Example sentences of "[prep] the far end " in BNC.
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| 1 | From the end of the lane , a circular walk may be made as suggested on the map , starting along the path to Selside but turning off after a mile to aim due north for the far end of the Allotment wall . |
| 2 | She crossed the bridge between the frogs and set off for the far end of the green , where the lane led up into the council estate . |
| 3 | Only when the front of the slug passes out of the far end of the pipe does the fraction of the pipe length in laminar motion increase . |
| 4 | He walked on down the road , heading south towards the far end of the valley . |
| 5 | Maidstone turned and shouted towards the far end of the bar : ‘ Franco ! ’ |
| 6 | Elsie muttered something I could n't catch and walked off , skirting the group , towards the far end of the site and her own caravan . |
| 7 | She nodded towards the far end of the table and then turned her back on them , pouring the milk into two big cauldrons by the fire . |
| 8 | The gravity of the station exerted its pull towards the far end of the bay , the wall opposite the doors . |
| 9 | Smiling to herself , she led the boy across the hall and on up the staircase , then along the galleried landing towards the far end of the corridor and Richard 's room which was situated between the larger room that was Cissie 's and the bright pretty room that was Beth 's and David 's . |
| 10 | Towards the far end of the chamber there were several robes half hidden by billowing folds of grey clouds , but which seemed to be composed of eyes as she drew nearer . |
| 11 | The 70° line which divides up the holding area is best remembered as leaning towards the far end of the outbound leg of the pattern . |
| 12 | Part way down the corridor , one grey clad figure was sprawled motionless on the floor , while a second was painfully belly-crawling back towards the far end . |
| 13 | Neither Lizzie nor Peggy spoke , for Andrew , after one glance at them , had hurried along the corridor towards the far end where the nursery was situated . |
| 14 | Juliet left the office and hurried towards the far end of the ward . |
| 15 | I get to places much quicker than I used to : places like the far end of the room . |
| 16 | Before Grant 's shocked eyes , the nightmare figure fell weakly forward against the far end of the big console , its remaining hand groping over the surface towards a red button . |
| 17 | His eyes opened in alarm , but before he could say anything his concentration lapsed and he dropped like a stone , vanishing behind the far end of the table . |
| 18 | During the night a couple of German shells crashed into the far end of the orchard near the road . |
| 19 | Des relaxes his shoulders , and suddenly there 's a roar like a dragon dying , and about twenty visored policemen come backing into the far end of the tunnel under a hail of bricks and missiles from their front . |
| 20 | Going too fast would result in his jumping over the pool and crashing into the far end . |
| 21 | From the far end of the street came an irregular clanking sound , and a small , thin man in blue overalls appeared , carrying a handbell and a clipboard . |
| 22 | And as he poked around the undergrowth for hidden poachers , another shot would ring out from the far end of the water . |
| 23 | ‘ It 'ud do to buy us a few drinks with , Sam , ’ a woman called from the far end of the smoke-blackened room . |
| 24 | It was as he was about to emerge from the far end of the wood that the figure on the ground brought him to a standstill . |
| 25 | Our sportsdesk can detect from the far end of a crease someone who has gone through life under the impression that Bodyline may refer to a one-piece undergarment . |
| 26 | It is the scent of sweet basil , and it is coming from the far end of the market where a solitary wrinkled old man sits on an upturned basket , scores and scores of basil plants ringed all around him like a protective hedge . |
| 27 | Harry Pascoe shouted from the far end of the room , and young Jan Lanyon , who sailed with him , put up his firsts and echoed : Aye — just let 'em try ! " |
| 28 | Two of the Men began to open the Cages one by one from the far end as they brought food to each of the eagles . |
| 29 | Suddenly — from the far end of the arena where the wall had been — there was gunfire . |
| 30 | Another man in a white coat came up to Hamish from the far end of the corridor . |