , to mark the end of Ramadan , the Islamic month of fasting . |
| 19 | Weekend celebrations to mark the end of military rule had led to violent clashes between police and demonstrators . |
| 20 | Following the April 1989 PoW releases [ see p. 36602 ] , Iran unilaterally freed a further 49 sick , wounded and disabled Iraqi prisoners on May 23 to mark the end of the holy month of Ramadan . |
| 21 | In his speech Shevardnadze declared his readiness to talk about " a final legal settlement " ( as advocated by the Western allies ) rather than a peace treaty to mark the end of the Second World War . |
| 22 | Thousands of citizens joined commanders and guerrillas of the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front ( FMLN ) in jubilant celebrations in the streets of San Salvador to mark the end of the 11-year civil war . |
| 23 | Today marked his last test flight from the station and the Jaguar pilots wanted to mark the end of a career which started with their squadron 25 years ago . |
| 24 | An RAF squadron which is to be disbanded next month has staged a special display to mark the end of an era . |
| 25 | Church service : The Bishop of Durham , Dr David Jenkins will attend the rededication service at St Andrew 's Church , South Church , Bishop Auckland tomorrow to mark the end of a 12-year , £500,000 refurbishment programme . |
| 26 | TO MARK the end of the winter season of Head races , three major events take place on the Thames over the next few days . |
| 27 | At four thirty a bell rang to mark the end of lectures for the day . |
| 28 | However beyond the tree designated to mark the end of the hall , a neighbouring meadow revealed some newly-hatched ducklings . |