Example sentences of "[be] [verb] at [det] end " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | Now we have two wonderful sightscreens , and to make matters worse they have been positioned at either end of the ground . |
| 3 | 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 ) . |
| 4 | Single poles are used at either end to convert the Tube into a high profile bivi tent . |
| 5 | Enthusiasts aged 11 and over can be introduced to Superghosts , in which letters can be added at either end of the word . |
| 6 | When the best signal is obtained , the optical fibre could be secured at each end using PVC tape . |
| 7 | Advertisements may be found at either end of a book , but occur much more often at the back . |
| 8 | Once the connection is made ( and it must be said at this point that the parallel connection is far and away the faster of the two possibles ) a program rejoicing in the highly descriptive name of ‘ FX ’ must be run at either end of the link . |
| 9 | Bells were rung at either end of a conversation to signal the beginning and end of the call . |
| 10 | Toll houses were positioned at either end and tolls continued to be collected until 1873 . |
| 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 | The village is punctuated at each end by the tower of a windmill . |
| 13 | 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) . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | Beneath the bow is a rectangular pedestal decorated with grooves , and the shank is notched at each end . |
| 16 | Rousseau 's blueprint for the education of Sophie is directed at this end , and if it is truly successful , she will internalise the lesson until neither her behaviour nor her demeanour will demand the acknowledgement . |
| 17 | The single rough road across Simonswood Moss near Liverpool is barred at either end by the intimidating iron gates of the Knowsley estate . |
| 18 | In a shift operation , a decision has to be taken as to what is to happen at each end of the shifted pattern . |
| 19 | And in the event that traction is lost at either end of the car , 100% of the drive power can be automatically transferred to the opposite set of wheels . |
| 20 | 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 . |