Examples from literature

• Irving walked down the track towards the finish line. 
• Nearer and nearer to the finish line swept the cowboys, those in the rear doing their best to forge ahead. 
• The boats were nearing the finish line now, for the race, for the purpose of the moving pictures, was only a short one. 
• Then he went farther on and, getting into another motor boat, took his place near the finish line, to film the end of the race. 
• Then the second member of the team blows it back to the starting line and after the third contestant has completed his blow, the fourth blows it back across the finish line.