1 He put the finishing touches to his painting .

2 He redoubled his speed when he saw the finishing line ahead.

3 I began reading with the intention of finishing the book, but I never did.

4 He raced towards the finishing line.

5 This painting lacks the finishing touches.

6 The last stragglers are just finishing the race.

7 After finishing his speech, he resumed his seat.

8 The two horses crossed the finishing line together.

9 There was no disgrace in finishing fourth.

10 I was struck with ease after finishing the article.

11 They crossed the finishing line together .

12 Don't be all night over finishing your report.

13 Finishing the book was a race against time.

14 The flowers on the table provided the finishing touch.

15 Oh, I've been up all night, finishing my essay.

16 I'm just finishing my book.

17 Finishing early was a welcome change.

18 Please wait: I am just finishing a letter.

19 He was just fractionally ahead at the finishing line.

20 We're still only halfway to finishing the job.

21 Jed nodded, finishing off the last piece of pizza.

22 Finishing the task will not be easy.

23 Emma was putting the finishing touches to the cake.

24 She's just putting the finishing touches to her painting.

25 We rely on his finishing the work today.

26 At last he overtook me at the finishing line.

27 Numerous interruptions have prevented me from finishing my work.

28 We are very happy to extend to you our utmost congratulations on your finishing your college course so successfully.May you enter a more successful life and the future years bring you continued happiness.

29 To round off her education, her father sent her to a Swiss finishing school.

30 The end of the year was their self-imposed deadline for finishing the building work.

1 He put the finishing touches to his painting .

2 He redoubled his speed when he saw the finishing line ahead.

3 To round off her education, her father sent her to a Swiss finishing school.

4 I began reading with the intention of finishing the book, but I never did.

5 The end of the year was their self-imposed deadline for finishing the building work.

6 After finishing his speech, he resumed his seat.

7 We rely on his finishing the work today.

8 He was putting the finishing stroke to the portrait.

9 Many interruptions have prevented me from finishing the work.

10 Please send your accounts for the period finishing with 10 October.

11 Whipping his horse on, he reached the finishing post just ahead of the other riders.

12 The women were all fluttering about finishing their preparations for the wedding.

31 He was putting the finishing stroke to the portrait.

32 We're depending on him finishing the job by Friday.

33 Finishing her meal, she sat back and sighed contentedly.

34 Many interruptions have prevented me from finishing the work.

35 Lucy gave up all thought of finishing the essay that day.

36 Yesterday she was incommunicado, putting the finishing touches to her autobiography.

37 The deadline for finishing the project is too tight .

38 We were only given an hour to do the exam, and I had a job finishing it.

39 I wish you'd stop jumping in and finishing my sentences for me all the time.

40 I'll finish off this dress in a few minutes; I'm just giving it the last finishing touches.

41 I can't see my way clear to finishing the work this year.

42 Some of the runners could only manage to hobble over the finishing line.

43 Please send your accounts for the period finishing with 31 March.

44 With three teams finishing on 40 points, there was no outright winner.

45 In the re-run he failed to make the final at all, finishing sixth.

45 is a online sentence dictionary, on which you can find nice sentences for a large number of words.

