Example sentences of "[prep] [noun sg] at the [adj] end " in BNC.
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| 1 | This list is minimal , for many more ice-free areas around the continent would qualify for inclusion at the lower end of the size range . |
| 2 | There was some sort of machine at the other end of the table , covered with little dials and lights . |
| 3 | As a recent and fundamentally sympathetic editor , Professor C. Wright Mills , put it , Veblen was blinded by the assumption quoted from his own book that ‘ the accumulation of wealth at the upper end of the pecuniary scale implies privation at the lower end of the scale ’ . |
| 4 | But once this dangerous stage has been reached rapid growth will hasten the passage through it and increase the likelihood of emergence at the other end . |
| 5 | These changes in perception of distension at the lower end of the gut seem to be mirrored in the stomach . |
| 6 | At the same time the emergence of GCSE English has come to mean more than mere changes of emphasis at the upper end of secondary schools . |
| 7 | The guard carefully out of earshot at the far end of the battlements smiled to see Lachlan and his lady so close . |
| 8 | Grant was still trying to puzzle out what the man had shouted , when there was a sudden blur of movement at the far end of the corridor and the black clad oriental leapt out to face him . |
| 9 | There was a rustling of paper at the other end of the line . |
| 10 | A telex is only a message sent electronically along a communications cable and translated into type on a piece of paper at the receiving end . |
| 11 | Firstly the brake-work and draw-gear were fitted , then the ends , stanchions , and door pillars , the last stage being a further coat of paint at the western end of the shop . |
| 12 | But out of sight at the other end of the course , Mr Hill had also come to grief . |
| 13 | Many remained in the London Road End , but others established a new piece of territory at the other end of the ground where it was cheaper . |
| 14 | Medeghino was exiled from Milan to Lake Como for killing a man , and there he took over a castle on the natural fortress of the Sassoi di Musso near the village of Musso at the northern end of the lake , killing the castle 's governor . |
| 15 | Natural signs and social symbols might seem to form a continuum , marked by the presence of convention at the social end but always involving natural expression too . |
| 16 | When we have what one might call this coarse-cut overview , we then have tended to approach the businesses and ask them to produce a variety of scenarios ranging from what they would like to do in a totally free world with access to unlimited money , to the extremes of divestiture at the other end . |
| 17 | They take a trip in a ‘ means of communication ’ to the limits of language at the ultra-violet end of the verbal spectrum , and Someone is fuelled by the ‘ internal combustion ’ of words ( 22/218,51/247 ) . |
| 18 | Bernice looked with dread at the far end of the passage . |
| 19 | All of this is a testimonial to the belief that when the emphasis is placed on the practical experiences of individuals and communities rather than on ideologies , and when the grassroots leadership of people is developed rather than theories and constitutions , then workable solutions can be developed which are adapted for both local and the national situation by those people who have to put these solutions into practice at the sharp end of the stick . |
| 20 | We may compare the intricacy of the production of small objects , such as brooches and musical instruments which were both functional as well as objects of beauty , with craftsmanship at the opposite end of the scale which involved complex carpentry as well as considerable effort , for example boat building and house construction . |
| 21 | Laidlaw trailed off when a car suddenly came into view at the other end of the dimly lit street . |
| 22 | The material taken out of the higher point of the site was deemed unsuitable for use at the lower end . |
| 23 | The first sailing from the port after midnight on the New Year was taken as the official start of the Single Market ; the first piece of freight on board was actually an unidentified light van and trailer — the driver no doubt blissfully unaware that he had made history — which , along with several vehicles turning round from the inbound convoy , sneaked back on board the 01.00 return sailing of the Pride of Kent while the official welcoming party was still in progress at the other end of the port . |
| 24 | The coins , therefore , should give a good indication of examples in circulation at the very end of the fourth century . |
| 25 | A patch of red soon appeared in retaliation at the other end of the ground but both were quickly silenced by the twin evils of an unimportant match and a cold , dull afternoon . |
| 26 | It is 25 inches long , 2 inches in circumference near the mouthpiece , and 8 inches in circumference at the other end ; the larger end has an aperture 4 inches in diameter . |
| 27 | Work at Italy 's ports was halted on Oct. 16 at the beginning of a four-day strike by transport unions in protest at the imminent end , as required under European Community ( EC ) competition law , of their monopoly on dock labour . |
| 28 | Closing the road meant that motorists driving from Sisikon to Schwyz at the northern end of the lake — a distance of only six miles — faced a 60-mile detour . |
| 29 | Then the silence was broken by the sound of metal on metal at the far end of the Cages and of a gate being opened , followed by the heavy remorseless tread of Men 's feet . |
| 30 | Ninety small firms are operating in the Brunswick Industrial Park , a marina now graces the once derelict docks and about 100 low income houses for rent have been built and over 200 flats for sale at the top end of the Merseyside housing market developed and sold . |