I. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
as good as done/finished etc
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The summer’s as good as over.
come/finish etc second
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I came second in the UK championships.
complete/finish an inspection
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The inspection was completed and the relevant forms filled in.
crossed the finish line
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James crossed the finish line in just under four minutes.
do/start/finish a PhD
finish (at) college
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What are you going to do when you finish art college?
finish the race
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Congratulations to Matthew, who finished the race in three hours 17 minutes.
finished level
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They finished level , with ten points each.
finishing line
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James crossed the finish line in just under four minutes.
finishing school
nowhere near ready/full/finished etc
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The building’s nowhere near finished.
photo finish
put the final/finishing touches to sth
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Emma was putting the finishing touches to the cake.
start/finish your homework
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You're not going out until you've finished your homework.
the finished product
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The quality of the finished product is all-important.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
first
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They finished first and second at the U. S. Olympic swimming trials Thursday, claiming the two berths in the event.
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But in Seoul, Johnson tested steroid-positive after finishing first in the 100-meter final.
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Seattle finished first in the West with a 64-18 record and Houston ended up fifth at 48-34.
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He finished first at 34 percent.
just
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A faint clatter from the kitchen indicated Mrs Brissett was just finishing up.
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They were seated, as was their custom, in the summer-house, where they had just finished a light lunch.
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Her husband had just finished the day's work at his butcher's shop and they were settling down to supper.
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Mr Johnson was just finishing his introduction.
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We've just finished a breakfast that makes you realise Cleese must have really researched Fawlty Towers.
second
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The United States, who finished second , were disqualified for an illegal changeover.
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Milbrett finished second in scoring with 15 goals and nine assists for the U.S. women's team.
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She made the Olympic team last week, then finished second in the 200 backstroke on Monday.
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In the first event, he finished second .
third
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Juventus finished two points behind the leaders, and Lazio finished third .
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Stevens finished third with $ 14. 5 million, with Cory Nakatani in the middle at $ 14. 9 million.
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It captured 15 percent of the viewing audience and finished third behind network comedies.
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Dayla finished third , a half-length behind Princess Kali and a nose in front of stablemate Young and Daring.
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Then I played in the Arizona Open and finished third .
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Lamar Alexander, who finished third in New Hampshire.
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Unbridled, who won the 1990 Classic, finished third . 1990&038;.
■ NOUN
book
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Derek, who edits the Tees Valley Writer, has just finished a book on statistics.
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My strength in reading is finishing the book .
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It would have been quite impossible to finish the book but for the computer program I had been given.
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By late 1983 I was putting the finishing touches on a book called Hackers.
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So it has taken me 60 years to finish the book I began in 1933.
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When he finished reading her book , he began writing a song based on it.
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As soon as they finished with their books the two girls made him tea.
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When Jane finished her book , I asked her to reread it and tell me all about it.
career
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He finished with career best figures of six for 122 and after the match received his county cap from skipper Dermot Reeve.
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The decision gives her the chance to finish her glittering career in the Sydney Olympics.
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Van Horn finished his career as the top scorer in Utah history, averaging 20. 8 points.
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He finished his career in 1952 with a record of 67 wins, including 52 knockouts, six draws and 10 losses.
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Thomas finished his career with 12,074 yards rushing, ninth on the all-time list and just 46 yards behind Franco Harris.
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He moved to Swansea for £160,000 before finishing his career as a coach at Sunderland.
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Gretzky has said that he hopes to finish his playing career with the Kings.
drink
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They finished their drinks and as they got up from the table Fernando plucked a sprig of jasmine from the pergola.
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More customers entered, louder than the earlier ones, faster to finish their drinks .
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We finished our drinks and Siegfried immersed himself in the Veterinary Record as savoury smells began to issue from the kitchen.
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He finished his drink and got up to leave.
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Grace finished her drink quickly, and changed out of her wet clothes.
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While they ate hungrily, Ellen finished her drink , feeling light, warm and happy.
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As soon as I finished the drink , various players started to point their fingers at me again.
job
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Syngenta and Myriad joined forces and finished the job in 18 months, spurred by the potential commercial rewards.
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He and his colleagues finished the job in three weeks.
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Better to finish the job now.
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We do a job a day, and you have to finish the job.
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It should, he reflected, be more than large enough to finish the job .
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But even when Brown was gasping in the ninth, Leyland stuck with him, and Brown finished the job .