46 This means that effectively we have no chance of finishing on time.

47 I'm just finishing my homework - it won't take long.

48 The gnomes in the back room are putting the finishing touches to the new software.

49 Now she is busy finishing off a biography of Queen Caroline.

50 I got a rap on the knuckles for not finishing my essay on time.

51 With no help, finishing the job in a day was well-nigh impossible.

52 A great shout of excitement went up as she crossed the finishing line.

53 She shot past me several metres before the finishing line.

54 I want to have a go at finishing my essay tonight.

55 There's plenty of time, so we needn't rush at finishing the job.

56 Finishing the work in one day was a good effort.

57 She has a habit of finishing off other people's sentences.

58 I spent the morning putting the finishing touches to the report.

59 They were outplayed by the Colombians' slick passing and decisive finishing.

60 Just 100 metres from the finishing line Jackson forged ahead.

61 The sports day went like clockwork, with every race starting and finishing on time.

62 She managed to head the field across the finishing line of the London Marathon.

63 It was a photo finish, with three horses neck and neck at the finishing line.

64 I'm nowhere near finishing the book - I'm only half-way through it.

65 According to the legend, she cried out that no storm was going to stop her from finishing her ride.

66 You could almost hear the blood coursing through her veins as she passed the finishing line.

67 Please send your accounts for the period finishing with 10 October.

68 We've been working on the flat for six months now but we're still a long way off finishing.

69 The band are currently putting the finishing touches to their new album.

70 Whipping his horse on, he reached the finishing post just ahead of the other riders.

71 And the runners are just coming up to the finishing straight.

72 Right up until the last minute, workers were still putting the finishing touches on the pavilions.

73 As Keith approached the finishing line, the crowd rose to their feet as one man, cheering him on.

74 The teacher lectured those pupils rather mildly for not finishing their homework.

75 The women were all fluttering about finishing their preparations for the wedding.

76 Are we anywhere near finishing yet or is there still some way to go?

77 Students finishing their education at 16 is the very antithesis of what society needs.

78 Unless we get more funding we'll be prevented from finishing our experimental programme.

79 I must get out of the habit of finishing off people's sentences for them.

80 He has the tiresome habit of finishing your sentences for you.

81 After finishing one job she needed a breathing space before starting the next.

82 In silence, Marge concentrated on finishing her coffee.

83 Mr Johnson was just finishing his introduction.

84 We can put the finishing touches to your programme.

85 Neale is finishing a three-month sentence for petty theft.

86 Little Emma! he thought, finishing his tea.

87 Mr. Patten I am finishing my sentence.

88 No. 12 is a finishing repair shop.

89 Richard Barnett was at the finishing line.

90 There's no shame in finishing second.

91 Happened straight after finishing school in Vienna.

92 My strength in reading is finishing the book.

93 An artist was finishing a vigorous painting of the Angel in the Apocalypse coming from the rising sun.

94 Finishing off Start the engine and simply run over the blocks as if using a vacuum cleaner.

95 When we got back, some of the men were asleep and some were finishing their supper.

96 After finishing a doctorate in electronic engineering, he worked an average of 80 hours a week for seven years.

97 She was concentrating on her appearance, adding the finishing touches before setting out on yet another shopping expedition.

98 Give your gifts a special finishing touch by making this sparkly gift wrap.

99 Had a splendid lie-in till about 10am - finishing one of Jilly Cooper's novels.

100 It was late in the evening, and I was finishing up the layout on the last issue of the magazine.

101 After the first coat, sand with 240 grit garnet finishing paper.

102 The floral display at Newcastle provided a delightful finishing touch.

103 Voice over A skeleton staff of eight is finishing off the company's orders.

104 We've got another couple of hours to go before finishing.

105 Decorative rope-top edgings in terracotta contain the borders and ball-topped corner posts add an extra finishing touch.

106 Jaguar produced their best performance of the season, with Eddie Irvine and Pedro de la Rosa finishing seventh and eighth respectively.

107 He moved to Swansea for ￡160,000 before finishing his career as a coach at Sunderland.

108 Simple reward charts can be used to reinforce either sitting at the table or finishing a meal for the 3-year-old and older.

109 You may spot workers putting the finishing touches on the dome.

110 Good finishing would have seen Town home and dry by half-time.

111 You know that she read archeology by correspondence when she was at finishing school.

112 Repeat the layers, finishing with the white sauce, and sprinkle with the cheeses.

113 The finishing touches are being put on a ￡800,000 new image for the once-neglected thoroughfare.

114 Then sand lightly with fine steel wool, and dust off thoroughly, finishing with a tacky rag.

115 He was suspended for two years after he tested positive for drugs when finishing second in the 1988 New York race.

116 The soft shade of coral was the perfect finishing touch.

117 He then supplied the finishing touch to a 32-pass move to seal victory.

118 They were just finishing the apple pie when the phone rang.

119 Once he mastered the formula, he could churn out scripts, finishing one in a record 24 hours.

120 Alvin flew into a flurry of activity, managing to overspend the grants without finishing his own projects.

121 Many composers and arrangers hand over their manuscripts to professional copyists for fine finishing.

122 After finishing, she became lucid, recognized Jung, and greeted him.

123 For others, blistered and saddle-sore, just reaching the finishing line sufficed.

124 It's a smooth, mild coffee, excellent for finishing off a meal.

125 Third-place Robbie Buhl, one of four rookie Indy-car drivers to occupy the first four finishing positions, was down 2 laps.

126 The council is finishing work on a civil service law.

127 And they push and prod them to do everything from filling out college applications to finishing their science projects.

128 There was no disgrace in finishing fourth in the Olympic 100m final, won that year by Harrison Dillard.

129 Finishing the story, Rita pulls out large sheets of newsprint on which she has pasted pictures from the story.

130 He was in London at the time, finishing a degree in economics.

131 Be able to calculate the interval between two given times, and the finishing time given the starting time and duration.

