Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] at the far [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 In desperation she slammed the stop-cock open and precious oxygen knifed outwards in an icy cloud that she aimed at the farthest point .
2 Celtic made the breakthrough in the 11th minute when the recalled Charlie Nicholas was first presented with an opening six yards from goal but hesitated , leaving the chance to his striking partner , Frank McAvennie , who appeared at the far post to squeeze the ball in .
3 We stopped at the far end just under the small choir loft where there was a recess leading up to the tower .
4 And then we sat at the far side of the Old Gate bridge and er an old lady came along and said , and she was counting them but she said , just look at that thing , she counted seven although , in actual fact , by then th these dra the seven drakes had stopped cha chasing the duck and they were all sitting down .
5 They sat at the far end of the carriage , talking in hushed tones .
6 He takes his time strolling over , and when he gets here he sits at the far end of the bench like he does n't know me .
7 It emerged at the far post where McGoldrick slid in to score his seventh goal of the season .
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