Example sentences of "[be] [verb] [prep] the far end " in BNC.

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1 At its top the uterus is two inches across , and from each side come the fallopian tubes , themselves about 4½ inches in length , which serve as the channel down which the ovum travels from the ovaries , which are situated at the far end of the fallopian tubes .
2 Now what actually happens , now as I say I 'm going to the far end , your casualty may literally shriek as they go down , now this is the person that has no warning at all , they may shriek as they go down and it 's the air that 's coming out of the body , they will go rigid as every muscle clenches , the teeth clench , the muscles go rigid , erm and they 're going to be very , very blue because erm , because er they 've stopped breathing which seems like an eternity .
3 A score of older cadets were waiting at the far end behind what was evidently a transparent plascrystal wall .
4 It is the scent of sweet basil , and it is coming from the far end of the market where a solitary wrinkled old man sits on an upturned basket , scores and scores of basil plants ringed all around him like a protective hedge .
5 Jehana 's mare was stopped at the far end of it , and Alexei was at her side .
6 It was situated at the far end of the house , above the sweet store room .
7 The piano was situated at the far end of the drawing-room .
8 On the way out , a policeman told him about the tragedy that was unfolding at the far end of the ground .
9 The Audi Quattro was parked at the far end of the small , packed car-park .
10 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 .
11 T'zin was standing at the far end , and Jotan and Nogai were circling one another in the wide space of one of the loose boxes .
12 She was standing at the far end of the room , waiting for him .
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