Example sentences of "[verb] on the [adj] end [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Watertightness is achieved by thrust from hydraulic rams acting on the other end of the tank . |
| 2 | He scored a three count on the last end of the final match against Essex for victory as Suffolk 's young bowlers held their breath for an improbable win . |
| 3 | The Profitboss concentrates on the real ends of his business . |
| 4 | As outlined in the Introduction , this book specifically and deliberately concentrates on the upper end of the British search market , and is not concerned with firms specialising in lower-level appointments , selection and advertising , except when this accompanies some higher-level work , as in the case of MSL . |
| 5 | ‘ I know whose voice I heard on the other end of the line . ’ |
| 6 | Hot food and drinks should not be placed on a table where there is an overhanging tablecloth ; in a second , a scalding accident can occur if a child pulls on the over-hanging end of the cloth . |
| 7 | Most accountancy firms concentrate on the lower end of the market , leaving the big deals to the banks . |
| 8 | But whereas Futurism had been to a large extent aimed at and against Paris and Parisian painting , the Germans were content to remain on the receiving end of things and their work , in the pre-war years at least , had little or no influence back on French art . |
| 9 | She had long since grown used to the sight of her only daughter charging recklessly into battle — usually with her hand firmly clasped on the wrong end of the stick . |
| 10 | She picked up her coffee and sat on the far end of the wide bunk , feet curled under her , watching him speculatively as she sipped her drink . |