Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv] at [num] end " in BNC.
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| 1 | In a cavity between it and the central part of the body , most species have gills which are continually bathed by a current of oxygen-bearing water , sucked in at one end of the cavity and expelled at the other . |
| 2 | Other schools pigeon-hole you , something on the timetable grid , fed in at one end and popping out a set number of years later , certified . |
| 3 | I crawled out into the alley and it was one of those blind alleys , y'know , blocked off at one end , so I had no way out . |
| 4 | You drive along a narrow , twisting road half-way up a mountain of rocks and boulders , supporting nothing but scrub and heather plus a few of the tougher and more foolhardy breed of sheep , round a bend and then , suddenly , you look down and there is the valley , with its winding river , fertile fields , a village tucked away at one end , and a verdancy that knocks you for six with its lushness . |
| 5 | His early ventures into freelance design had been reasonably successful ; with Leonie 's encouragement he worked long hours as a restaurant porter to earn enough money to buy a couple of ancient industrial machines which he set up at one end of the living room of his mother 's house . |