132 I became a croupier - starting work at 11 p.m. and finishing at 5 a.m.

133 I come after finishing the domestic chores at home which is not far off.

134 An agreed time for finishing each session can be an advantage, although this too must be flexibly interpreted.

135 Some one inquired about appropriate treatments for finishing redwood or cedar decks.

136 River Island provides our version with a red chiffon scarf for the finishing touch.

137 Already struggling, the Browns slipped into chaos(Sentence dictionary), losing six in a row and finishing 5-11.

138 With most members of the task force now dismissed, Mr Magaziner is putting the finishing touches to his report.

139 Wine is intended to be drunk, as I aim to be shortly after finishing this.

140 Erb's promotion was contingent upon finishing her a university degree.

141 Revitalizing the craft Painter says a renaissance in carving, finishing and gilding has occured in the past 10 or 15 years.

142 Liberon are very positive about the future and are set to expand their range of wood finishing products.

143 She has demonstrated a great deal of industry in finishing the project on time.

144 It is a bit like running a race with no starting or finishing lines.

145 Practise these modes by starting and finishing on the lowest D note in the position.

146 Keep a wire brush handy for this purpose and rub down the grill after finishing your cooking.

147 Gehlbach, flying the R-2 had engine trouble in the Bendix, losing oil, and finishing second.

148 Ellen's finishing college soon but she doesn't really have any plans for the future.

149 Oliver Stone, operating under a hail of criticism, was finishing a revisionist movie about the Kennedy assassination.

150 In the photographic chemicals market the company offers a range of intermediates and also chemicals for photo finishing.

151 The Seasiders, boosted by the inclusion of leading scorer Tommy Mooney were always on top and showed sharp finishing.

152 After finishing school, Craig felt he needed a break from studying.

153 A faint clatter from the kitchen indicated Mrs Brissett was just finishing up.

154 Barry returned the next day to add the finishing touches.

155 The Bears won just one more game after that, finishing the year with a disappointing 6-6 record.

156 It rolled on to within eighty yards of the green, finishing on the left side of the fairway.

157 But the Prince was determined to get it to the finishing line.

158 After finishing his apprenticeship he set up a business with this uncle, but it failed.

159 He has won nine races in two years, finishing fourth and then sixth in the Winston Cup standings.

160 After finishing his studies in Boston, he returned to Los Angeles, becoming the first orthopedic surgeon in the Southwest.

161 For a while, it seemed as if he was more interested in shooting his Shakespeare opus than in finishing it.

162 Barnet won promotion to the Second Division after finishing runners-up to Cardiff City last season.

163 I lingered, on the pretext of finishing half a glass of champagne.

164 Varnishing a finishing process whereby a transparent varnish is applied over the printed sheet to produce a glossy finish.

165 An individual finishing touch can come from your choice of shaped hemline, which could be angular, castellated or scalloped.

165 is a online sentence dictionary, on which you can find excellent sentences for a large number of words.

166 Just as I was warming to the subject, I noticed that this handsome, intelligent man was finishing my sentences.

167 Skelton had partnered Florida in the knockout event and just shaded Whitaker and Fonda in a thrilling dash to the finishing line.

168 Conrad Allen came up trumps again, finishing fourth in the boys 800 metres in a personal best 2 mins. 22.

169 For Dunbar, 19, who cried during the ceremony, finishing boot camp was the high school graduation he missed.

170 Only bad luck and poor finishing prevented Hibs from grabbing an equaliser.

171 A yellow tape is stretched across the road and Lisa hits it, finishing in 37 hours and 1 minute.

172 They revealed awesome finishing power on that occasion - and most of it was personified by D.J.

173 Boro threatened to run riot but could not provide the finishing touch.

174 Martin also gained ground on Gordon, finishing sixth and moving within 87 points.

175 Finishing up by being paid is the only way to stay in business.

176 Finishing with a par 4 Stevie had won and on the morrow would be presented by the Princess with his Golden Putter.

177 Missouri clinched a bowl berth by finishing the regular season with a 7-4 record.

178 In the mornings, for instance, after finishing the household chores she might go shopping, and then have lunch with friends.

179 He followed in his own limousine - then drove the Panhard a few hundred yards to the finishing line.

180 When she went down she was surprised to see that Luke was still in the dining-room, finishing his breakfast.

181 The birds whose selective predation put the finishing touches to their evolution must, at least collectively, have had excellently good vision.

182 In Baldersdale that process gathered no speed at all and indeed, never even crossed the finishing line.

183 It was a credit to everybody and the people of Merseyside who put the finishing touches to everything with their overwhelming support.

