Example sentences of "coming to the end of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Also , if the DA is coming to the end of his/her four-year term , seeking the death penalty may improve their chances of re-election . |
| 2 | She was coming to the end of months on the barren atoll of Pity Me when she heard the moth rattle against her window , between tacked-up scarlet and black batik fabric and the glass . |
| 3 | Astrid was married , kids and mortgage , but the summer had rocketed by in a riot of colours and joy , and autumn found Astrid divorced and coming to the end of being in love with Jay . |
| 4 | ‘ Self-determination is the right of all people in the world , including Germans , but it only makes sense when one does not lose sight of the concerns of others … we are coming to the end of a century which has seen the special responsibility of Germans for some terrible things . ’ |
| 5 | I think he was coming to the end of his management with Les Conn at the time . |
| 6 | It was clear , too , that Kanhai , who had taken over the leadership from Sobers , was coming to the end of his career and that whoever took over from him would have the opportunity for an extended run in the job if he were successful . |
| 7 | ‘ In 1980 I was 19 and just coming to the end of The Skids , which I 'd been in since I was 15 . |
| 8 | At the second last fence Crisp was still ten lengths to the good but he was clearly coming to the end of his tether . |
| 9 | Coming to the end of this symphony is one of the hardest tasks in all conducting . |
| 10 | The majority of Tom Troubadour 's opponents are coming to the end of much busier campaigns , and the novice Merry Master may prove the main threat . |
| 11 | In the meantime all we have is the popular version that Blake was befriended by a 32-year-old Irishman , Sean Bourke , who at the time was coming to the end of a seven-year sentence and was living in the prison hostel just inside the perimeter wall of the prison but allowed to go out to work each day on parole . |
| 12 | Some reasons you may find apply in your case include : deciding on a career change ; looking for more responsibility ( both good , positive reasons ) ; coming to the end of seasonal or short-contract employment ; insufficient money ; wanting to work closer to home . |
| 13 | ‘ Sgt Maj Cross was coming to the end of a three-year-posting with the Royal Army Medical Corps . |
| 14 | As The Lord of the Rings was coming to the end of its gestation it became possible for the first time for political leaders to say they wanted nothing and make it come true . |
| 15 | Overall , it could by the end of the transitional phase claim that it had changed the basis of economic competition by removing many restrictive practices and that it had eased some of the pain of economic decline by its policies towards those aging coal and steel plants that were coming to the end of a useful life . |
| 16 | MOVING INTO ITS purpose-built building at Florrenes Air Base , Belgium , at the end of July was Spitfire FR.XIV RM921/SG–57. coming to the end of a restoration programme that was started in 1986 , the fighter wears the colours and markings of Col Avi R A Lallemant , commanding Officer of 609 Sqn in 1944 . |
| 17 | ‘ We 're coming to the end of the millennium . |
| 18 | Daren Foster , coming to the end of his present contract , and Steve Bastien are in effect competing for one place . |
| 19 | And now George is coming to the end of his opening address . |
| 20 | INTEGRAL will follow up observations from the Russian GRANAT mission ( which uses the French gamma-ray telescope SIGMA ) launched in 1989 and now coming to the end of its mission , and the US Compton Gamma Ray Observatory , which was launched by the space shuttle in April 1991 . |
| 21 | ‘ I know Belfast has just been bombed , and London , but maybe Hitler 's coming to the end of his resources . |
| 22 | At first I was too busy to see any change in myself , but one morning after a few weeks our flight was coming to the end of a five-mile run . |
| 23 | The two principals she served under were men coming to the end of their service after long experience as leaders . |
| 24 | Coming to the end of his account , he remembered the fate of the mason-overseer , Khaemhet , held responsible for the security of the prisoners deputed to him for the journey from the granite quarries to the Southern Capital . |
| 25 | Goreng 's superior was coming to the end of his tour of duty . |
| 26 | ‘ Andy Gregory has been a brilliant scrum-half , but he 's coming to the end of his career and can only be a short-term buy for Doug Laughton at Leeds . |
| 27 | I shall not take any more interventions , as I am coming to the end of my speech and many hon. Members wish to speak . |
| 28 | The House will be relieved to hear that I am coming to the end of my list of telephone calls . |
| 29 | We were coming to the end of the day , and the light was starting to fade . |
| 30 | They were coming to the end of the motorway — which went nowhere , after the fashion of the country , having been built to please a politician it was said — and both of them knew a bar . |