Example sentences of "be [vb pp] [prep] the other end " in BNC.
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| 1 | I understand that one of the reasons why it took longer than one would have wished was that the emergency services went to the inappropriate end of the tunnel , further away from the train , and had to be redirected to the other end , which gave easier access to the two trains . |
| 2 | The consequences of these same changes can also be seen at the other end of the life course , in old age . |
| 3 | I can quote you three particular instances where farmers have rung in with good information only to be told at the other end of the phone what the bloody hell have you rung us for and they 've got nothing within the local police whatsoever . |
| 4 | The jobs questions can also be tackled from the other end : by negotiating more flexibility over the short term contracts provided both by the university and by outside research sponsorships . |
| 5 | Both the DMM Mamba and the HB Hooker are available open-ended so that a standard karabiner can be attached at the other end . |
| 6 | Crates of fruit and vegetables were stacked at the other end . |
| 7 | so therefore then your doors were connected by hinges to the keel and from the keel to the cones , that 's where your door was , so that 'd swing on the keel and then your chains were fixed to the other end of the door and you hauled that up on your cones . |
| 8 | Several hundred dryads were clustered at the other end of the hall . |
| 9 | I handed back the receiver and heard Ronnie being agitated on the other end . |
| 10 | The Chaconne for a Chinese Man and woman … is written at the other end of the volume … no music has been found for the ‘ Grand Dance of Twenty-four Persons ’ at the end of the [ Fifth ] Act ) ; in [ the ] MS there is no break between Hymen 's solo ‘ Love ne'er had yet– and the short Trio ‘ They shall be [ as ] happy ’ ( where , according to the Libretto , the Dance should take place ) , and it seems therefore possible that it was omitted in performance . |
| 11 | The large headstock is in keeping with traditional Vox styling , although this means truss rod adjustment is achieved from the other end of the neck . |
| 12 | Overnight I was posted to the other end of the country and the war seemed to recede , but the need for bomber replacement became more urgent . |
| 13 | When you sort out your notes , Sergeant , you might include in them the additional information that my car was parked at the other end of Boundary Drive , the end furthest away from Glenfair Road , see ? |
| 14 | The receiver was lifted at the other end . |
| 15 | It was answered at the other end after the first ring by a friendly , but formal , female voice . |
| 16 | All became clear when the jeep was unloaded at the other end . |