Example sentences of "end [prep] a long [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In this test a load is applied to the two ends of a long bar of uniform cross-section and either the displacement of the ends or that of two fiducial marks on the surface of the bar observed as a function of the applied load . |
| 2 | A dry sleeping bag at the end of a long night watch in foul weather is something to be dreamed about , but , alas , rarely happens on long voyages . |
| 3 | For many its the end of a long night celebrating at May Balls . |
| 4 | It had a huge , battered sign at the end of a long ash pole . |
| 5 | Both Doherty and Stephen Beatty fired in decent crosses early on to test the Tbilisi keeper and then Johnston almost get on the end of a long punt upfield by Dornan . |
| 6 | If you are elderly or disabled and the rubbish has to be taken down to the end of a long driveway can you cope ? |
| 7 | They turned in through a pair of eagle-mounted gateposts , then at the end of a long driveway at last drew to a halt . |
| 8 | It was said that on the first occasion that a female student ‘ scrubbed ’ with him he was reaching the end of a long case and held up the piece of cat-gut slung under the ureter ( to identify it and keep it safe during the dissection ) , saying ‘ Cut ! ’ |
| 9 | It 's not much to ask for , at the end of a long life . ’ |
| 10 | Even Archibald earl of Argyll , nearing the end of a long life noted mainly for a remarkable inability to make decisions , now found ‘ boldness ’ in him ; he ‘ reformed many things ’ , we are told , and , despite the strictures of archbishop Hamilton , he maintained the Protestant preacher John Douglas in his household . |
| 11 | That was when Man discovered you could blow molten glass into a bubble at the end of a long metal pipe . |
| 12 | The tapping from the furnace is done by means of tap holes in the side of the furnace and these are plugged with clay and what happens is one of the workers has a lump of clay on the end of a long metal rod . |
| 13 | It was the end of a long struggle ; there will be no more bespoke tailoring or fine sewing in the old workshop . ’ |
| 14 | Sue will be so happy , but for me it 's like the end of a long dream . |
| 15 | ‘ The hammer ’ , Hortensia said , ‘ is actually a ruddy great cannon-ball on the end of a long bit of wire , and the thrower whisks it round and round his or her head faster and faster and then lets it go . |
| 16 | One mark of the climber is the ability to change to a higher gear and accelerate towards the end of a long ascent . |
| 17 | One story is told of drovers who , at the end of a long drive , having sold their cattle , would go to the beerkeller to celebrate , but before they did , they would tie the money from the sale around the dog 's neck , secure in the knowledge that no matter how drunk they became , their money would be safe until the morning ! |
| 18 | The Bishop lived in a fine red-brick house at the end of a long drive bordered with lime trees . |
| 19 | This house dating back to medieval times stands in tranquillity at the end of a long drive . |
| 20 | After a long silence , he pointed to a large house standing at the end of a long drive . |
| 21 | I felt as if I was at the end of a long tunnel where someone was kicking my legs . |
| 22 | As a mark of the recession , about which the Chancellor had said only that morning ‘ in conference ’ that ‘ we could glimpse a bright light at the end of a long tunnel ’ , the quality of the champagne had dropped a notch , while the white wine had every appearance of being a Muscadet . |
| 23 | At the end of a long gold chain she carried a Georgian spyglass which she applied in a rather menacing manner to a small , beady eye . |
| 24 | The work marks the end of a long battle at Darlington council over the best pedestrianisation plan for Darlington . |
| 25 | ‘ This is a beautiful day at the end of a long way , but we are not yet at the end of that way , a whole lot remains to be done , ’ Mr Brandt said . |
| 26 | Usually it is at the end of a long day 's racing , with a number of stressful periods all adding to the pilot 's fatigue . |
| 27 | This is one of the effects of lack of oxygen , but also of dehydration at the end of a long day 's excitement . |
| 28 | A comfortable sleeping bag provides the means to re-charge your batteries at the end of a long day so it 's important to ensure you have the right one for the job . |
| 29 | In Meswick hunters can find lodging in the Mushroom Cap Motel and tip back a few beers at the Mushroom Bar at the end of a long day 's tramp . |
| 30 | These buildings were invariably well heated and conducive to ‘ nodding off at the end of a long day . |