Example sentences of "had [verb] at the [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 | 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 . |
| 4 | He paused by the window seat , a replica of one he had noticed at the other end of the gallery . |
| 5 | They had so many men they had to start at the other end and |