Example sentences of "[vb past] [pers pn] to [art] far [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 After making each man check that his own line was securely attached , he moved them to the far end of the cage and sat them down on the wooden bench .
2 Mitchell 's pass found Wright , who slipped but regained possession of the ball and squared it to the far post , where McGinlay was lying in wait to beat Nelson from inside the six-yard box .
3 She hustled him to the far side of the street .
4 The teller of tall tales poked Rex in the chest with his pistol and steered him to the far end of the room .
5 When the boy gave no answer , the old man took him by the arm and propelled him to the far end of the room , down the narrow stairway , through the tiny door and back to the safety of his own bedroom .
6 He led her to the far room where she had found Leo .
7 She took him to the far aisle and showed him the salt tablets .
8 Carrying a tray of glasses would have been easier if the floor had been stable but I made it to the far end with only a lurch or two and delivered the goods as required .
9 It snatched one of the sticks that Philip was holding and dragged it to the far side of the feeding-place , barking .
10 He attempted to dribble a Stephen Brown back-pass from out of his goal area but the ball broke for Ferris who chipped it to the far post where the lurking McBride made it four with a diving header .
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