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I hear you've finished the Westway job .
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A final layer of bamboo matting finished off the job .
meal
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Simple reward charts can be used to reinforce either sitting at the table or finishing a meal for the 3-year-old and older.
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He looked baffled and hungry, and Archer reflected that he would probably finish his meal on Ellen Olenska.
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They finished their meal and went to a small hotel where they made love.
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We had just finished our evening meal of a bowl of soup and some biscuits.
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Meryl finished her own meal and stood up in a leisurely fashion.
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Then we would both kneel, waiting for the spirits to finish their meal .
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The refreshing Glazed Lemon Puddings finish off this meal perfectly.
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You can also add activators such as garden soil, finished compost, bone meal and blood meal to stimulate the action.
school
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She had been so angry she had decanted her with her suitcase at Waterloo to finish her trek to school by train.
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Amelia became a student at one of the most exclusive finishing schools in the country, a school called Ogontz.
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Happened straight after finishing school in Vienna.
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But Teravainen went to Yale, and Woosnam was finished with school by the age of sixteen.
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Ponyboy hopes he will finish school and go on to university, so that he can gain qualifications and lead a better life.
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They have goals, to finish high school and usually to go on to college.
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Sheila and Mona were at the convent secondary school , Michael was finishing national school.
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They established a bakery that eventually employed several hundred village girls on a part-time basis while they finished school .
season
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Jack finished that season with 15, to create his own record.
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He finished the regular season with 2, 575 yards on 200-of-314 passing.
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Chapman aimed to finish the season among the top five so that his players would qualify for bonuses under a new League scheme.
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But this was an excellent match to finish the season .
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Brewer hopes to finish the season with Otago, but is uncertain about his playing future in Canterbury.
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However, the 37-year-old third baseman also finished the regular season in a terrible slump.
sentence
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But he was destined never to finish the sentence .
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They promised even before she finished the sentence .
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Skull finished reading a sentence and looked up reluctantly.
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Then, add the correct punctuation to finish the sentence outside.
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Mr. Patten I am finishing my sentence .
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He finished the sentence with a slight raising of the eyebrows.
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He can hardly finish a sentence without a quote from some one or other.
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The woman, classy, well-presented, thirty-five, is approaching fast-he can't finish the sentence .
work
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I was planning to finish work early today, get a haircut and maybe do some shopping.
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M., when her husband finished his work .
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When they returned to finish the work after a weekend break, they found parts of the posts missing and broken.
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That they need more time to finish work .
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Perhaps I should come back later, when you have finished your work .
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But the river has not yet finished its work , for it is now drawn into the fulling-machine following the corn-mill.
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In no mood now to finish her work , she stalked along to the kitchen.
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Rex finished up the work on the replacement sock valves.
■ VERB
let
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No, let me finish now.
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It would be best, perhaps, if you would let me finish before asking anything.
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Wait, Celly. Let me finish .
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He might as well let him finish his sandwiches.
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Damn it, will you please let me finish .
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When I offered to let him finish it he laughed.
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As far as I remember, I let him finish his replies!
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a fight to the death/finish
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And if there's not enough advertising to go round, it could be a fight to the death.
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By 1807 politics had become a fight to the death between the two factions.
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It will be a fight to the finish.
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Six teams are bitter rivals in what will be a fight to the finish.
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Some say 1972 was a fight to the death, which left Jacklin as the slain gladiator.
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Usually if two gray angels of nearly equal size are placed together a fight to the death ensues.
end/finish/begin etc (sth) on a high note
gloss finish/print
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By Michael at Paul Nath Sleek, high gloss finish achieved with maximum height.
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The next stage is buffing to a gloss finish.
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Three coats are usually sufficient if a high gloss finish is required.
the finishing line
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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"To think you might have been..." Carlos didn't finish his sentence.
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After you've finished painting the house you can start on the garage.
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Angrily, she finished her beer and threw the can away.
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Are you finished?
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Come on, finish your dinner.
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Give me a call when you've finished unpacking.
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Have you finished reading the papers?
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Have you finished your homework yet?
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He was in London at the time, finishing a degree in economics.
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Hurry up and finish so we can make the 7 o'clock show.
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I finished my lunch, repacked my back pack, and set off again.
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In 1953, the Army Corps of Engineers finished the job by building a flood control channel.
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Just leave it on the table when you finish .
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Let me finish washing the dishes, then I can help you.
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Marv moved to New York when he finished college.
