Example sentences of "[adj] at [adj] end " in BNC.
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| 1 | Has there realy been no postings about saturdays game today ? or could there be something wrong at this end ? |
| 2 | The curved sections shown here are 18in high at each end . |
| 3 | The divan , lifted high at one end by Ludens , suddenly began to rush down the stairs , nearly overturning Jack and making a long scar upon the wallpaper with one of its feet . |
| 4 | This link was extremely slow , involving a Model 30 at each end , linked by a modem and Carbon Copy Plus software to the server . |
| 5 | In view of the marks ’ being similar at each end of the incision , I conclude that they were caused by the weapon which killed the subject . ’ |
| 6 | Heavily based on a slightly stretched platform from Chrysler 's ubiquitous K-car , the Mexican-built Spirit R/T is a boxy four-door , elongated at either end so that it appears rather narrower than its 68.1ins width conveys . |
| 7 | Like a glacier , we will be freezing at one end and unfreezing at the other while still making progress . |
| 8 | You will discover that it is much easier to find the exact point of focus when the zoom is set to telephoto , partly due to the enlargement of the image and partly to the fact that the focus depth of field is much shallower at this end of the zoom . |
| 9 | There is a special kind of cytoplasm , called the pole plasm , already present at one end of the fertilized egg . |
| 10 | I placed my fish in a 36″ aquarium with a Fluval 4 at one end to create a fast current ( with no attached spray bar ) . |
| 11 | It was a tiny place — nothing more than a shop knocked through from the street at ground level , no more than 60 feet long At one end was a small bar — from which we sold orange juices on top of the counter with the booze tucked away underneath . |
| 12 | The trains were designed to accommodate patients in the central vehicles , those at either end were for the convenience of the staff , stores , etc. , and in the military trains , the ward or hospital cars had a pharmacy car in the centre . |
| 13 | Those at either end of the line usually advance rather faster than those in the centre so that a pincer movement develops . |
| 14 | The overall effect has again been to widen still further the gap in living standards between those at either end of the income scale , and to expose still further the underclass , who benefit least from tax welfare . |
| 15 | Chub are one of the most obliging fish because they are almost always hungry , and their appetites stay tuned , although to a lesser degree , even when the weather is at its most severe at each end of the scale . |
| 16 | That polar seas are richer than polar lands is immediately apparent at either end of the world . |
| 17 | The sun shines on the ferry as we do the last of the packing , The kayaks have lifted snouts and two holes , one at each end , closed and sealed by hard rubber covers . |
| 18 | There were two fireplaces , one at each end of the classroom , two large cupboards and the teacher 's desk was on the north wall . |
| 19 | There are two benches , one at each end of the party area . |
| 20 | The whole assembly was then placed on two concrete blocks ( one at each end ) to raise it off the ground . |
| 21 | Each tunnel has two openings , one at each end . |
| 22 | They are oval and rest on a low , oval foot with the rim shaped into two curving spouts , one at each end of the vessel . |
| 23 | There are two entrances , one at either end , but no alternative door openings or variations as there only a zip at each entrance . |
| 24 | You have two missile launchers , one at either end of the screen , and a string of cities ‘ twixt the two to defend . |
| 25 | Of course , I had opened it and found nothing more than a piece of costly silk , blood-red and fringed at each end . |
| 26 | Top speed is 94 mph with standstill to 60 mph available in 13.4 seconds — figures which are more than respectable at this end of the market , though owners may find that the 20 mpg thirst takes a lot of getting used to compared with the 30-plus of Japanese rivals . |
| 27 | 4 Place the shapes on two greased baking sheets and , using a skewer or cocktail stick , make a hole in each at one end . |
| 28 | To prevent them rolling off into the water , the eggs are cuneiform , or wedge-shaped : narrow at one end and broad at the other . |
| 29 | The clay would n't lea you could n't clear the buckets , so we used to what we had a grafting tool , that was like a spade but that was , er , that was er , narrow at one end , the spade at the bottom end was a bit narrow so you could cut th cut the clay out of , out the buckets and that was a hard job too . |
| 30 | Mr Gaught said that valuations of houses in the various bandings were ‘ a main area of discontent , ’ because the scope of value was possibly too narrow at either end of the spectrum . |