Example sentences of "[adv prt] [prep] the [adj] end [prep] " in BNC.

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1 The water was thick and brown and went down through the top end of Spaladale at a fearful rate .
2 Stage 6 takes us to sealing in the dowels with stitches across the pockets , and the securing straps are added 9 1/2 in or 24cm down from the front end of the leading edge pocket .
3 Interrogations of German prisoners-of-war captured in 1944 and 1945 on the western Front also revealed surprisingly high rates of continued trust in the Führer , almost down to the very end of the war .
4 On each trip I overheard snatches of the bar-room conversations and could hear the louder buzz of continuing upheaval along in the lounge , and I thought that after I 'd satisfied everyone in the dining room I might drift along to the far end with my disarming little tray .
5 He strung the Poles along to the very end in order to keep their enthusiasm for his cause and their manpower for his army .
6 She hesitated and then sat down at the far end of one where a lone man was wholly immersed in a newspaper .
7 Down at the far end of the valley , there was still snow on the upper slopes of the mountains ; they looked as if they 'd been sugar-dusted , with stone walls showing like fine , black veins above the treeline .
8 He sat down at the far end of the table .
9 We 'll start down at the far end of what we call the lured mark and from there you 'll have to tack all the way up to this closest one , the windward mark .
10 It was just I , I went down they played Liverpool in the cup about that era , and the , the wall was pushed down at the Street end but erm the people just spilled on the pitch and I do n't think anyone was really hurt , this happened when they played er Liverpool in the cup a couple of years ago the wall was pushed down at the other end on that occasion , but er there was just one , one person hurt but there was n't anybody very seriously injured as I understand
11 If it is too drastic to jump in at the deep end with such a sweeping change , why not try it out in experimental matches , festival or night matches ?
12 Keeping things simple is often the best bet , an investment of both time and effort is required to learn anything new , so diving in at the deep end with one of the full-blown integrated packages may cause more disruption than it 's worth .
13 Being in control of the finances of an organisation can pose a major headache for some people , especially if they are thrown in at the deep end with little or .
14 The former kart champion has elected to skip Formula Ford and jump straight in at the deep end with Martin Donnelly 's team .
15 And as Cram prepared to jump in at the deep end with a clash against Olympic 10,000m champion Khalid Skah in the BUPA International Festival of Running , race organiser Brendan Foster tipped his pal to rekindle memories of his glory days in his new event .
16 THREE Ipswich Witches youngsters will be thrown in at the deep end on Thursday when Foxhall Stadium stages the Star of Anglia on the opening day of the 1993 speedway season .
17 Meanwhile , unknown Graham Kavanagh could be tossed in at the deep end for Middlesbrough 's FA Cup clash with Chelsea on Sunday .
18 These days , it always seems to be in at the deep end for Foreign Secretary , Douglas Hurd .
19 THE AGRICULTURAL Research Council is about to dive in at the deep end of commercial research by launching the Agricultural Genetics Company .
20 ‘ I think he is now a far better player than the youngster we threw in at the deep end against Wales last season .
21 He was still suffering from jet-lag but opted to plunge in at the deep end against Monaghan .
22 ‘ I am being thrown in at the deep end against Blackburn and I am really looking forward to the game . ’
23 ‘ I would n't want any child of mine to have to cope with being thrown in at the deep end like that .
24 In any case , the name of the game here seems to be performance-friendly and so you are immediately in at the sharp end with patch number 11 .
25 They were dug in at the other end of the village in an orchard very close to the enemy positions .
26 The very first sortie that I did when the war started was with No 77 Squadron in a Whitley to take pamphlets to Germany , flying in at the top end near Kiel and going throughout the Ruhr spreading these horrors of war on the germans telling them " you are wicked naughty Germans and if you do n't mend your ways Hamish will come back tomorrow night and drop some more paper on you " .
27 The Act provided for a route commencing at the top of Anerley Hill , descending past Crystal Palace ( Low Level ) Station to Thicket Road , a turning on the left , which led through to the top end of Beckenham Road , Penge .
28 As part of this she has to determine what type of landscaping is required according to the style of development and the buyers it will attract — from first-time buyers through to the luxury end of the market .
29 They went over to the far end of the pit .
30 After one more anxious glance she took off for the other end of the pool and a quick look showed that he was already on his way , moving with powerful strokes and keeping well clear of her .
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