Example sentences of "[be] at the far [noun] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 Somewhere people are drumming — it must be at the far end of the village , because at times the rhythm is distinct but when the wind takes it it becomes muffled , merging with the roar of the full monsoon river .
2 ‘ I ca n't picture it , ’ she said , ‘ but it could be at the far end from the flat . ’
3 The band , dressed in evening wear and sitting on a raised dais , were at the far end of the hall .
4 Kāli and her cousin , Jit , were at the far end of the roof waving their arms , keeping the sheep contained at one end only , stopping them going back down the steps at the other side .
5 It was odd when he came to think about it , but every now and again one or two of them would be posted , yet the five men who had accompanied him from Cranwell , and whose beds were at the far end of the hut , were still here .
6 These are at the far end of the Grotto and filled with the waters from the spring of the Grotto .
7 Make sure that the reading knob is at the far left of its slot .
8 By the time he reached the gallery his mother was at the far end of the broad corridor , but she was n't going into her room or into his room , she was making for the attic stairs , and now it was his turn to raise his eyebrows .
9 The one bed that was occupied was at the far end of the ward .
10 The man was at the far end of a line of slowly moving pack animals , and he had not noticed anything .
11 It was at the far end of the attics .
12 The study door was open and there he was at the far end of the laboratory .
13 ‘ He was at the far end of the table ; he had no opportunity . ’
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