Example sentences of "[verb] [adv prt] at the bottom " in BNC.
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| 1 | These leaves are beautifully preserved in a flat-bedded and very highly fissile shale , laid down at the bottom of a fresh water lake . |
| 2 | Just er we lived down at the bottom of the village there . |
| 3 | Patrol cars drew up at the bottom of the steps . |
| 4 | A RUGBY fan broke her leg after ending up at the bottom of a ruck which spilled over the sideline . |
| 5 | For in the topsy turvy pecking order which is the current Russian economy , the middle class academics , civil servants and doctors have wound up at the bottom of the wages spiral , their savings largely , meaningless . |
| 6 | The only technical challenge of the day is at the home of a lawyer , whose Peugeot 405 has conked out at the bottom of a steep drive . |
| 7 | On the back were the first few lines of a sketch for another painting , then scrawled across the lower half of the untreated canvas were some illegible words with numbers beside them , added up at the bottom , by the stretcher . |
| 8 | ‘ I see , ’ said Doyle softly as they came out at the bottom of the stairs . |
| 9 | Connections of Laurel Queen , Walking The Plank and Buzzards Bellbuoy the trio to sneak in at the bottom of the race will have to send them a percentage if ending up in the money . |
| 10 | He wore a tight khaki shirt , buttoned at the neck , and threadbare army denims turned up at the bottom . |
| 11 | But they will show you on the training course how they like that drawn out at the bottom . |
| 12 | At the time a lot of people felt we were selling out at the bottom , but I have n't heard that accusation recently . ’ |
| 13 | It 's at the top but the lift you pick up at the bottom now . |
| 14 | I swung down at the bottom , deciding to go head first , face up , curling my back down into the soft river bed , praying … |
| 15 | But Pat remembers him saying to various children : ‘ Why do n't you lay down at the bottom of the swimming pool for half an hour ? ’ |
| 16 | Most of them are sandstones or limestones that were laid down at the bottom of the shallow seas that once covered this part of North America . |
| 17 | A person of ‘ quality ’ — such as a member of the landed gentry or the clergy — would be at the top of their scale , commanding a funeral similar to that organized by the College of Arms for a knight bachelor , with paupers and wayfarers coming in at the bottom . |
| 18 | Indeed , if you are lucky , on a clear day you might just be able to see the spring bubbling up at the bottom of the pond . |
| 19 | Coming out at the bottom , comes out what ? |
| 20 | The level of the wine dropped rapidly , and after the meal Carson scrambled around at the bottom of a cupboard and came up with a bottle of port . |
| 21 | The sharp white lights of the television crew picked out the shards of the Worm , blowing about at the bottom of the pit until they became transparent and brittle , breaking into thousands of tiny pieces . |
| 22 | I use it for a wide sleeve gathered in at the bottom and I have knitted the main part of the garment with a 2x1 welt . |
| 23 | Would they ever see America , or would they all end up at the bottom of the sea , food for the fishes ? |
| 24 | If you go for second best ( because the pressure is on to fill the job tomorrow , or because you ca n't afford the best ) you will inevitably end up at the bottom of the heap with all the other monkeys . |
| 25 | When the emergent leaves are formed , they should be cut back at the bottom at the stalks . |
| 26 | The Stormtex outer gives the jacket a fair amount of shower and wind protection ; excellent for hillwalking and hanging about at the bottom of climbs . |
| 27 | ‘ I thought I could cut through some of the stitching and we could get in at the bottom , ’ said Masklin . |
| 28 | It went on to make two historic recommendations : that the Institution should give more overt support to the Society of Surveying Technicians , formed in 1970 by the General Council of the RICS , pointing out that the notion that the profession needed persons with technical qualification to ‘ come in at the bottom ’ and stay there was insensitive to human aspirations and naïve in its recognition of the Society 's worth ; and that practitioners should henceforth be required to undertake structured Continuing Professional Development ( CPD ) — a courageous and necessary proposal ( see below ) . |
| 29 | like Jimmy next door , he 's always dropping off and he got a vent put in at the bottom of his door , they took the pipe out and behind you had a big open |
| 30 | Fear slowed his thoughts , and grudgingly granted him one consolation : at this speed they must come out at the bottom a damn sight faster than they went through at the top . |