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She spoke for ten minutes, and when she had finished the audience cheered.
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The builders say they should have finished by Friday.
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The kids have finished all the ice-cream.
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Wait till I've finished my drink and then we'll go.
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We should have finished the job by next week.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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And they push and prod them to do everything from filling out college applications to finishing their science projects.
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As he'd nearly finished his apprenticeship, he was understandably loathe to pack it in.
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He finished the regular season with a. 324 average, 21 home runs and 83 RBIs.
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The board hopes to finish this step by June 30.
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They worked until they were finished.
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When I had finished, I was made to wait two hours before being called back into the office for questioning.
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Wolsey finished the plate of sweetmeats and told us to sit.
II. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
attractive
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The outer edges were rounded and smoothed with a small edging trowel, which gives a very attractive finish .
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Its tough, flexible resin content also provides an exceptionally attractive finish .
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Because of its thin design and attractive white finish it's virtually invisible when the radiator is in place.
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Smoothline rainwater goods, robust, and available in a range of attractive colours and finishes .
black
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However we all liked the matt black finish of the bottle.
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The chisels are sold in standard black finish , or all-bright, in sets of seven, 10 and 17.
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The set that I am working with has the standard black finish , but the all-bright is available.
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This is available in black or aluminium finish .
close
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Finally he let go, falling against the bedhead, elbows on knees, panting like a runner after a close finish .
early
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The right wing carries the early finish time on the left and the late finish time on the right.
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Early starts and early finishes are arrived at by a forward pass through the network.
fine
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Wallshield gives a smooth finish , and Sandshield a fine sand-textured finish.
good
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Because of the amount of hard rubbing needed to achieve a good finish , oil polishing is best confined to plain surfaces.
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Stroble was alone in third place, his best finish of the year, with a 71.
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You also get a good decorative finish .
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His best finish was fourth here.
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High-quality paints provide protection and a good finish .
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This would be soiled over to give a better finish than presently shown.
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Floats should be inspected for good finish , secure rings and concentric shape.
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Tint the undercoat with whatever you are using for the final colour and you will get a good , even finish .
matt
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However we all liked the matt black finish of the bottle.
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They give a matt , non-reflective finish to surface, which does not show up irregularities.
natural
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Its natural weathered finish contrasts with the white powder-coated aluminium walls.
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Interior shutters, from a wide range to order, from about £70 for the natural finish shown.
neat
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Hand shears will give you the neatest finish , but on long hedges an electric trimmer saves time.
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Finally, hem all round the cloth to give a neat finish .
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Plasterboard is easiest for giving a neat finish , as a skim coat will mask the join between board and existing plaster.
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A day or two later it can be picked or rubbed off leaving a neat professional finish .
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For a neat finish use white rubdown lettering for the legends.
perfect
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For both double and single bed welts I prefer to mattress stitch for a perfect finish .
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For the perfect finish , use a couple of drops of Pure Gloss.
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She found two cellos with a nice timbre, perfect finish and undoubted charm-she plays the cello herself.
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Each has a precision blade for a perfect finish .
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It seemed the perfect finish to the best story in modern rock.
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A lightweight electric cylinder mower with a rear roller for that perfect striped finish , it costs around £84.99.
professional
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This band is very neat and really does give a garment a professional finish .
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The stiffness of a hand pleated heading will help to keep the heading crisp and firm, giving a truly professional finish .
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Always use a line as a guide when you cut straight lines so you get a professional finish .
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For the more experienced needlewoman, hand-pleated deep headings can give the great satisfaction of creating beautiful curtains with a professional finish .
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A professional finish is achieved in part by showing a minimum amount of stitching on the right side of the fabric.
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Buy a good quality piping bag, nozzles and a spatula for a professional finish and smooth edges.
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A day or two later it can be picked or rubbed off leaving a neat professional finish .
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If you have time, pipe a little flavoured butter around the tartlets to give them a professional finish .
smooth
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Canvas, yes; but also wood, and even a smooth plaster finish for fresco painting.
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These caulks are paintable, clean up with soap and water and also require some proficiency for a smooth finish .
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Wallshield gives a smooth finish , and Sandshield a fine sand-textured finish.
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These raised the nap on the cloth, which could then be cropped with shears to give it a smoother finish .
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Stormshield is an acrylic-based masonry paint, available in either smooth or textured finish , in a range of colours.
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Twin wire paper which has an identical smooth finish on both sides.
