Example sentences of "[pers pn] were at the bottom [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The earth curved up and around me wherever I went , as if I were at the bottom of a dish , and no matter how far I travelled I could get no nearer the rim — like a spaceman hurtling , as he thinks , towards the edge of the universe , only to find it unfolding before him and closing in behind , so that he is always at the centre . |
| 2 | Mainly there was silence , in still greenish light , as if she were at the bottom of a pool . |
| 3 | ‘ Coming in as an outsider probably helped as a bit of a catalyst but really it was the fact that we were at the bottom of the underwriting cycle and everyone was looking to improve results and build up market share . ’ |
| 4 | However , the right hon. and learned Member for Monklands , East ( Mr. Smith ) asserted that we were at the bottom of the league . |
| 5 | They were at the bottom of the hill . |
| 6 | ‘ I was hoping to look at them on the plane , but they were at the bottom of the pile and I never got around to it . ’ |
| 7 | The two of them were at the bottom of Heymouth Brae where official transport was ferrying people up and down , and to and from the railway station . |