Example sentences of "[verb] at each end " in BNC.
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| 1 | The youngsters each could carry one end of a staff with two hives swinging in thick bags in the centre , while Ruari carried a second pole with a skep slung at each end . |
| 2 | I watched it grow at each end , slowly , like a negative developing in the reflected light of the zebra . |
| 3 | When the best signal is obtained , the optical fibre could be secured at each end using PVC tape . |
| 4 | There are two forms of logical shift , which differ in what happens at each end of the binary pattern . |
| 5 | Bevan favoured Barnes 's route ; it was shorter , cheaper and , despite the lock climbs at each end , less complicated than Telford 's . |
| 6 | At the beginning of the 19th century this design was replaced by a convex sauce-boat with a ring handle on the lid , scroll handles at each end and standing in four feet . |
| 7 | If we aggregate together everyone in that ‘ dependent ’ age group , i.e. , those below the age of 16 and above pensionable ages remembering the heaviest demands on services are made at each end of the age range , the percentage of dependants to total UK population has indeed remained remarkably stable throughout this century — 30 per cent in 1901 , 36 per cent in 1951 , 41 per cent in 1977 — and it is likely to remain so for the remainder of the century ; it is projected to be 40 per cent in 2001 ( Grundy , 1986 , p. 21 ; table 5.4 ) . |
| 8 | Seesaws should be properly cushioned at each end — tyres are ideal . |
| 9 | Rusticated masonry arches stand at each end of the bridge , which is now used only for farm access . |
| 10 | The boot comprised a squared box covered in thick leather bound at each end with iron , measuring about two and a half feet in length and four inches square at the ends . |
| 11 | The platform steps were of the fixed type and roller blind destination boxes were mounted at each end above the upper deck rails . |
| 12 | Now turn to the sleeve material which has to be sealed from fraying at each end . |
| 13 | The area swept by the curved line , in the plane , compensates at each end of the quadrilateral so that the area is : length of B 's path times the effective perpendicular length of line . |
| 14 | Pieces of material much longer than the vice jaws should be gripped between two wood strips and held in the vice with the addition of a G-cramp or screw at each end ( fig.2 ) . |
| 15 | The rotor elements are fabricated as a single unit ( " rotor " ) , which is supported at each end of the machine by bearings and includes a projecting shaft for the connection of external loads , as shown in Fig.1.3(a) . |
| 16 | The small circular bow is for suspension from a chain while the narrow square-sectioned shank is notched at each end and has a large incised ‘ X ’ on one side . |
| 17 | Beneath the bow is a rectangular pedestal decorated with grooves , and the shank is notched at each end . |
| 18 | Essentials include a good-quality , wide carrying-strap and a sufficient number of approximately ½-inch ( 1.25-centimetre ) breather holes bored at each end . |
| 19 | With a lot at stake for both sides the game began at a frantic pace with a goal arriving at each end in the first ten minutes . |
| 20 | a rectangular piece of crêpe paper large enough to go around the tube once and have about 10cm to spare at each end |
| 21 | Access into the high rack area is normally restricted to the high lift trucks and all other personnel are excluded — except for occasional maintenance and monitoring checks when moveable barriers are erected at each end of the aisle to prevent such entry . |
| 22 | The slot for the fielded panel at the bottom of the curved members , needed a template which rested on the wood at each end of the slot to which I glued and screwed a 50 x 50 batten , the slot being routered to the correct depth in the middle and slightly oversize at each end . |
| 23 | The village is punctuated at each end by the tower of a windmill . |
| 24 | It is a fine , Medieval bridge , guarded at each end and fortified as befitted its position as the sole river crossing and approach to the castle . |
| 25 | Then there was a smaller room at the front of the house where the old man counted his money , and which he called his ‘ den ’ , and , to the rear of the house the kitchen , a large , well-designed place with windows on two sides ; one looking out to the side of the house where the undergrowth reached waist height , and the other two situated at each end of the wall that overlooked the rear garden . |
| 26 | In the case where a lift was placed at each end of a summit , and where the traffic was through the summit , there would be no loss or gain of water by the use of the lift other than the loss of 1/100 of a lock each time either lift passed up and down . |
| 27 | They walked up to a large wooden table covered at each end with a pile of books . |
| 28 | In a shift operation , a decision has to be taken as to what is to happen at each end of the shifted pattern . |
| 29 | Conical topped tents , or pavilions , for participating knights and their attendants , stood at each end of the arena . |
| 30 | Two 6BA countersunk clearance holes are also required at each end of the wicket to support a small auxiliary p.c.b . |