Example sentences of "[vb base] at one [noun] of " in BNC.

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1 At meal times the children would make a line and wait at one end of the room , where a table had been placed , there they would be given a helping of that day 's menu .
2 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 .
3 They begin at one end of the hall and finish at the other end , the North American steadily retreating , the South American relentlessly advancing .
4 The method of loading ( see Figure 8 ) is simple ; you start at one corner of the loading poles and work clockwise around the tripod , keeping the corners well built up .
5 Start at one end of the ship , making as much noise as possible . ’
6 In the original fertilized egg , for instance , certain chemicals congregate at one end of the cell , others at the other end .
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