Example sentences of "[prep] the end " in BNC.
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| 1 | Can not wait for the end . |
| 2 | At 194p , down 7p yesterday , the shares stand at a discount of 37.5 per cent to the net asset value expected for the end of this year . |
| 3 | ‘ What 's life , ’ he said with a pessimism that fed Richard 's gloom , ‘ only waiting for the end . ’ |
| 4 | Now the strings have gone slack , and he is waiting for the end . |
| 5 | Hedges believes that society today is more divided than ever , and that if things carry on as they are , ‘ We 're headed for the end . |
| 6 | As she will be maintaining all her twenty-six goals on a permanent basis , the low sugar intake should help her considerably in getting down to her final goal weight for the end of the year . |
| 7 | The rewards for the end of the week should also be written in the diary in the space for Week 1 . |
| 8 | The first and second call for the end of direct rule and a return to ‘ Ulstermen in control of all major government functions by means of legislative as well as executive devolution ’ . |
| 9 | The war fever of summer 1940 was a passing phase , which by the end of that year had again been replaced by the dominant tone of impatient longing for the end of the war . |
| 10 | A rich flavour of the exchange comes from a tape recording of Charlie Allen , his CIA ‘ minder ’ , and Ledeen talking to Ghorbanifar on January 25th , four days before North had read out his grand scenario for the end of the regime . |
| 11 | An analysis of the half-year accounts and projections for the end of 1991 indicated that LAB 's expenditure for the year would be somewhat over budget , due entirely to costs hitherto outside it control . |
| 12 | This compared with the $100 per tonne prediction for the end of the century being made by the CEGB at the time of the 1983–5 Sizewell B Inquiry . |
| 13 | During the summer months various compositions by Mozart were performed at Salzburg , including a Mass and some music for the end of the University term . |
| 14 | The only symphonies from this period are based on already existing works — La finta giardiniera , to which a finale was added , a multi-movement serenade written for the end of the summer university term in Salzburg in 1777 , and the overture to the Serenata Il Rè pastore again to which a finale was added . |
| 15 | 10,000 MW of nuclear power to provide 10% of capacity is planned for the end of the century . |
| 16 | As mentioned previously , the agreement made with the IMF in May 1988 sets a target rate of inflation for the end of the year of 95 per cent . |
| 17 | One person , on being informed that he has a life-threatening illness , will sit back in sad acceptance and wait for the end to come . |
| 18 | Following defeat over Disraeli 's Reform Bill on 31 st March , 1859 Derby called a General Election for the end of April in the hope of strengthening the Conservatives position in the House of Commons . |
| 19 | save a ‘ high note ’ item for the end to send people away enthusiastic |
| 20 | There are several records for the end of this month , however , and four for June : 21st , 1937 , Midrips ( three ) ; 16th to 30th , 1954 , Hamsey ; 9th , 1968 , Pagham ; and 13th to 21st , 1975 , Sidlesham Ferry . |
| 21 | Competitors travelled from as far afield as Middlesex , Berks and Kent for the end of season unaffiliated dressage championships held at Parwood Equestrian Centre , Normandy last week . |
| 22 | Our freedom that term : to lie and masturbate each other in the long grass below the tennis courts until the bell rang again , for the end of art class . |
| 23 | The Head , who had obviously prepared a lengthy moralising talk for this historic first assembly in the new sports hall rose to his feet just as the bell for the end of assembly rang . |
| 24 | In this song Andrew and Waddy play individual solos before harmonising together for the end of the solo section and for the ending lick of the song . |
| 25 | Round the side on hard backed chairs the non-dancers sit and wait , probably just for the end of the evening . |
| 26 | An alternative date has yet to be set , but it is understood that the band are expected to reschedule the show for the end of November , following the band 's prestigious co-headline show with My Bloody Valentine at Tokyo 's 14,000 capacity Budokan arena . |
| 27 | It was the bell tolling for the end of the British monarchy . |
| 28 | They were grieving for the end of one of life 's great love matches . |
| 29 | It is easy to work with , not just for the end user , but also for the programmer , which meant Harwood could tailor systems quickly to meet particular requirements . |
| 30 | ‘ We 're set for the end of the century , ’ he says , ‘ but you ca n't look much further than that , can you ? ’ |