Example sentences of "[noun pl] [verb] at [num] end " in BNC.
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| 1 | The raw material , glass fibre , is drawn from bobbins held at one end of the long pultrusion machine . |
| 2 | Carefully snip into the paper along its length , to form a row of thin strands joined at one end . |
| 3 | A fine tower with stepped windows stood at one end . |
| 4 | In deciding whether police services are ‘ special ’ the court will take into account : ( 1 ) whether the officers are required to attend on private premises or in a public place ; ( 2 ) whether violence has already occurred or is imminent — if so , the services can not be ‘ special ’ ; ( 3 ) the nature of the event — public events like elections lie at one end of the spectrum , private events like weddings at the other , and events like football matches somewhere in the middle ; ( 4 ) whether protection can be provided without using officers who would otherwise be on other duties or off duty . |
| 5 | It takes the form of two parallel fluorescent tubes bridged at one end . |
| 6 | Pillows banked at one end , and wooden posts . |
| 7 | In the original fertilized egg , for instance , certain chemicals congregate at one end of the cell , others at the other end . |
| 8 | The constitutional authorities see a transmission of orders from the many to the controlling few in the government whereby votes inserted at one end of the system become popular public policies and laws at the other . |