Example sentences of "had [verb] at [art] [adj] end " in BNC.

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1 But there was plenty of time , and they had to wait at the other end of the tunnel .
2 She heard the break before she actually saw the child who had fallen at the winning end of a tug-of-war rope .
3 Already during the uncanny calm of the ‘ phoney war ’ in the winter of 1939–40 , Hitler had hinted at a successful end to the conflict during 1940 , and at the same time had further blamed England and France for deliberately prolonging the war through their influence on previously neutral countries .
4 She had suffered at the sharp end of the tongues of some of Dej 's more sophisticated barons ' wives in the 1950s and Dej 's favourite daughter did not respect her .
5 He paused by the window seat , a replica of one he had noticed at the other end of the gallery .
6 They had so many men they had to start at the other end and
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