Example sentences of "[verb] at the far [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The junction lies at the far end of Junction 6 of the M6 , Gravelly Hill Interchange or Spaghetti Junction , the most complicated motorway interchange in Britain , offering freeflow routes between the M6 , A38M and A5127 and also linking in various local roads . |
| 2 | The Audi Quattro was parked at the far end of the small , packed car-park . |
| 3 | And suddenly , true to the route Ursula had picked out on the map , they reached the crest and saw Maurice 's car , parked at the far end of the lay-by where he had been told to wait , maroon and solitary against the pale expanse of chalk-smeared turf . |
| 4 | Positioned at the far end of the lake was a clump of trees in direct line to the aircraft 's take-off path . |
| 5 | Only the dark Porsche squatting at the far end of the drive gives some indication that a local does not live here . |
| 6 | A score of older cadets were waiting at the far end behind what was evidently a transparent plascrystal wall . |
| 7 | When it was pointing at the far corner of the floor , it emitted a stream of high-pitched bleeps . |
| 8 | Primed with the good advice , but uncertain how far he could follow it , Greg went in through the hall of the cottage , artificially created by modern alterations , and knocked at the far door on the right . |
| 9 | The frogs did as Sergeant advised , and discovered at the far end of the garden , near the brick wall , a fine shady place among a cluster of mossy rocks . |
| 10 | At a muddy little pond halfway up the hill swallows were dive-bombing its insect life and three brown pigs browsed at the further end of the meadow . |
| 11 | She was staring at the far wall of the small room , which was completely covered in postcards and photogravure cards from just about every city in Europe . |
| 12 | This again differs widely depending on the degree of the handicap , and autistics may be found at the farthest extremes of social and academic capability . |
| 13 | Starting at the far left of the picture , the SW213 has the lowest price tag but , as is so often the case , it 's the easiest to play , with a surprisingly low action . |
| 14 | This certainty was that the Spice Islands , the Moluccas , lay at the farthest side of the Mar del Sur , or of whatever might lie beyond the waters that Balboa saw . |
| 15 | Room time-out : the child is removed from an enjoyable activity , not allowed to observe this , but not totally isolated — for example , standing at the far end of the sitting room , or sitting on a straight-backed chair . |
| 16 | Yvonne was standing at the far end of the room in her red tent dress , her arms extended , a glass of brandy glimmering in one hand . |
| 17 | Standing at the far end of the room , before the southern doors , is a man clad head to toe in plate mail armour , wielding a rune-inscribed bastard sword . |
| 18 | She was standing at the far end of the room , waiting for him . |
| 19 | Two men were standing at the further end of the clearing shooting at a wand . |
| 20 | From a free kick on the right , Chris Williams sent over the accurate ball for Steve Hodges to meet unchallenged and score at the far corner with his head . |
| 21 | At eleven o'clock the big Volvo appeared at the far end of the hangar and drove slowly towards him , coming to a stop with its engine running forty feet away . |
| 22 | He had just reached the box when a man on a bicycle appeared at the far end of the street . |
| 23 | Moments later an official appeared at the far end of the corridor and hurried to him . |
| 24 | ‘ Indeed … ’ began Wu Shih , then stopped , turning as his Chancellor appeared at the far end of the gallery . |
| 25 | A hound spoke at the far end of the wood . |
| 26 | Jehana 's mare was stopped at the far end of it , and Alexei was at her side . |
| 27 | On the way out , a policeman told him about the tragedy that was unfolding at the far end of the ground . |
| 28 | When I made no response he turned and gazed at the far line of coral reef that was marked by a fret of white breaking water . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | Rather unexpectedly , the lighthouse is not situated at the far extremity of the headland , the Point of Stoer , but two miles short on the west side . |