184 Heupel lost out on the Heisman Trophy, finishing runner-up to Weinke, but he won the big game that mattered.

185 He then shot 11 straight pars before finishing with a flourish and a birdie on the last.

186 The final part of the event is a 10k run, finishing on the seafront at Portaferry.

187 The property has been recently constructed and is in the final stages of finishing touches.

188 Amelia became a student at one of the most exclusive finishing schools in the country, a school called Ogontz.

189 Hire a smaller disc or belt sander for finishing off the room edges where the big sander can not reach.

190 When building timber steps, these treads can be filled in with compacted soil, finishing off with bark chippings.

191 In some villages HIV infection is cited as the main reason for girls not finishing their education.

192 But in Seoul, Johnson tested steroid-positive after finishing first in the 100-meter final.

193 Its warmth and richness will add the finishing touches that are all important to the dress of your dreams.

194 And with a superior points difference, Vipers seem set to clinch promotion from Midlands Two West after three times finishing runners-up.

195 It was while they were finishing their belated tea that Mrs Blunt arrived.

196 The conference started a day earlier this time with the AGM commencing on the Friday and finishing on Saturday morning.

197 They have played some fluent football to date and their finishing has been clinical.

198 The finishing line is at the top of William Brown Street.

199 After finishing his degree in medicine, he wrote pamphlets against tobacco, strong drink,(http:///finishing.html) and slavery.

200 Heaven Can Wait, skippered by Harold Cudmore, led her group, finishing third overall on corrected time.

201 Finishing touch Changing the smallest details can give a piece of furniture a completely different look.

202 Knowing what I know now, I imagined she was stretched out on the marital bed finishing the job.

203 Of recent years, the fair had been lengthened into a fortnight-long frolic called Edwardian Days, finishing two weeks before Christmas.

204 By late 1983 I was putting the finishing touches on a book called Hackers.

205 Automatically, Vologsky completed his pre-flight check, finishing with a pre-programmed check-test on the on-board computer.

206 Within half an hour of the party finishing, however, I was sitting in a taxi en route to Heathrow Airport.

207 The team does need a boost, however, after finishing fourth and out of the medals four years ago in Barcelona.

208 The scoreline perhaps did not reflect the effort which Down put in but Bangor were more clinical in finishing off their moves.

209 Sheila and Mona were at the convent secondary school, Michael was finishing national school.

210 Potato starch, rather than harmful chemicals, is being used for scouring in the finishing process.

211 Mansell dominated from pole position and never lost the lead, finishing nearly 10 seconds ahead of Williams team-mate, Riccardo Patrese.

212 Instead, he has been concentrating on finishing his degree in industrial distribution from his alma mater, Western Carolina.

213 Miele make kitchens Miele quality appliances have been putting the finishing touch to kitchens for years.

214 The pain, agony and exhaustion were replaced by an enormous sense of achievement and relief as they crossed the finishing line.

215 They looked as though they had all been stamped from the same corpulent mold and sent to the same workshop for finishing.

216 There are five sessions spread over five days, starting this morning and finishing at lunchtime on Sunday.

217 He had barely a mile to go before finishing the race.

218 Get this: Northridge was running an offense and finishing on nearly everything.

219 Catherine Allsopp ran an intelligently-paced race in the 800 metres, finishing third in 2 mins 11.36 secs.

220 He worked through various grades, finishing with a very fine flour paper.

221 The Open in those days was one round Wednesday, one round Thursday and then finishing off with two rounds - Friday.

222 The finishing time of 8 o'clock came and went, and they were only beginning.

223 Since finishing the latest William Wilson novel two weeks earlier, he had been languishing.

224 Finishing the race is the rite of passage of the distance runner.

225 The survey takes place over a 12-month period beginning in April and finishing in March.

226 In the dining-room(), Goo-Goo was just finishing his unexpected supper.

227 In 1863 the family settled in London, where Charlotte attended finishing school.

228 The more exacting you are in putting the finishing touches to the picture, the better the result will be.

229 About ten metres from the finish I knew that I had qualified and eased, finishing second ahead of Dennis Mitchell.

230 Her roommate, Elinor McLane, was going to finishing school in Florence.

231 Two small cabins replaced these for the remainder of the finishing works.

232 I did a square circuit finishing up in the High Street.

233 Incredibly, it seems they stopped taking bets on Whaddon finishing bottom way before Christmas.

234 The hard part about writing a novel is finishing it. Ernest Hemingway 

235 The band are currently putting the finishing touches to their third album, which should be out early in the summer.

236 Scarlett felt that it gave her the final finishing touch of elegance.

237 Wastewater from textile finishing operations is colored and contains COD and salt.

238 When they reached his house, Scobie idled a bit, finishing his cigarette.

239 The poor boy had to educate himself in the evening after finishing his work.