Example sentences of "finish off the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We shall finish off the two-cylinder problem by working out the capacitance when b/a>1 on the basis of eqns ( 2.79 ) and ( 2.80 ) . |
| 2 | In this instance , you must finish off the raw edge of the hem either by overcasting or , for a really professional finish , by binding it with a fine bias binding . |
| 3 | Corbett and Ranulf finished off the meagre scraps of food they had begged from the kitchen and hurried down . |
| 4 | Top seed Seles , who has three Grand Slam titles among her nine tournament victories this year , finished off the 14th-ranked Tauziat in 50 minutes , and would have been in the locker room even sooner but for a lapse in concentration during the second set . |
| 5 | That goal is now drawing closer , along with the goal of finishing off the uppity Gaddafi , a perfect hate figure in an election year . |
| 6 | I had taken to finishing off the flat beer left in cans by the members of Norris 's itinerant card school after its frequent visits chez nous , and was seriously considering starting to steal from bookshops in an attempt to raise some cash . |
| 7 | For dry lining , the plasterboards used are the type with tapered edges which allow a reinforcing tape and filler to be used to finish off the joint flush with the board surface . |
| 8 | The train was full of children , travelling alone and in groups , who managed to finish off the entire food stocks of the dining car . |
| 9 | Leave some of the batter off the fish as well ; • If you are eating a pizza or pie do not feel duty-bound to finish off the whole thing . |
| 10 | When the event resumed in September 1989 it was expected to finish off the closing submissions which had already started and then gently fade away into history . |
| 11 | We 'd finished off the second round with an eagle when Lee put one in from miles away , and in the third round he seemed to be holing putts right , left and centre , which was a good job because we 'd fallen foul of the 6th again , for the third time . |