■ NOUN
gloss
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The next stage is buffing to a gloss finish .
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Three coats are usually sufficient if a high gloss finish is required.
line
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It will only slow you down on the sprint to the finish line .
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Past leaders of the pack have even been known to hold hands in order to cross the finish line together.
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The person who crosses the finish line first in a race has definitely had the most superior performance that day.
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Golden Larch got up and galloped to the finish line .
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Join in the sense of achievement as Maiden crosses the finish line off Southampton.
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Life is a Sisyphean race, run ever faster toward a finish line that is merely the start of the next race.
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In the global economy, competitiveness is a race with no finish line , and gains in competitiveness are fleeting.
photo
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Here the officials checked your number and gave you your side number, for the photo finish .
wood
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And the handsome brown Apex for the warm tones of wood finish units.
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This enables you to put in recessed lighting, or to add an acoustic or tongue-and-groove wood finish .
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The key here is a painted surface as opposed to a wood finish , which is oh-so-passe.
■ VERB
achieve
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Because of the amount of hard rubbing needed to achieve a good finish , oil polishing is best confined to plain surfaces.
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They are added to rinse water to speed up drying and to achieve shiny finish without spotting, smearing or other blemishes.
apply
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Therefore, there was no need to apply a tooled finish all over.
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Speaking of time, you have to choose the right time to apply the finishes .
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Although he made a meal of applying the finish , the ball eventually finished in the net.
fight
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Anna was screaming for some one to stop them, while the gipsies were urging them to fight to a finish .
give
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I use Aiken Hi Coat which gives a waterproof satin finish .
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Natural fabrics like silk and wool on a paper backing are used to give the velvety finish in traditional flocks.
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Wallshield gives a smooth finish , and Sandshield a fine sand-textured finish.
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The outer edges were rounded and smoothed with a small edging trowel, which gives a very attractive finish .
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It fills in rough patches on the cuticle and give a light-reflecting finish .
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This would be soiled over to give a better finish than presently shown.
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The stiffness of a hand pleated heading will help to keep the heading crisp and firm, giving a truly professional finish .
produce
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Japlac is a high gloss lacquer which produces a mirror-like finish that leaves ordinary paints looking lacklustre in comparison.
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Varnishing a finishing process whereby a transparent varnish is applied over the printed sheet to produce a glossy finish.
provide
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Meanwhile, the canal is edged with black bricks laid with black mortar which provides a very smart finish to the canal.
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These walls would be painted or wallpapered to provide the interior finishes .
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Applied with fine steel wool, the wax can darken faded wood and provide a resistant finish .
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Its tough, flexible resin content also provides an exceptionally attractive finish .
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Bricks or special edging slabs are set into concrete to provide an appropriate finish .
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a fight to the death/finish
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And if there's not enough advertising to go round, it could be a fight to the death.
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By 1807 politics had become a fight to the death between the two factions.
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It will be a fight to the finish.
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Six teams are bitter rivals in what will be a fight to the finish.
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Some say 1972 was a fight to the death, which left Jacklin as the slain gladiator.
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Usually if two gray angels of nearly equal size are placed together a fight to the death ensues.
end/finish/begin etc (sth) on a high note
fight to the death/finish
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And if there's not enough advertising to go round, it could be a fight to the death.
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Every couple would live miles apart and fight to the death any intrusion into their home range-which they would never leave.
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If the adventurers pursue the Harpies back to their lair, they will fight to the death to defend it.
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It is economic nonsense to suggest that nations are engaged in a mercantilist fight to the death.
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They say we massacred him, but he would have massacred us had we not defended ourselves and fought to the death.
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They simply seem to charge into battle, and would probably to fight to the death unless we separated them.
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Usually if two gray angels of nearly equal size are placed together a fight to the death ensues.
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While not explicit, many implied that they would indeed fight to the death for their managing director.
gloss finish/print
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By Michael at Paul Nath Sleek, high gloss finish achieved with maximum height.
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The next stage is buffing to a gloss finish.
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Three coats are usually sufficient if a high gloss finish is required.
have sth ready/done/finished etc
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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The paint should dry to a smooth, glossy finish .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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And the handsome brown Apex for the warm tones of wood finish units.
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His is a veritable Horatio Alger story with a tragic finish .
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However we all liked the matt black finish of the bottle.
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Mr. Hamilton I find that, from start to finish , a most incredible contribution.